Kid Rock
Opener: Sugarland
105th Harley Davidson Anniversary
Miller Park
August 28, 2008
Age 25
Bikes, booze, and music,what can go wrong? That was my fear back in 2008 when I saw Kid Rock. Rock headlined the first night of Harley-Davidson's 105th Anniversary celebration at Miller Park Stadium. Admission was free for H.O.G. members and they could bring one guest. Naturally, I bugged my father, a H.O.G. member, to take me down to the concert as I genuinely like some of Rock's music. When we arrived I could not believe the amount of motorcycles in the parking lot! Thousands of them lined up and they were so beautiful looking! What I did not realize though was that Rock was playing on a stage set up outside in the stadium parking lot. It was a large stage with a lot of seating available but the crowd was enormous. We arrived just as Sugarland finished their set and could not find a seat at all. We could barely even make it into the viewing area! Rock came out and we stayed for just a few songs because the crowd was so overwhelming that I became scared and asked my dad if it was okay to leave. I was concerned that if a fight broke out there was no where to go because of the crowd and I also realized (which I should have known going there) that if we leave when the concert lets out, it would mean that we were on the road on our bike, along with many other bikes, which given the state of the crowd, would mean a lot of drunk drivers. So we left. This was the first concert I believe I ever bailed out on early because I was scared for my safety and the safety of others, which is kind of a bummer but better safe than sorry. Plus, I would see Kid Rock again.
Here is the one terrible picture I got of Sugarland and some of the bikes lined up outside the stadium.
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| This is not my dad's bike, but he has the same exact model - the Screaming Eagle |
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