Having recently spent more than an hour driving the final two miles for Billy Joel’s concert during last month’s Formula One race, I can vouch for the wisdom of allowing plenty of time.
Parking is available for those who pre-purchased parking passes, with some additional spots available for purchase Saturday at the venue, per the COTA website: “On the day of the event, parking will only be sold on-site upon arrival.
Earlier this week, we made some guesses as to where Mick Jagger might surface around Austin a day or two before the concert, as he has done in other cities along this fall’s tour.
A post to Jagger’s Instagram account Friday evening showed the Stones frontman perched on a rock just above the small waterfall.
We do have documentation of where Jagger, along with Stones guitarists Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood and drummer Steve Jordan, spent time on Thursday night when the band arrived in town a couple of days after Monday’s concert in Detroit.
His bodyguard came up and gave me the picks, then Steve Jordan came up, shook my hand, and said that he dug us! During the set, Ronnie Wood was smiling and movin’ around, sort of dancing in place, just lovin’ it! Keith Richards clapped and ‘whooped’ after every song.