Imagine Dragons at Jiffy Lube

[Anonymous]

In addition to VIP parking, I always search for front row seats — any section, but first row. Aisle is nice too. Yes, it’s one of those splurges I dont ever regret. All the complaining of the lawn and parking lot here reinforces for me my strategy. We sat in the 200’s and found the B stage right next to us. And I guess those ceiling fans and pavilion really do cool things down because we were comfortable with the temp. My 12 yr old is still thanking me.

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Anonymous wrote:Just saw this tweet to Capital Weather Gang: At least you’re not going to a concert at Jiffy Lube tonight.

HAHAHAHA- so true!

Update: We were there and about 1/3 of the audience was under age 12. You guessed it, they were toast (bored) about 20 minutes in. Kids don't appreciate/care for this stuff nearly as much as the adults, it was obvious (cue the mom who claims it was the best night of her kids' lives here). On top of that, a lot of the parents learned almost immediately that the seas were not going to part for their snowflake to be "able to see!!!!!". So, I suspect the lawn was a bad idea for those people.

As for parking, I saw a jammed traffic line coming in at showtime, with no sign of stopping. We literally parked 2 miles away and walked, and we followed a sizable trail of people (which is how we knew where to walk without looking it up). I suspect getting out was no better, but at least a ton of people knew not to enter the abyss that is the parking lot. This was not a trickle of people who chose to park elsewhere, this was a sizable number of patrons who knew better.

Half way through the performance (relatively early), the venue ran out of all food except Domino's pizza, which is fine is you like pizza. No burgers, dogs, or any food offered on the menu was left to consume. Vendors were directing angry, hungry patrons to "three lines down" only to be told on arrival to that line that that particular line was closing. People were not happy, understandably. A lot of these people traveled straight from work.

A positive bonus, the singer ran past our seats with three security guards during the performance - he passed the lawn section that had the guardrails to avoid a mob. It was entertaining. Glad I went, but it must have been absolute hell for many of those parents who brought little kids (again: cue the parent who claims this was the best night of their kids' lives. We know, we know......).

Just a heads up. Oh, it it was quite hot outside!

I was surprised at how many of my friends took their young (like 8 and under) kids, and of course had to post it on social media. Really? I love Imagine Dragons, and so do my K and preschooler, but that doesn't mean I'm going to take them to a concert of theirs. Strange.

Yeah, no point in taking the under twelves - but I think a lot of parents truly insist, and therefore, would not admit to any bad experiences.

Sounds like you two (or maybe it’s just one pp) should not be going to any more outdoor concerts. It’s just too upsetting for you.

What on earth are you on about?

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Anonymous wrote:I saw ID at the Fillmore years ago. Great show in a small venue.

Which Fillmore?

And I agree!

Silver Spring. Few years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In addition to VIP parking, I always search for front row seats — any section, but first row. Aisle is nice too. Yes, it’s one of those splurges I dont ever regret. All the complaining of the lawn and parking lot here reinforces for me my strategy. We sat in the 200’s and found the B stage right next to us. And I guess those ceiling fans and pavilion really do cool things down because we were comfortable with the temp. My 12 yr old is still thanking me.

Also note, venue said ID would start at 8:15 and lights were flashing by 8:20. So, concert starts on time! And ended about 10pm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In addition to VIP parking, I always search for front row seats — any section, but first row. Aisle is nice too. Yes, it’s one of those splurges I dont ever regret. All the complaining of the lawn and parking lot here reinforces for me my strategy. We sat in the 200’s and found the B stage right next to us. And I guess those ceiling fans and pavilion really do cool things down because we were comfortable with the temp. My 12 yr old is still thanking me.

Question: Why are those ceiling fans barely moving? Genuinely wondering.

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Anonymous wrote:In addition to VIP parking, I always search for front row seats — any section, but first row. Aisle is nice too. Yes, it’s one of those splurges I dont ever regret. All the complaining of the lawn and parking lot here reinforces for me my strategy. We sat in the 200’s and found the B stage right next to us. And I guess those ceiling fans and pavilion really do cool things down because we were comfortable with the temp. My 12 yr old is still thanking me.

Question: Why are those ceiling fans barely moving? Genuinely wondering.

We had the same question. But it certainly didn’t feel 100 degrees in the seats. Maybe it’s just the roof — I have no idea if the slow windmill speed of those fans do anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just saw this tweet to Capital Weather Gang: At least you’re not going to a concert at Jiffy Lube tonight.

HAHAHAHA- so true!

Update: We were there and about 1/3 of the audience was under age 12. You guessed it, they were toast (bored) about 20 minutes in. Kids don't appreciate/care for this stuff nearly as much as the adults, it was obvious (cue the mom who claims it was the best night of her kids' lives here). On top of that, a lot of the parents learned almost immediately that the seas were not going to part for their snowflake to be "able to see!!!!!". So, I suspect the lawn was a bad idea for those people.

