The official Cinci/Riverbend concert/tailgaiting thread!

manatee · Post by **manatee** » March 13, 2004 5:30 pm

Two of us scored eight tickets today!

Here's where I've seen Jimmy:

1) Biloxi, MS (I was in high school)
2) Atlanta, GA (all day tailgaiting at the venue!)
3) Chicago twice (great shows, abbreviated tailgaiting allowed)
4) Tampa, FL (great for an indoor facility)

This is our first time to Cincy, and we like to tailgate ALL DAY. How do yall think it will stack up to the others I've been to (for tailgaiting and the venue)?

Thanks! FINS UP!!

S&J · Post by **S&J** » March 14, 2004 4:48 pm

The tailgating @ Riverbend is tricky. You can't tailgate in the venue parking lot. You have to get into one of the lots across the street from the amphitheater/racetrack. Once you get into one of those lots, the tailgating ranks right up there with some of the best venues.

I like the pavillion @ Riverbend, but I'll never see a show from the lawn there again.

If someone gave me lawn tix to Riverbend, I'd sell 'em, go buy beer, and listen to the show from across the street. I'll get to see just as much without paying $7 a beer.

finzup9 · Post by **finzup9** » March 14, 2004 10:08 pm

tailgating at riverbend is some of the best, but like s&r said you will have to do the tailgating in the river downs parking lot (the race track) which is across the street! def. make your way over there i think were gonna start about noon or 1:00 that day hope to see ya there!

miparrot4 · Post by **miparrot4** » March 15, 2004 3:19 am

My husband and I were there for the FSOTW tour in 2002. The tailgating across the street was a blast, but watch out for the traffic. It can be scary! Just as a heads up, we couldnt take ANYTHING into the venue, no blankets or anything, which means people stand in front of you and start to move you from your spot. That part sucked and I probably wouldn't sit on the lawn there again either. Other than that, we had a blast.

LuvBigFloppers · Post by **LuvBigFloppers** » March 15, 2004 4:34 pm

Expect:
1)drunkards
2)beer bongs
3)nudity
4)tropical toons
5)jammed packed tailgate

manatee · Post by **manatee** » March 15, 2004 6:33 pm

What gives with the lawn at Riverbend? I typically TRY to sit in the lawn. Is it a bad view, bad acoustics?

iuparrothead · Post by **iuparrothead** » March 15, 2004 8:13 pm

Absolutely what S&J said! If you can get a spot across the road, next to the woods, you should try that! That's a great place to tailgate and you can spread out there. I thought the lawn was alright. It's so much smaller than Chicago and Alpine so I thought there really weren't any bad spots to see the show. But then again, not all of us were watching the show either...we were dancing, singing and having fun...not being obnoxious, but not focused on the stage either. I don't know, I think it was the same as all the other lawns I've watched a show from.

Defimoff1 · Post by **Defimoff1** » March 15, 2004 8:39 pm

Did someone say Cincy????

manatee · Post by **manatee** » March 15, 2004 8:40 pm

Thanks for the info - what time do folks generally start showing up for the tailgates? For instance in Atlanta, we started partying in the lot at 9:00am, and spaces were going quick!

THE MANATEE

iuparrothead · Post by **iuparrothead** » March 15, 2004 11:20 pm

If you want to show up at 9am, I'm sure there are others that will be setting up too! You would probably get a prime spot across the road, which is a very good thing! You'll have a blast!

mile_marker_zero · Post by **mile_marker_zero** » March 16, 2004 12:43 pm

As you can see, it's considerably smaller than Atlanta's.

The three beefs I have are (in no particular order):

1. No aisles. Access to the lawn is from the back and sides only. What this means for you is a constant stream of people pushing past you. Because once a route through the crowd is established, it tends to be the route of least resistance for the single-file line of people to use as they go back to the head. I was actually sucker-punched in the back of the head the last time we were on the lawn because I got tired of the line seperating me from my wife and moved over toward her, making the drunk in question alter his route by a whole 3 feet.

2. You don't really see it from the picture, but the front 50 or so feet of the lawn is useless, because it seems to be lower than the last row of seats by several feet, and you can't see the big screens from that angle. What this means for you is that a lot of people will stay in the parking lot drinking until right before the show. When they come in, they see all this wonderful real estate at the front of the lawn, not realizing that there's a reason that nobody is there. When they get there and discover the problem, they just start backing up, pushing everybody else back and causing lots of problems.

3. If you look at the pavillion structure, you see the girder work. If you are straight on to the stage looking between the girders, you can see. At an angle, it looks like this:

That shot is taken looking out toward the lawn from the pavillion, but you get the idea.

I love the lawns in Atlanta and Nasville. But give me the pavillion in Cincy.

-S

manatee · Post by **manatee** » March 16, 2004 2:21 pm

Thank You, Thank You, for those pictures. That clarifies things a bit. Yeah, I love ATL too, but we wanted to try cinci, where it all began. With this info, I hope we can land a decent spot on the lawn.

THE MANATEE

finzup9 · Post by **finzup9** » March 16, 2004 3:16 pm

yeah i know the lawn at riverbend isnt the greatest place to watch the show but i garuntee you wont find a party like a you will at the riverbend lawn anywhere else! if you want to party your ass sit on the lawn i have always had a great time!

manatee · Post by **manatee** » March 16, 2004 10:19 pm

SWEET !

Coconuts · Post by **Coconuts** » March 18, 2004 5:39 pm

The last time I went to Cinci, I had a blast (2002). We ended up at the very front of the lawn, without an obstructed view, and right in front of one of the screens. Most important to our fun, we were standing in front of the coolest security guards I've ever seen at a Buffett show- not only was he throwing the beach balls back into the crowd, he took pictures of and with our group.

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manatee · Post by **manatee** » March 19, 2004 10:29 pm

Anyone else out there? PLEASE post your Cinci lawn stories. Plus any tailgaiting stories from Riverbend!!!!

THE MANATEE

finzup9 · Post by **finzup9** » March 19, 2004 10:43 pm

is this going to be your first time at cincy?

manatee · Post by **manatee** » March 19, 2004 11:12 pm

Yes - first time at cinci. Where it all began!

suvid · Post by **suvid** » March 20, 2004 2:48 pm

My first time at Riverbend, too. I'm bringing a friend who has never been to a Buffett concert. I've enjoyed three shows in New Jersey, was disappointed by Columbia, Md.'s, party scene, and quite anxious to see how Cincinnati is. Who else will be there at 9 a.m.?

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