Not everybody who had a ticket made it to the October 6 Luke Bryan Farm Tour at Talon Winery in Lexington. Bottlenecked traffic into Talon on Tates Creek Road stretched, at times, as far as Alumni Drive. The venue turned into roughly a five-hour drive from downtown Lexington.
The show, rained out from its original October 1 date, attracted 20,000 fans to a two-lane road at rush hour — prompting the City to re-evaluate how it regulates traffic and permits for community events expected to draw such crowds. (The event didn’t require special permitting from LFUCG or a sign off from public safety.)
Bryan delayed his performance to accommodate late arrivals, tweeting:
Hey guys we know traffic is backed up. Please be patient. We’re waiting on ya
— Luke Bryan (@LukeBryanOnline) October 6, 2015
Angered concertgoers took to social media to express their frustration with concert organizers:
Luke Bryan, the city of Lexington, And Talon Winery should be ashamed of themselves. What a embarrassment. — jack goldthorpe (@GoldthorpeJack) October 7, 2015
Transy basketball coach Brian Lane described the traffic situation via imaginative use of emoji:
Hey @HLane_25, I hear the sunrise over Talon Winery is beautiful😂😂😂 #LukeBryan 🌅🌅🌅. Only way out🚡🚡🚡 or 🚁🚁 or 🚲🚲 or 🚜🚜 or 🏇🏇 ⏳⏳#goodnight — Brian Lane (@TUCoachLane) October 7, 2015
Willing to bet whoever suggested Talon Winery as the venue for Luke Bryan’s Farm Tour Concert didn’t show up for work this AM. #inhiding — Jana Bowling (@jmbowling4) October 7, 2015
Kentucky Sports Radio’s Matt Jones entertained:
@KySportsRadio City Slogan: “Lexington: Almost As Many Roads As Mount Sterling”. — Marc Murphy (@MurphyCartoons) October 7, 2015
Luke Bryan’s website has posted an update:
“Thank you for your patience regarding the Lexington, KY Farm Tour Show. If you were unable to attend the show due to traffic, or your ticket was scanned after 9:30 pm that night, we will be accepting refund requests until Friday, October 16, at 6 pm Central. Please send any requests and inquiries to support@xorbiatickets.com.”
One imaginative fan, Melissa Deaton, posted a parody video, “I Just Want This Night to End” on youtube, writing “This parody was created from mine & other’s experience October 6th 2015 at Lexington Ky’s Talon Winery for the Luke Bryan 2015 Farm Tour concert. 20,000 people tried to make it down a two lane country rd which was literally impossible, resulting in thousands (including me) not making it to the concert at all & thousands of others not getting off the property until 4am in the middle of a work week. Many people walked in the dark for 8 to 10 miles one way to get to the concert.”