As for parking, I saw a jammed traffic line coming in at showtime, with no sign of stopping. We literally parked 2 miles away and walked, and we followed a sizable trail of people (which is how we knew where to walk without looking it up). I suspect getting out was no better, but at least a ton of people knew not to enter the abyss that is the parking lot. This was not a trickle of people who chose to park elsewhere, this was a sizable number of patrons who knew better.

Half way through the performance (relatively early), the venue ran out of all food except Domino's pizza, which is fine is you like pizza. No burgers, dogs, or any food offered on the menu was left to consume. Vendors were directing angry, hungry patrons to "three lines down" only to be told on arrival to that line that that particular line was closing. People were not happy, understandably. A lot of these people traveled straight from work.

A positive bonus, the singer ran past our seats with three security guards during the performance - he passed the lawn section that had the guardrails to avoid a mob. It was entertaining. Glad I went, but it must have been absolute hell for many of those parents who brought little kids (again: cue the parent who claims this was the best night of their kids' lives. We know, we know......).

Just a heads up. Oh, it it was quite hot outside!

I was surprised at how many of my friends took their young (like 8 and under) kids, and of course had to post it on social media. Really? I love Imagine Dragons, and so do my K and preschooler, but that doesn't mean I'm going to take them to a concert of theirs. Strange.

Yeah, no point in taking the under twelves - but I think a lot of parents truly insist, and therefore, would not admit to any bad experiences.

Sounds like you two (or maybe it’s just one pp) should not be going to any more outdoor concerts. It’s just too upsetting for you.

Actually, thanks for bringing that up. Many of the children were definitely upset! The only adults who were upset were the ones whose children would not see, which was most of the lawn section. It was over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and the kids could not, for the most part, see the stage from the lawn. I guess if you put all the adults in the back, and all the kids in the front? Anyway, there were parents asking adults to move, which made zero sense. But it was comical, and entertaining - definitely not upsetting. Sorry to disappoint. Were you one of the adults asking people to move so your snowflake could see? Probably. Sorry if I laughed in your face. Second thought, no I am not. You seem like a dolt. I had seats, so it did not affect me. I see it affected many parents, however. I think that would be useful information for next time around. For you, probably not so much.

We've been to several concerts there with/without kids always on the lawn and no kids were upset. They were dancing and having fun. Went two weeks ago and some families left early but many of us stayed/no issue. It was a bit chilly on the lawn though.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In addition to VIP parking, I always search for front row seats — any section, but first row. Aisle is nice too. Yes, it’s one of those splurges I dont ever regret. All the complaining of the lawn and parking lot here reinforces for me my strategy. We sat in the 200’s and found the B stage right next to us. And I guess those ceiling fans and pavilion really do cool things down because we were comfortable with the temp. My 12 yr old is still thanking me.

Question: Why are those ceiling fans barely moving? Genuinely wondering.

We had the same question. But it certainly didn’t feel 100 degrees in the seats. Maybe it’s just the roof — I have no idea if the slow windmill speed of those fans do anything.

+1

It is always hot under there! Wolf Trap seating area is hot, as well.

[Anonymous]

I saw lots of families and kids at ID. I didn’t see any misbehavior or crying from kids or parents. Lots of fun being had by all. Except crabby pp.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I saw lots of families and kids at ID. I didn’t see any misbehavior or crying from kids or parents. Lots of fun being had by all. Except crabby pp.

That's not what I heard and saw.

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Anonymous wrote:I saw lots of families and kids at ID. I didn’t see any misbehavior or crying from kids or parents. Lots of fun being had by all. Except crabby pp.

That's not what I heard and saw.

It must have been hot on the lawn. The families under roof seemed to be enjoying themselves.

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Anonymous wrote:I saw lots of families and kids at ID. I didn’t see any misbehavior or crying from kids or parents. Lots of fun being had by all. Except crabby pp.

That's not what I heard and saw.

It must have been hot on the lawn. The families under roof seemed to be enjoying themselves.

It looked hot on the lawn. It looked/seemed less hot in the seats.

[Anonymous]

I'm sorry to bump this week-old thread, but I took my 8-year old son to this concert and we had a BLAST together. I'm very happy that I chose to buy actual seats as opposed to getting lawn seats as it was too freaking hot outside. My son stood on the chair and was able to see well (he's almost as tall as my 5'1 self so he saw better than I did). And we got to touch Dan as he came down the aisle. I'm thrilled that ID is so family-friendly and allowed us to have such a great experience together.

[Anonymous]

I will never go to JLL until they fix the access in and out

[Anonymous]

Your 5 foot tall son stood on his chair!? Was there no one behind you?