Making life easy for Fleetwood Mac concertgoers
Taranaki Daily News
Tips for thousands of out-of-towners descending on New Plymouth for the Fleetwood Mac concerts tonight and tomorrow have been issued by the New Plymouth District Council.
It suggests several ways to get to the concerts at the TSB Bowl of Brooklands.
Taking a shuttle bus or walking to the venue are the best options, says the council’s manager of customer and regulatory services, Simon Pickford.
Buses are being provided to and from the concerts.
Eight shuttle buses will leave the bus station on Ariki St in a continual loop from 5.30pm to 7.30pm, returning to town from Kaimata St from 10.35pm. The buses will run as long as there is a demand. Bus rides will cost a gold coin donation per person per trip.
“The buses are there, but we really want people to walk through the park and take advantage of the lights,” Mr Pickford says.
Walkers should head up Liardet St and through Pukekura Park to the Dell entrance to the Bowl.
Parking will be available for those who want to drive, but streets around the venue will be very busy.
The council recommends that people park in town in the Centre City, Downtown and The Warehouse carparks which will be open until 2am on Sunday and Monday. Parking in council off-street car parks and the Centre City parking building will be free after 5pm on Saturday, with free parking all day on Sunday.
Free parking areas closer to the venue include Pukekura Raceway, via the entrance off Coronation Avenue, Vogeltown Park and the Witt car park after 4pm.
Parking is also available at Highlands Intermediate School (entrance off Coronation Avenue) for $5 as a school fundraiser.
Alcohol, glass, opened beverages, commercial food, hard-sided chairs, or recording devices cannot be taken into the venue.
The Kaimata St waiting area has a food village with 22 different food outlets and a bar, and there are two smaller food and beverage areas at the front of the Bowl.
The weather for the concerts does not look good, with northwesterlies and drizzle turning to rain tonight, and rain and showers with strong westerlies tomorrow.
Source: stuff.co.nz
