Just two days after one other main headliner stuffed Carter-Finley Stadium, fans packed into the stadium on Saturday for the Noah Kahan concert.
Ahead of the concert, there have been some considerations that the rain would put a damper on festivities on the concert, with forecasts calling for rain as fans had been on the brink of enter the venue, however a lot of the rain cleared out about an hour earlier than the concert.
Police officers had been additionally ready to deal with the massive teams of individuals for the sold-out present. Several individuals WRAL News spoke with stated they had been ready for each the climate and the site visitors.
“We got here at 1:30 p.m., when the gates opened,” stated Emily Fahringer, a Noah Kahan fan. “We wanted to get a good spot. We heard him preparing, playing his songs already. So, we’re warmed up and ready to go.”
The concert can also be anticipated to carry impacts well beyond Raleigh, as the tour web site had a listing of locations across the Triangle to the place they had been selling the present.
Second main concert in days at residence of the Wolfpack
This is the second massive concert on the venue in simply as many days, as rock and roll fans stuffed Carter-Finley to observe Guns N’ Roses carry out.
While there have been additionally considerations about site visitors and the climate forward that evening too, many informed WRAL News that they got here early and had a plan to ensure they might not solely get into the present, however get out easily as properly.
The area additionally had three extra parking heaps open to accomodate the bigger than regular group of individuals.
Carter-Finley’s historical past of huge live shows, even larger site visitors complications
Carter-Finley Stadium is no stranger to massive concerts and the traffic headaches
that include them. The stadium’s infamous site visitors status began
in 2009, when U2 got here to carry out. The occasion drew about 60,000 individuals to
the stadium. However, some fans missed the concert, whereas others informed
WRAL News that they by no means made it inside.
One ticket holder informed WRAL News {that a} state trooper informed
them the parking heaps had been full, and one other stated that site visitors was
backed up for six miles on Interstate 40.
In 2025, the stadium hosted Chris Brown for its first main concert
since Beyoncé in 2016. The concert led to huge site visitors issues in
and across the stadium. NC State University stated it and the Raleigh
Police Department are working to stop related points between the 2
live shows this week.
“We labored with the police division to make it possible for we’re
as ready as we may be, to make it possible for it’s an enormous occasion for the
metropolis and for NC State and for the residents,” stated Boo Corrigan, NC
State’s athletic director.
Three extra parking areas had been added near the stadium
to assist alleviate site visitors considerations.
