SPRINGSTEEN GIANTS STADIUM INFORMATION

GOING TO THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND SHOWS AT GIANTS STADIUM? HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND
“The Final Concerts at Giants Stadium”

QUICK FACTS
• Dates are September 30, October 2-3, 8-9, 2009
• Parking lots open at 1 PM for all 5 shows
• General Admission line is at gate B
• Stadium gates open at 6:00 PM
• Show time is 7:30 PM



GETTING TO THE STADIUM
Everyone attending the Springsteen concerts will be able to park their vehicles on-site at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Offsite parking that is utilized for Giants and Jets games will not be used for these concerts.

ALL TICKET HOLDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CAR POOL, USE NJ TRANSIT RAIL OR BUS SERVICE, ARRIVE EARLY AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME TO THE MEADOWLANDS SPORTS COMPLEX.


TAKE THE BUS OR THE NEW MEADOWLANDS RAIL SERVICE
Springsteen fans now have 2 NJ TRANSIT travel options to Giants Stadium – take the #351 Special Event Express Bus or take the train! The New Meadowlands Rail Line is the newest option to get to and from the Springsteen concerts. Operated by NJ TRANSIT, trip time to Giants Stadium is just a short 10 minutes from the Frank R. Lautenberg Station at Secaucus Junction. For schedule and fare information, visit www.njtransit.com.

What fans need to know:
1. The #351 Special Event Express Bus Service from the NY Port Authority Bus Terminal to the Meadowlands WILL operate for the Springsteen concerts. First bus will depart NY Port Authority (board from “Area X” located at 41st Street and 8th Avenue street level) at 4:30 PM. Roundtrip fare is $10 (all customers must purchase roundtrip tickets). After the concert, buses will depart frequently for up to 90 minutes or until all bus customers are accommodated.
2. The new rail line gives New Jersey fans statewide rail access to the Meadowlands Sports Complex with connections at Hoboken Terminal and Secaucus Junction. Fans coming from NYC connect through Penn Station New York.
3. Trains will operate between Hoboken, Secaucus Junction and the Meadowlands Rail Station beginning at 3:30 PM. There will be no dedicated event mass transportation to the Meadowlands Sports Complex prior to 3:30 PM.
4. The Meadowlands Train Station is located near Gate B at Giants Stadium
5. Return rail service begins immediately after the concert ends and will continue to operate for up to 2 hours after the event

Travel tips for the train:
1. Tickets must be purchased at your origin station. You must purchase tickets to the "Meadowlands Sports Complex" - not Secaucus - prior to boarding the train. Use ticket vending machines or see the ticket agent. (On older ticket vending machines, use station code 410.)
2. BUY YOUR ROUND-TRIP TICKETS IN ADVANCE. You'll need a ticket to get home. So will everyone else. Avoid the lines by planning ahead: Buy a roundtrip ticket!
3. Expect large crowds and lines to board trains. Departing the Stadium by rail will take more time with all fans exiting in a short time frame so please be patient.
4. Consider traveling from Hoboken Terminal. Direct rail service to the Meadowlands operates from Hoboken Terminal. Customers traveling from New York can connect via PATH trains from six stations in Manhattan.
5. Arrive as early as possible. Train service begins at 3:20 PM from Hoboken and 3:30 PM from Secaucus.
6. For schedule and fare information, visit www.njtransit.com/meadowlands

PARKING AT GIANTS STADIUM
1. Parking lots open at 1 PM for the 5 shows
2. Parking: $25 cars, limos and RVs, $50 buses
3. No reserved parking permits will be issued for these concerts (as they are for Giants and Jets games)
4. There is no overnight parking permitted.
5. Parking for guests with disabilities is available in Lots 10, 12, 14 and 18.
6. DROP OFF AREA: The location for taxis, limousines and cars to drop off or pick up a patron is adjacent to the walkover bridge on the stadium side of the bridge (near parking lots 10/12).
7. If you park in the IZOD Center parking lots, shuttle buses will be available to transport you to the Stadium side of the Sports Complex. Buses will be available after the concert for reverse trip. You can also cross over using the walkover bridge.
8. OFF-SITE PARKING WILL NOT BE UTILIZED FOR THESE CONCERTS. EVERYONE WILL BE ABLE TO PARK AT THE MEADOWLANDS SPORTS COMPLEX.

