Event-Day Timeline

1. Reach Hard Rock Live is inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol at 500 Gate City Highway. All Hard Rock Live events are 21+; a valid government-issued photo ID is required for entry to the casino and the venue. Guests may be screened with visual inspection, bag checks, pat-downs, and walk-through or handheld metal detection. Box office hours are Wednesday–Friday 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Saturday noon–6 p.m., and on show days from noon until one hour after the event start. Will Call is day-of only with photo ID plus the purchase card or confirmation number; third-party Will Call and name changes are not accepted.

   by 7:30 PM

   30 min before showtime.
2. Showtime

   ~8:00 PM

   Estimated start for Martin Lawrence.

   Using the ticketed show start of 8:00 PM because no separate headliner set time is listed.

3. Show ends

   ~9:30 PM

   An estimated 90-minute set puts the main exit wave here.

   Estimated

4. Head home

   Pick the exit window that fits how you want the night to end.

   • Beat the final rush

     9:15 PM

     Leave before the last high-traffic window if avoiding the first exit wave matters more than the full ending.

     Low confidence

   • Expected crowd release

     9:30 PM

     Best estimate for the main crowd release based on event pacing.

     Low confidence

   • Low-stress exit

     9:50 PM

     Wait for the concourse and rideshare surge to thin before leaving.

     Low confidence

Times are estimates — arrival steps use straight-line walking distances, and end times shift with encores, pacing, and overtime. Pad in a buffer for security lines, traffic, and will-call, and double-check restaurant hours before you go.