Concerts – Know Before You Go
Concert Tickets & Entry
LIVE! @ CSU fall concerts are free for all to attend. No advance tickets required. All ages are welcome.
Safety Alerts
Stay informed at concerts and university events by texting CSURAMS to 888777.
Parking
Recommended concert parking locations are Lory Student Center/Engineering lot 310, TILT/Admissions lot #315, Library lot #425, and Lake Street Parking Garage.
Unauthorized vehicles or vehicles parked in bike lanes and in other no-parking areas will be towed at owner’s expense. Please be sure to review parking lot signage. We recommend arriving early to have enough time to park and travel to the concert site.
Overnight parking is not permitted. Camping is permitted in designated lots for Game Day. Visit www.csurams.com for more information and to purchase your camping parking permit. All Additional information about camping locations in the Fort Collins/Northern Colorado area is available through Visit Fort Collins.
ADA
Concert locations are on a grass lawn and there is no designated ADA seating. While the majority of the site is relatively flat there is a portion of the site that is inclined. Attendees are permitted to bring their own chairs for seating. Attendees utilizing wheelchairs or cannot walk an incline/hill are recommend to use the south entrance.
Photosensitivity & Seizure Warning
LIVE! at CSU concerts will contain sustained flashing lights and strobe effects that may impact those who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy or have other photosensitivities.
Concert Policies & Information
Metal Detectors
Metal detectors will be in effect at all entrances. Colorado State University requires all guests and employees entering the venue to pass through a metal detector. Alternative accommodations for screening will be provided to those who need it. Guests who refuse screening will be denied entry. The metal detectors will be used by venue staff to detect security threats and prevent banned items from entering the facility.
Clear Bag Policy
To provide a safe environment for the public and significantly expedite entry into the venue, CSU implemented a clear-bag policy that limits the size and type of bags that may be brought inside.
The following style and size bag, package, or container will be allowed in the gates:
» Bags that are clear, plastic, vinyl, or PVC and do not exceed 12” x 6” x 12”
» One gallon clear plastic freezer bag (like a Ziploc)
» Small clutch bags, approximately the size of a hand, with or without handle or strap, may be taken into the venue (can’t be larger than 4.5” x 6.5”).
» An exception will be made for medically necessary supplies in a bag appropriate to the size of the medical supplies.
There are many alternative ways to get to Colorado State University, including public transportation, biking, and ridesharing. For more information about alternative transportation options, visit Parking Services.
TransFort
All TransFort routes are free to ride. Consider taking the Max to either the Laurel Station, Laurel and Mason, or University Station at Jack Christiansen Memorial Field, both a convenient 10-minute walk to the concert site. Visit Transfort for more information about available routes and schedules. Transfort service will conclude before the end of the concert, consider using rideshare services or renting a SPIN bike to get home!
Biking
Biking to CSU is one of the favorite modes of transportation for concert attendees. Bike racks are located on the south end of the Lory Student Center West Lawn, north of Morgan Library and across from the concert entrance. Don’t have a bike? SPIN e-bikes and e-scooters are available to rent by the minute on CSU’s campus and throughout Fort Collins. Download the SPIN app to see where the closest bikes and scooters are to you.
Attendees are not allowed to bring food inside concert perimeter. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be sold on-site. Credit or debit card payment at time of purchase is preferred.
Food will be sold on-site by local food trucks. Food Trucks will be announced in advance.
The Lory Student Center’s food court and Ramskeller Pub & Grub will be open until 8:00 p.m.
Within close walking or driving distance to campus are a wide-variety of food and beverage options.
Beverage
Attendees age 21+ are allowed to consume alcohol. All attendees will be required to present ID at time of alcohol purchase.
A non-alcoholic beverage station is located within the concert perimeter to purchase non-alcoholic beverages.
No smoking, vaping or tobacco products are allowed on CSU property, including all of our campuses, to comply with the state of Colorado executive order, and to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke and vaping aerosol.
- Aerosol cans
- Aluminum/plastic bottles
- Animals (service dogs and service dogs in training permitted)
- Artificial noisemakers
- Balloons
- Bat, poles, sticks
- Cigarettes/vaping devices
- Coolers/ice chests
- Bicycle helmets
- Cameras, camera lenses and detachable lenses
- Firearms
- Fireworks
- Flags on poles
- Glass bottles
- Illegal substances/drugs
- Knives
- Laser pointers
- Cannabis (all forms)
- Metal cans
- Objects that can be used as projectiles (i.e. balls, frisbees, bottles)
- Outside food and beverages including alcohol (exceptions will be made for those with medical requirements and/or special needs)
- Pets!
- Scooters, bicycles, roller skates, skateboards
- Strollers/wagons
- Tobacco products
- Tripods/selfie sticks/monopods
- Umbrellas
- Unauthorized photography or video equipment/cameras
- Water bottles (disposable and crushable bottles, empty and without a cap are permitted)
- Weapons
- Any object that might pose a risk to the guest or others
Substance use:
- If you choose to use substances, know what is in it. It is not uncommon for drugs to be cut /laced with Fentanyl. Request Fentanyl testing strips from the CSU Health Network and consider carrying Narcan in case of an accidental overdose.
- Fentanyl testing strips and Narcan are also available at the Health Education and Prevention Services office and Mental Health Services waiting area on the third floor of the Health Network building, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
- The effect of psychedelics on your body and mind can be unpredictable. Reduce the risk of scary experiences, injury and mental health problems. Know that environment matters. You can’t control what may come up during a trip, and a highly stimulating environment like a concert could create an experience you don’t want while using.
Alcohol consumption:
- Make your own drinking choices, drinking only if you want to and sticking with the limit you set for yourself.
- Know how much alcohol is in your drink and never leave a drink unattended or accept a drink from someone you don’t know.
- Eat a snack before, during, and after drinking and be sure to drink water.
- Stay and leave with the same group of friends and designate a driver. Make a plan before the concert for how to get home safely.
- Avoid mixing alcohol with medications, illegal drugs, or energy drinks.
- Avoid drinking games.
- Be 21 or older to avoid underage drinking legal issues.
Attendees may bring their own lawn chairs for the West Lawn venue. Each chair will be inspected upon entry. In order to keep the line moving, please have your chair pulled out of the carrying bag as you approach security.
No Pets, Please!