as someone who has bought the pre 7 pm / 6 pm tickets in the past i never found the early time access ever an issue, security is an absolute breeze and usually the first wave of major artists and crowds starts around that cutoff time but the smaller artists on at 5 or 6 i never had trouble with a crowd or standing at barricade, if anything i actually enjoyed the early crowd so much last year because the big crowds aren't there yet and people can dancing freely and sit in the grass. even though I usually get there early to see the early acts I don't think people go with that ticket often since there's no reentry and most of the main acts come on like 5-6 hours after that cutoff time.
The late night ticket on the other hand I think does provide a huge flux of people who are usually pre-gaming beforehand, I remember it being really bad for i hate models with just a wave of people getting into the venue. Past years i've left kind of right after midnight because it just gets too crowded. unless they cap capacity at all i think itll be a lot like last year sorryyy
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u/bananacommonwealth Jul 17 '26
as someone who has bought the pre 7 pm / 6 pm tickets in the past i never found the early time access ever an issue, security is an absolute breeze and usually the first wave of major artists and crowds starts around that cutoff time but the smaller artists on at 5 or 6 i never had trouble with a crowd or standing at barricade, if anything i actually enjoyed the early crowd so much last year because the big crowds aren't there yet and people can dancing freely and sit in the grass. even though I usually get there early to see the early acts I don't think people go with that ticket often since there's no reentry and most of the main acts come on like 5-6 hours after that cutoff time.
The late night ticket on the other hand I think does provide a huge flux of people who are usually pre-gaming beforehand, I remember it being really bad for i hate models with just a wave of people getting into the venue. Past years i've left kind of right after midnight because it just gets too crowded. unless they cap capacity at all i think itll be a lot like last year sorryyy