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Hours After Lockn’ Opens Gates – Goers Still Waiting In Line

September 5, 2013

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@2013 Blue Ridge Life Magazine: After waiting more than 7 hours Lockn' Festival goers were still trying to make their way in Thursday evening around 7PM - September 5, 2013. This is near the entrance to Oak Ridge Estate & Diggs Mountain Road. — @2013 Blue Ridge Life Magazine: After waiting more than 7 hours Lockn’ Festival goers were still trying to make their way in Thursday evening around 7PM – September 5, 2013. This is near the entrance to Oak Ridge Estate & Diggs Mountain Road.

Arrington
Nelson County, VA
Hours after arriving thousands of people are still trying to make their way into the Lockn’ Festival in Nelson County. People arriving early in the day were still sitting in line around 7PM Thursday evening trying to get in. Facebook was littered with posts showing the frustration of those who were waiting in 90° sunshine for most of the day.

Late in the afternoon Lockn' organizers placed the following message and apology for the wait on their FB page. — Late in the afternoon Lockn’ organizers placed the following message and apology for the wait on their FB page.

ABC13 in Lynchburg’s story here.

On the positive side, still thousands more had made it inside the grounds and to the stage!

Photo By Woody Greenberg : After hours and hours of waiting, many festival goers finally made it to the stage where music was starting Thursday evening, September 5, 2013.

The festival winds up on Sunday September 8th.

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