Event-Day Timeline

1. Reach Guests enter at 261 Main Street and are subject to search. Guests 21 and older who want alcohol must show an accepted photo ID at the front door, where security issues a wristband; intoxicated arrivals are refused. Re-entry is not allowed except during the early portion of all-day festivals. Events are listed as Main room (larger downstairs stage) or Upstairs (smaller room). The box office sells advance tickets Tuesday–Friday noon–4:30 p.m. and opens one hour before doors on event days.

   by 7:30 PM

   30 min before showtime.
2. Showtime

   ~8:00 PM

   Estimated start for either Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats or Messa.

   Using the ticketed show start of 8:00 PM because no separate headliner set time is listed. Either Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats or Messa may start at showtime.

3. Show ends

   ~11:10 PM

   An estimated 190-minute show 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 encore rush

     10:55 PM

     Leave before the final songs if avoiding the first exit wave matters more than the full ending.

     Low confidence

   • Likely final song window

     11:10 PM

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

     Low confidence

   • Low-stress exit

     11:30 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.