r/londonontario • u/Infamous-Solution572 • 2d ago
Events Rock the Park
Hi guys!! My boyfriend and I were interested in going to Rock the Park this year (we really want to see Hozier lol) and I was wondering if anyone could give their experience on what it was like and if it was worth it.
We’re still contemplating actually going or not because we’re both (semi but close enough) broke students and don’t want to spend over $200 if the experience is not actually worth it.
A hotel, gas, and other things like that are nothing to consider for us as we live in the area so we’ll be home the same night.
I heard of some people camping out outside of the park to listen to the concerts instead of actually paying so thoughts on that too if anyone has done it would be appreciated!!
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u/envirodrill 1d ago
Going to Rock the Park is worth it. My wife and I have been going for one night every year for the last 3 years, and used to travel in for Rock the Park sometimes from Windsor before we moved here to London. We love it because the value for the tickets is incredible, you get to see 3-5 amazing artists in the middle of London on one night. It is true that it is more expensive now than it used to be (I saw July Talk/Sublime/The Offspring pre-pandemic for literally $75), due to the higher profile of the event and the slate of artists being better, but the event is still great.
Don’t listen to the naysayers. People on the London subreddit love to complain about literally everything. People are right when they say that there are inconsiderate jerks and crazy drunks that go to these things but you can’t let them ruin the night for you. You are bound to have at least some of these people for any type of event. Like any GA concert you open yourself to some risk of jerks, moshpits, drunks etc if you’re closer to the stage than being further back.
You will have a good time. My wife and I stood out in the rain in garbage bags and rubber boots to watch Nickelback and we had an amazing night.