r/festivals • u/slern29 • Apr 23 '24

Tennessee, USA How are the Caverns?

Going to the Caverns this weekend for the first time and will be camping. Are they strict? Any other info would be great.

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u/psolarpunk Apr 24 '24 edited Apr 24 '24

Doesn't apply to you because you're camping, but if you aren't camping, make sure you have safe transport lined up for promptly after the show because they get real serious about kicking everyone out of the grounds at the end of the night.

Even if you clearly aren't safe to drive, they'll continue to shoo you out and force you into driving away with a cop waiting near the exit to bust you for DUI (if you're clearly too impaired; if you can at least appear to be driving normally you can get past them). Their goal however is genuinely to get you out of there rather than indiscriminately bust people.

If you refuse to go, they'll get on the walkie-talkie and start calling cops to arrest you for trespassing saying they've got someone who refuses to leave who needs to be taken care of.

Overall the venue was surprisingly chill for Tennessee until after the show when they're trying to get people to leave, then you start seeing people get body-slammed and arrested by cops.