Event-Day Timeline

1. Reach Del Mar Fairgrounds Main Gate — arrival entrance for parking and rideshare

   by 6:00 PM

   Doors open — be here to beat the entry line.
2. Showtime

   ~8:20 PM

   Estimated start for Mastodon.

   2 listed support acts are shifting the estimated headliner start to 8:20 PM.

3. Show ends

   ~9:35 PM

   An estimated 75-minute show puts the main exit wave here.

   setlist.fm

4. Head home

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

   • Beat the encore rush

     9:20 PM

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

     Medium confidence

   • Likely final song window

     9:35 PM

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

     Likely final songs: I Am Ahab · Blood and Thunder

     Medium confidence

   • Low-stress exit

     9:55 PM

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

     Medium 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.