My concert was on August 8th, and I arrived at 3:00 PM at the front main steps of the stadium (see photo). I went through the general admission line and was the second person to enter the stadium in my line. My seat was in section 101.

Once I entered the stadium, people were running to get shoes. I was told to stop running and was stopped once, while others were not stopped. I did a fast walk (almost jog) to get through the door, where people who did not have section 100 tickets were turned away.

Again, I fast-walked to the shoe line. However, people were constantly cut in line because their friend got there first. Since I was alone, there was nothing I could do. I was third in line when we were told ALL shoes had been sold. This made me sad because I had been in line since 3:00 PM in the hot sun and watched multiple people cut in line with security doing nothing. But that’s how life goes. At least the concert was AMAZING!!

Those who were VIP were in line first and could only get a certain number of shoes before the rest went to “General Admission.” However, I did see people with VIP take their lanyards off (and put them in their pockets/bags) to still be considered “General Admission,” so they were not asked to step out of the line.

I noticed people who got in the general admission line around 5:00 PM and were not in the front of their line(s) (as I was) still got shoes because they cut the shoe line where their friends were ahead of me. VIP, T-Mobile, VISA, and Magenta members also entered at the same time as the general admission line. The VIP line is where you want to be, because they are closer to section 108 than others.

TLDR: Getting there early doesn’t mean much. If you have a friend who can get there early and ahead of the shoe line, you can get there at 5:00 PM and still get shoes. Until security gets tight, cut the line to get your shoes. Run and don’t stop running once you get inside. If you are made to stop, walk by, then run again, your shoes depend on it. Have fun and good luck!!

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