TICKETMASTER WILL CALL / RESERVATIONS AND TICKET SALES
1. Will Call / Reservations Pick-up is at Giants Stadium gate D (windows 1-8) and gate A (windows 6-10). Windows will open at 5 PM. Government issued photo ID (i.e. drivers license) or the credit card used to purchase the tickets must be shown.
2. Tickets can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com, charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000, Ticketmaster Ticket Centers and at the IZOD Center Box Office.
3. On the actual day of a show, tickets may be purchased through Ticketmaster until approximately 5 PM, at the IZOD Center Box Office from 11 AM - 6 PM and at Giants Stadium gate D beginning at 5 PM. Ticket sales based on availability.
4. Cash only for tickets purchased at Giants Stadium. No credit cards. ATM’s are available.

ENTRY PROCEDURES
1. There are four gates at Giants Stadium: A, B, C and D. All gates will open at 6:00 PM to allow entry into the stadium. Patrons with tickets located in lower tier (100’s) mezzanine (200’s) and upper tier (300’s) may enter through gates A, C or D.
2. All patrons with General Admission (GA) field tickets may only enter through gate B. (This is a change from past years when Gate C was used for GA). Entry to Giants Stadium with GA tickets will be denied at gates A, C and D. Please note that all General Admission tickets are “hard tickets”. There were no GA tickets sold with the Ticketfast print-at-home option for these concerts.

GENERAL ADMISSION LINE – AT GATE B
1. The field will be all General Admission. There are no reserved seats on the field. Field will be split into a Front GA (a.k.a. “the pit”) and a Back GA.
2. 1:00 PM - On the day of a show, sequentially numbered wristbands will be distributed beginning at 1 PM at gate B (near the walk-over bridge). Approximately 1,000 wristbands will be distributed. If you have a wristband, you do not need to stay in line at Gate B. You must be back for the random number selection at 4:30 PM.
3. 4:30 PM - A starting number will be randomly picked at 4:30 PM, announced and displayed on a placard at gate B. All fans with GA tickets and a wristband should begin lining-up in numerical order beginning with the announced number. The line will be escorted into the GA pit area in front of the stage at approximately 6:00 PM.
4. The starting number will be drawn randomly at 4:30 PM by a fan. The fan holding the wristband that matches the starting number drawn will be first in line (i.e. if #’s 1 - 1000 were issued and number 818 was drawn, the line would start with 818, then 819, 820, 821 through 1000 then 1-817). When the starting number is announced, the line will shift accordingly.
5. If you arrive after the wristbands have been distributed or after 4:30 PM, you will line-up in a secondary line that is first-come, first-served. There is no place-holding (“saving spots”) in this line. One person – one spot. If you want to enter the field with a group, you need to all be together when you join the line. This line will not receive a wristband and will be escorted to the field behind the wristband line. The pit will hold more than the 1,000 people with wristbands so you still have a chance to be in the pit if you are on this line.
6. Large bags, backpacks and coolers are not permitted in the line. If you bring provisions with you for your wait in line, use disposable bags that can be thrown out before you enter the stadium. Please review the list of Prohibited Items so that you have no issues entering the stadium.

ADMISSION POLICIES
1. Due to heightened security measures at the gates, we strongly urge all ticket holders to arrive at the Stadium as early as possible to avoid entrance delays.
2. Physically challenged guests requiring assistance should contact a Guest Services Representative at the gates or Mike Smith, ADA Manager, in advance, at (201) 935-3900.
3. To determine where your seat is within a section, remember that the "higher numbered seat is closer to the higher numbered section." So, if you have seat 1 in section 111, you are on the aisle next to section 110 and seats 2, 3, 4, etc. will be going towards section 112. If you have seat 1 in section 222, you are on the aisle next to section 221 and seats 2, 3, 4, etc. will be going towards section 223.
4. Exit/Re-entry into Giants Stadium is not permitted. All guests entering the Stadium are subject to search. Refusal may be grounds to prohibit admission.

PERMITTED ITEMS (all items are subject to inspection)
The following items may be brought into Giants Stadium: plastic bottles of water (one bottle per fan with cap removed), signs, binoculars, small purses and fanny packs, and Aramark bags containing just-purchased merchandise.




