Music fans urged to book gig bus tickets quickly
UP to 30,000 music fans who have managed to get tickets for this summer’s big stadium concert at Ashton Gate in Bristol are being urged to book their places on the shuttle buses, or face uncertainty about how they are going to get there.
The concert by rockers Arctic Monkeys is taking place on May 29 at Ashton Gate Stadium, and there will be a wide area with parking restrictions and road closures on the afternoon and evening of the gig.
Special event shuttle buses are being laid on at four locations in the city – three of them have free parking: The Mall at Cribbs Causeway, Portway Park and Ride and the Brislington Park and Ride on the A4 in from Keynsham and Bath. There’s a fourth shuttle bus which will pick people up from Temple Meads station and the city centre.
Big Green Coach is also operating a coach only return service from Bath, Birmingham, Cheltenham, Exeter, Gloucester, Plymouth, Taunton and Worcester while Bakers Dolphin is providing a coach-only return service from Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea, Clevedon, Gordano Services, Highbridge, Nailsea, Westonsuper-Mare and Worle.
Both companies have drop-off and departure points close to Ashton Gate.
An Ashton Gate Stadium spokesperson said: “Tickets for these services, which include free parking, excluding Route 3, are available by pre-booking only and highly likely to sell out at least a week before the concert.
“Our shuttle buses are the fastest and greenest way of getting to the stadium and will be operated by First West of England Ltd frequently between 3pm and 7pm.”