La Rose B&B

Came to the Rose Bowl to see Coldplay! The show was amazing, but the crowds were insane. Also, it seems the employees all have different rules to follow 😂. Anyway, beautiful place for a beautiful band!

This review is based on last night's experience to see Coldplay. As recommended by the venue, we parked at the Parsons Building, $30, and waited about 40 minutes to board the shuttle at $10 per person. The shuttles were nice and clean and arrived at the Bowl in about 10-15 minutes. All was good up until this point. We made it to the venue at about 5:30, plenty of time to get food/drinks, so we thought. The lines for food were long but completely chaotic. It was hard to tell who was standing where. Plus, with people constantly cutting across lines to make it to their destination, it was a nightmare. At one point, at least two guys got into a fight because someone "elbowed" someone else. We stood in line for about 45 minutes to be told when we got to the front that they were out of pretzels, churros, and peanuts. Only cotton candy and lemonade were left. Aside from that, there were minimal, if that, options for vegetarian, God forbid vegan, food, hence our reason for waiting in the pretzels line in vain. The predominant food options were tacos, teriyaki bowls, burgers, hot dogs, hot dogs, and more hot dogs! None of these options were vegetarian. When we went inside the stadium, we did notice a group eating Mediterranean food. Wherever this vendor was, it must've been the only one. Plus, the group said the food was overly salty! We settled on "personal size" cheese pizza, which was meh considering the $15 price. The lines were endless for drinks, but the solo beer sellers in the middle of the venue helped. At least there was no wait for that. Going to our seats was another ordeal. When we made it through the tunnel, nome of the ushers working were helpful in guiding us to our seats. One told is just to "just go down" (not whether to go left or right on the appropriate row). We ended up in the wrong seats twice as we bothered people who were enjoying the opening acts to let us through to our seats in the middle of the long, long, long row. One woman got out of her seats to tell the usher he needed to direct people better because the endless people standing in front of her seat blocked her view. It started raining hard for about 10 minutes, at which point, endless unprepared people got out of the stadium to seek refuge under trees or wherever else. Then, they started approaching the janitors for empty trash bags. At one point, people were paying top dollar for trash bags. Insane! Shout out to the cleaning crew for making top dollar just like the venue itself. I have no complaints about the sound at the venue as Coldplay was perfection all around. It's hard to believe the sound a venue of that capacity, 89K, can be so good, but it is. Unreal! After the concert, the nightmare continued. We exited by tunnel 23 and followed the crowd out until we saw the less-than-helpful workers "directing" people. We were told to go "that way," left for the shuttle line. We walked for a out 20 minutes until we saw endless people waking toward us. Then we notcied the longest line, which had no end in sight. We figured that was the line for the shuttles. Our fears were confirmed after we saw one guy working there "directing" people. He said it was a 1.5 hour wait time for the shuttle from the point where he was standing - nowhere near the end of the line, which we reached at about another 20 minutes later. Instead of waiting in line for hours, we made the 40-minute trek on foot to our car. That was the easiest decision given the number of people who were doing the same. It's a flat route and safe, even at that time (12 a.m.+). However, it's a trek, so maybe it's not the best for those who aren't in shape or walk regularly. Next time, we will park anywhere in Old Town that doesn't cost $30, eat there, and walk 40 minutes to and from the venue. It will save us a lot of money and headaches!