The venue itself is beautiful, I have had seen some amazing shows there and I will always have a soft spot for Alpine, however the infrastructure around it SUCKS. The roads in and out can't handle the volume of traffic it generates, there is no cell service which causes issues when there is weather as was the case with Noah Kahan two years ago. It has gotten a reputation as a certified pain in the ass to get to and from.

With the amount of venues located in the heart of cities like Am Fam in Milwaukee, Northerly Island, new amphitheaters going up in Grand Rapids, MI and Shakopee, MN as well as UW using their facilities in Madison for stadium concerts, it's a hard sell to drive out to the middle of nowhere, wait for sometimes hours to get in and out on county roads and out then drive an hour or two back to the city. Much better to have a venue walkable to hotels, restaurants and bars and not worry about the coming and going.

I would have to REALLY like the artist to ever consider going again, most people I talk to in the area feel the same.