![]() ![]() If 50% of the college age concert goers we saw were of age to drink I’d be suprised. Imagine an 8:00 concert, we’ll get in just in time to leave. The only thing that kept us from missing the headliner was that this was such a long day event. We got on Wellington Rd at 3:22, got to the parking lot at 4:57. Have attended hundreds of concerts at Nissan/JLL and am in the 40+ age group. Shame on you.Īttended Jason Aldean – great concert – horrible location. This is about a money hungry company, attempting to rape the wallets of fans of great artists, all of whom should CANCEL their shows at any event you are affiliated with. If it WAS about public safety and to prevent drunk driving, then you would NOT SELL ANY ALCOHOL inside the venue AT ALL. I suspect this however is NOT about anyone’s safety, but rather having a captive audience to charge exorbanent prices for beer/ liquor to. You say this is to abide by laws prohibiting drinking in public, yet you say that violators will be issued a no trespass citation? How can this be? either the parking lots at JLL are PRIVATE, in which case you CAN drink, and it is NOT considered in public, OR, they are PUBLIC, in which case you can NOT issue a no trespass citation. Further, your statements do not make any sense. I hope your venue fails, and your company FAILS. What was bad before, is now so bad it will no longer be worth going for anyone. I hope Jimmy Buffet and every other performer cancels their events are your crappy venue. Jiffy Lube will NEVER EVER EVER get another dime from me. Will this new policy change your summer concert plans? Hopefully it will inspire promoters to move to more transit-friendly locations, such as Nationals Park. Jiffy Lube Live is notorious for being very inaccessible and for pre- and post-concert traffic jams that can last for hours. So, this is just one more strike against a venue that is already plagued by problems. Tailgating is one of the main draws for many summer concerts, such as Jimmy Buffett, where the tailgate parties are often more of a draw than the concert itself. There is already a Facebook group calling for a boycott that has over 2500 fans. ![]() The new policy will likely be extremely unpopular with the general public (just ask Dan Snyder how well a tailgate ban turned out) and serious backlash has already started. While ostensibly a move to prevent drunk driving, owing to several high profile post-concert accidents in the last few years, the move reeks of hypocrisy and money grabbing, since the venue will still serve (very overpriced) beers inside the gates. After that, Jiffy Lube officials will obtain trespassing paperwork and have the offenders removed from the property” The previous policy was also against tailgating, but police and security tended to look the other way as long as there was no underage drinking or excessive rowdiness. Parking lot gates for the concert will open at 3pm, instead of noon, as usual, and if police “see anyone tailgating or drinking, they’ll give one warning. The move comes just as outdoor summer concerts are set to start, and will be strictly enforced during Saturday’s WMZQ country music festival at Jiffy Lube Live. As part of this commitment, it has been determined that it is in the best interest of the fans and their overall experience at the venue to not allow tailgating.” “The safety of the fans is of paramount importance and we have an ongoing commitment to work with the local police department on all shows to ensure a safe environment for all of our fans. Courtesy of ‘Mike Licht, ’Īs first reported by InsideNova, Jiffy Lube Live (formerly Nissan Pavilion) in Bristow, Virginia, one of the area’s biggest concert venues, has moved to ban all forms of tailgating in their parking lots.Īccording to Jiffy Lube, Live Nation, and the Prince William County Police, the new policy has been put in place because: ![]()
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