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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nClemson could see record crowds for country legend George Strait show<\/p>\n
A record number of people are expected at Clemson Memorial Stadium for country music legend George Strait’s concert on Saturday, May 2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/story-highlights> History was made in Clemson<\/a> when country legend George Strait took the stage last weekend, but afterward, hours of traffic ensued.<\/p>\n According to the Clemson University Athletics department<\/a>, Strait’s performance on May 2 set a record for capacity at Clemson’s Memorial Stadium, with 90,037\u00a0fans in attendance. The previous record was 86,092 fans who watched Clemson football take on Florida State in October 1999.<\/p>\n The university said it was Strait’s biggest show ever outside of Texas and his fourth-largest concert on record.<\/p>\n After the concert, Strait posted photos and videos on Instagram. “A full-circle moment in Clemson! The last to play it in 1999\u2014and the first to bring it back to Death Valley 27 years later. Thanks to all the fans for making it something special!” he wrote.<\/p>\n The Clemson University Police Department Communications Director, Davis Simpson, said it was a learning experience for them when it comes to hosting larger crowds than usual for a Saturday football game, as the university said it took around 2.5 hours to clear a lot of vehicles off campus after the concert.<\/p>\n “I think\u00a0really Saturday night was\u00a0a huge\u00a0learning\u00a0experience,” Simpson said. “As Clemson continues to host these types of events in the future,\u00a0this certainly gives you some really good feedback from everybody involved. To be able to go back and say,\u00a0‘OK,\u00a0what\u00a0went well,\u00a0what can we improve,’ and kind of move forward from there.”<\/p>\n This was the first concert at Memorial Stadium since 1999, which was also headlined by Strait.\u00a0The concert is part of the “Death Valley Nights<\/a>” summer series of stadium shows.\u00a0<\/p>\n Cody Johnson and Wyatt Flores also took the stage, performing before Strait. Strait performed a two-hour set in front of the sell-out crowd.<\/p>\n Simpson said that the majority of the university’s parking lots were 90% full as the concert was starting. By midnight,\u00a0he said, around\u00a030 minutes after the concert ended,\u00a0parking lots were\u00a033% full.<\/p>\n “I can understand people felt like it took a long time to get out,\u00a0but there is some\u00a0data\u00a0to show that traffic was at least\u00a0moving,” Simpson said.<\/p>\n Morgan Wallen<\/a>\u00a0will have stops for his\u00a0“Still the Problem” shows<\/a>\u00a0on June 26 and June 27. Those shows will also have guest artists\u00a0Brooks & Dunn<\/a>,\u00a0Ella Langley<\/a>,\u00a0Gavin Adcock<\/a>, and\u00a0Jason Scott & the High Heat<\/a>. The Death Valley Nights series plans to bring top-tier musical acts to the iconic stadium, enhancing the cultural offerings available to the Clemson community.<\/p>\n A major difference between Wallen’s concert and Strait’s is their styles. Wallen’s stage will be against the eastern endzone, while Strait’s was “in-the-round” and placed on the 50-yard line. Wallen’s concert will likely attract fewer fans, helping alleviate traffic.<\/p>\n “We\u00a0anticipate the capacity during the event to be a little bit\u00a0less than what we\u00a0had for\u00a0George Strait,” said Clemson University Senior Associate Athletic Director for Communications Jeff Kallin.<\/p>\n Simpson said that as large concerts come to Clemson, the university will learn more about handling crowds that normally don’t attend football games. He asked guests to be patient, as there will always be traffic at any large event in a town and on a campus the size of Clemson.<\/p>\n “It’s\u00a0going to take some time,\u00a0but that’s just the nature of the,\u00a0you know,\u00a0the geographic footprint of the campus, and unfortunately,\u00a0there’s not a lot we can do about that.\u00a0The campus is what it is, and we just\u00a0have to\u00a0do the best that we can,” Simpson said.<\/p>\n Prior to the concert, the university told guests to expect increased traffic and congestion.<\/p>\n According to the Clemson Police Department, Highway 93 was restricted to one-way traffic toward Central, with on- and off-ramps at Highway 76 and 93 closed.<\/p>\n Left turns from Highway 93 onto College Avenue were also restricted, and police blocked the intersection. Northbound traffic on College Avenue was rerouted toward Highway 123, while southbound traffic was directed to North Clemson Avenue.<\/p>\n Kallin said one thing the university and city police could do is inform newcomers to the university how to get in and out in a timely manner.<\/p>\n “We need to better educate\u00a0people\u00a0because a lot of\u00a0them were at Clemson for their first time, or\u00a0maybe they’re\u00a0not frequent visitors to campus.\u00a0We need to do a better\u00a0job on the\u00a0front end of some of the next shows,” Kallin said.<\/p>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.greenvilleonline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Clemson could see record crowds for country legend George Strait show A record number of people are expected at Clemson Memorial Stadium for country music legend George Strait’s concert on Saturday, May 2. 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How will the university handle upcoming concerts?<\/h2>\n
Traffic issues for George Strait concert<\/h2>\n