A word from Dave Frey himself about the traffic

I think it is safe to say less, probably more than that, won't arrive by 9. Hopefully getting there a few hrs early will have us in and setup by lunch, I'm trying to be optimistic because I will be 24 hrs with no rest when I pull up around 6 am

It's going to be a shit show. No way around it.

If you cook breakfast in the holding lot you will make money. This is fact. Unless the man tries to shake you down.

We can find out more of what's going on Monday morning. On facebook radio 106.1 The Corner will Have Dave Frey live on-air Monday Aug 4th @ 9:30 am. WWW.1061thecorner.com

Let's see some new traffic plans!

Sorry but I don't understand the second sentence....

But Lockn has already commented on their Facebook account that gates will open at sunrise - 6:48AM... Have you newer info? This happened several weeks ago....

SueBHunny.... Yea, that was beyond awful. I had to stay "focused" while waiting in the RV while all others were have a great first day partying in the field of broken dreams. We got there about 11a. Got settled by 9pm.

So what is the plan this year? I am think about being there at 9a but not sure this is the best strategy......Still awaiting word from LOCKN about arrival info...

BUT I am sure it will be much better this year.....(fingers crossed)  Not missing Umphrey's!! I would even pay $100 for guaranteed entry before the first strum from stage.

coldrainandsnow .... This is great news, haven't seen that FB comment, there is a lot of them.

Thanks!

i have to believe that after last year's debacle, they are putting a lot more effort into planning the entrance

Oh yeah and by the time we were getting in line to go thru the gates at like 9:30 some of the people working in the stand by lot quit and waked away

From yesterday's article in The Daily Progress:

Though no traffic plans have been approved at this time, Frey said the new property will allow people to come off U.S. 29 onto Diggs Mountain Road, which connects Arrington and Oak Ridge roads, to create an easier traffic flow.


“There’s still work to do, and we want to prevent backups and obstructions to traffic,” Nelson County Administrator Steve Carter said Friday evening.


“There’s going to be some traffic on Thursday, yes, but after that, things should be pretty normal,” Frey said.

The event drew an estimated 25,000 people last year. Though ticket sales for this year have not been re-leased, Frey said he anticipates a 30 percent increase in attendance. Last week, he said he didn’t expect ticket sales to double due to a Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control ruling in July that re-voked the concessions license for Best Beverage Catering, the festival’s food and beverage concessionaire.


Best Beverage has through the end of August to file an appeal, and it is allowed to serve alcohol unless the revocation is upheld after an appeal hearing or an appeal is not filed by the deadline. It is unlikely that a hearing would occur before this year’s festival takes place, ABC spokeswoman Rebecca Gettings has said.


“We’ve had a pretty sharp decline in sales since the news that the ABC has revoked our license,” Frey said. “It’s been hard to message that our event is going to be OK.”


This year, all beer sales will be in a separate section of the site, dubbed “Brewer’s Village,” and will create more space for food and beverage purveyors, said Ben Thompson, director of food and beverage services for the festival. Last year, food and beverages were located in the same area.


“This is a special area [where] we have changed the financial model to be more accommodating to local businesses,” Thompson said. “And each of these vendors will be local businesses that showcase local prod-uct.”

Other draws include a food stage that will showcase food, beer and sustainable living, with “surprise art-ist” appearances in the area, Thompson said.


In addition, he said, the sports lounge will be enlarged and feature eight 60-inch plasma TV screens play-ing all of the important football games of the weekend.


The Charlottesville Mountain Bike Club plans to clear and prepare trails on the property for guided bike tours, organizers. The club also plans to offer specialized bikes for attendees to test-ride on the trails. Red Bull also plans to have more biking pro-athletes leading guided bike rides. An on-site “wheel house” to fix and rent out bikes is planned.


John Washburn, owner of Nellysville-based Bold Rock cidery, said he appreciates Lockn’ organizers reaching out to local businesses to be a part of the festival.


“They’re really spreading the love and embracing the county in way everyone should be very thrilled about,” he said.

That's kind of their own fault. How hard is it to put something like this on their web and Facebook pages?