The Jovi Gets Curfew Extension
At first blush, this looks like GREAT news for Foxboro concertgoers this weekend. Then you read the estimated start times, and all this means is that the band can play their "regular-length set":
The board of selectmen granted the Circle Tour concert at Gillette Stadium an extra half-hour after the usual curfew, which means Bon Jovi will finish his performace at 11:45 p.m. Saturday.I also take exception to being labeled "on the more mature side" :) Ask anyone, I can be as immature as my 7-year-old niece! But I get their point.
Police Chief Edward O'Leary, who is in charge of security in the stadium, said he has no problem with the later finish, and does not expect any extra trouble from a crowd that is anticipated to approach 50,000.
"This crowd is on the more mature side, as opposed to the 20-somethings at other concerts who generally arrive earlier to party," O'Leary said, adding he looked back to see that Bon Jovi's 2006 concert in Foxboro presented "no unusual incidents."
Fans Saturday will not be allowed into the parking lots until 5 for the 6 p.m. start of the concert. Following some preliminary bands, Kid Rock will perform from 8 to 9 p.m., with Jon Bon Jovi and his band expected to take the stage at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are still on sale through Ticketmaster.
"I don't anticipate many problems," O'Leary said.
Kid Rock gets a whole hour? I'm not sure I can name enough of his songs to GET me to an hour.
With the 5pm lot-open time, we'll be heading out from my house around 4:00 (allowing for traffic). Besides, past experience tells me that 5pm isn't exact. It's not like they're going to let a queue of cars form down Route 1. Bad for the shopping plaza and traffic in general.
~ Hath
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I took slight offense to the "more mature side" myself. LMAO! I guess we will be heading out from the hotel at about 4:15ish as well. No, I can not see them letting traffic back up like that. It will be interesting. Last time for the HAND tour, didn't they open the lots earlier???
They sure did. For football games as well, they say lots open 4 hours before -- yah, more like 6-8 hours before. We'll see :) If you see a white Ford F-150 idling in the shoulder along Rte 1 Northbound, that's probably me :)
~ Hath
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