Man, today's been a wild ride. Canceled that shitty motel. Booked a room at the Double-Tree Hyatt as a "just in case." Got a text from a friend who lives in Normal, IL and had bought a ticket last year wanting to split an AirBnB... My partner, who had said she didn't want to go, noticed the Laura Jane Grace/Catbite set and is suddenly considering it leaving me having no idea what the fuck I'm doing or what I need to book (or not book).
What level? I roll Deluxe VIP or nothing. Hah. That said, I may have a co-worker who is in the market for some and will keep this in mind...
This is why I still think there won’t be after shows in the city. As someone pointed out, they can go past 10pm now. Maybe they do “late shows” onsite (maybe in AAA?).
I have a room at the Holiday Inn near the Midway airport. If y'all were in my shoes, would you drive to and from the festival (less than 5 miles away) and spend $120 to park, or get a Lyft to and from the fest each day?
It was some building that they used to have secret shows at back in the multi venue days. Edit: And yes. It really was that red in there during the show.
It’s on the RiotLand map (building on the lower right side). Apparently they ran a secret show years back, so I assume it’s a stage (perhaps in a tent?) at the festival
In a similar boat, my dad and i are at the Hyatt in that big hotel cluster on Cicero. It's 4 miles to the stadium which is a bit too far to walk. Well, I'd walk it. My 57 year old dad not so much.
If you’re at the hotels at Midway and have a rental I would drive. I imagine the Ubers will be out of control. Just wait and see what they do about the shuttles first. I work right next to those Hotels and my advice is not walk it.
I'm actually debating on whether or not a rental car might be worth it this time around. Especially if I wind up splitting the cost of an AirBnB that's 10 minutes away... The ability to just get in a car, drive the 20 minutes (assuming traffic) will inevitably be worth it to not have to deal with ride-shares. Plus being able to drive to/from the airport, etc.