PROHIBITED ITEMS
The following items may not be brought into Giants Stadium: umbrellas, any type of camera, video cameras, LARGE BAGS, BACKPACKS, cans, coolers, laser pointers and any item deemed by management to be dangerous or inappropriate.

PROHIBITED ITEMS THAT ARE DISCOVERED DURING INSPECTIONS AT STADIUM ENTRANCES MUST EITHER BE RETURNED TO THE OWNER’S VEHICLE OR DISCARDED. THE STADIUM WILL NOT PROVIDE A STORAGE AREA FOR THESE ITEMS. UNLAWFUL ITEMS THAT ARE DISCOVERED DURING SECURITY INSPECTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO BEING CONFISCATED AND THE PERSON IN POSSESSION OF THOSE ITEMS IS SUBJECT TO ARREST. GUESTS ARRIVING BY TRAIN MUST TAKE PARTICULAR CAUTION NOT TO BRING ANY PROHIBITED ITEMS, AS NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.


TAILGATING
1. Tailgating is permitted provided guests tailgate in the same space occupied by their vehicle – the “one car, one space” rule. Open parking spaces should not be used for tailgating.
2. Tailgating is permitted in IZOD Center surface parking lots. However, tailgating is prohibited in Deck 23 (parking garage next to IZOD Center).
3. Grills are allowed. However, their use near buildings or in any area where guests or property may be damaged is strictly prohibited. Please do not discard hot coals near vehicles or in plastic waste receptacles.
4. Open fires are not permitted.

SMOKING POLICY - Smoking is permitted on the spirals and at ground-level plazas at all gates. Smoking is prohibited in all other areas of Giants Stadium.

TICKET RESALE
1. In accordance with New Jersey state law, the maximum resale value is an additional 20 percent of the face value of the ticket (excluding service charges).
2. Anyone trying to resell tickets for a greater value is subject to arrest.

DROP LINE
1. If fans still wish to wait in a drop line for the possibility of late-release tickets, the drop line will be located at gate D at Giants Stadium.
2. Sequentially numbered wristbands will be distributed beginning at 4 PM to maintain line order. This is not a random process. Line will be set on a first-come, first-served basis.
3. There is no guarantee of tickets being released for any night of the concert series.
4. Tickets, if available, can only be purchased with cash. No credit cards.
5. One wristband per patron. A wristband only guarantees you a place in line. It does not guarantee you a ticket to purchase.

AREA HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS - For information on local hotels and restaurants, go to www.stayinthemeadowlands.com




COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF NEW JERSEY
Bring 5 Items of Non Perishable Food – Enter to Win Access to the Pit!
The Community Food Bank of New Jersey is collecting food at the first 3 shows (Sept. 30, Oct. 2 and 3), and ticket holders who bring five or more items will have the chance to win access to the pit. There will be a winner each of the 3 nights. The food drive at the May IZOD Center shows brought in 6,000 pounds of food! Please be generous again.


Here’s How it Works:
1. For every five (5) food items you bring, you will get one (1) raffle ticket for a chance to be upgraded to the pit for you and a guest. (10 items=2 raffle tickets, 15 items=3 raffle tickets, etc). Donations under 5 items are still appreciated but you will not receive a raffle ticket.
2. Donations can be dropped off at a Food Bank truck – one at gate C and one at gate D - beginning at 4 PM and at collection bins at gates A and B beginning at 5:30 PM.
3. Please bring non-perishable food items (example: peanut butter, tuna fish, canned meats, soups, or pasta). Food cannot be accepted that is in glass containers or wrapped in cellophane.
4. Before the concert starts, a representative of the Community Food Bank of New Jersey will announce the winning raffle ticket number on stage. The winner and a guest will have access to the pit (if they choose to go) no matter what type of ticket they have.

If Everyone Donated Just $1…
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have been large supporters of the Community Food Bank of New Jersey for many years. If everyone at one concert donated just $1, the Food Bank would be able to stock approximately $500,000 worth of food. Please be generous when donating, because a few dollars can significantly help the amount of food the Food Bank can distribute. Volunteers from the Community Food Bank will be at all venue entrances. For more information on the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, go to www.njfoodbank.org


****** Information relating to these and all other Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band shows can be found at www.brucespringsteen.net and www.backstreets.com

ENJOY THE SHOWS!

All information is subject to change


V4 – 9.25.09