Forest Hills resident here. Looking forward to walking home from a DMB show for the first time. 🙂
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Originally Posted by yankeesdrummer
Only con is that there is normally a HARD stop at 10pm.
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Originally Posted by YankeesDMB41
Is the 10 PM curfew still a thing?
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Not any more - several shows at the stadium went to 11pm last year. I don't expect the timing of this show to be any different than the rest of the tour.
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Originally Posted by yankeesdrummer
There's four different subway trains that stop at the Forest Hills station, and it's about a 10 minute walk to the venue from there. There's also an LIRR stop that's about an 8 minute walk to the venue.
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It's more like 5 minutes from the LIRR plus another 2 to the subway. The Google Maps route would actually put you on the opposite (and further) side from where the venue entrance is. Either way though it's EASY peasy.
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Originally Posted by ajp713
Another tip: if you do the LIRR route - buy a round trip ticket. Will make leaving a bit easier, at least from what I experienced last summer.
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Agreed. They will check tickets outside the platform entrances each way, and if you don't have a ticket you'll have to buy right at the checkpoint and hold the line up. Mobile purchase in the MTA TrainTime app is also an option in addition to paper tickets.
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Originally Posted by jbpats0823
does anyone else feel this venue is way too small for them?
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Capacity is only 1-2K smaller than Jones Beach and much larger than multiple other venues on the tour (Rogers, Southaven, and Wilmington are smaller capacity just among the stops preceding it).
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Originally Posted by chumm41
Is there really no parking at the venue or surrounding areas? Coming from Milford and Hartford being the next day I would rather just drive then stay in the city and take the train
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There is no street parking near the venue. The stadium is located on the grounds of a private tennis club and the surrounding neighborhood is filled with extremely pricey homes, There are some parking garages in walking distance, but capacity will be extremely limited and pricey. I would strongly encourage you to leave your car wherever you're staying in the city and take the subway or LIRR to the venue.
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Originally Posted by bullet78
Away from the pit, you think any seats better than others? Or such an intimate venue shouldn't really matter?
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There are only two trouble spots in the venue with obstructed views: the extreme side-stage sections, and the areas directly behind the lighting towers for the tennis court. Fortunately, the Warehouse has already identified both of these in the last tier of the ticket pricing, so as long as you check the box to opt out of Reserved Level 5, your seats will be just fine. The small footprint of the venue means fabulous sightlines for any unobstructed seat - even the nosebleeds are
far better than their equivalents at Jones Beach, or in any arena.
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Originally Posted by yankeesdrummer
Curious whether DMB goes with a full GA, half GA/half seats or all seats.
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Based on the listing in the lottery system, they've opted for a small GA pit and seating for the rest of the floor, which I'm honestly surprised by. I thought it would be an easy decision for them to go all GA on the floor and pack us in.