The whole concert made gamedays look like a super well oiled machine. Absolutely no reception and you couldn’t even walk on the concourses.
We came in the east gate and started to walk around the north and got stopped. So we had to walk all the way down to the south end, around behind Sukup, and back up 2/3 of the way to the stairs, then back south again to get to our seats. That info in the stuff they kept emailing ticket holders would have been useful. What was strangest was the line to get in. We parked near the north end of C4. We got out of the car and realized the line to the gate began at our lot. It went up to Jack Trice Way, followed that to Beach, then south on Beach to the west entrance. Apparently the north gate was closed. Then we saw that the bridge was backed up clear over to the east ramp. I decided to head for the south entrance because it's usually less busy, but as we approached the east gate, we realized that the line at ground level was less than 40 people. We were in line for less than 10 minutes. I guess it's what you know about where the gates are.
There were lots of pop up booths on the west concourse - there were also guys with ice filled coolers all over. One of them started bringing his cooler down our stairway and selling in the stands, and did that all the way through Stapleton & Strait. The lines weren't as bad as the concessions...but then again I really wasn't looking for them. What annoyed ME about the lines was the fact that when we were trying to navigate our way around, there were multiple lines that blocked the concourse, and people were really pissy when you asked to pass through the lines...not cut in front, but simply go across the line to continue on our way around the stadium. How else are we supposed to get to our seats? Believe me, I would have been happy to go around the north side and avoid the crowd on the east concourse but that wasn't an option. And I did notice that the concession lines were shorter on the west side, at least when we were entering.