Little Big Town set to perform at Fort Sill

By Monica Wood, Fort Sill FMWRJuly 3, 2014

Little Big Town
Country music sensation Little Big Town will headline the July 5, 2014, concert at Fort Sill. Gates open at 6 p.m. with the concert starting 45 minutes later. The concert also features rock 'n' roll band, Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown and an indie-A... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

FORT SILL, Okla. (July 3, 2014) -- It's not too late to get tickets for the Army Concert Tour featuring award winning country music stars Little Big Town with special guests Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown, and The O's.

The concert is open to the public, and it is the finale to the Fort Sill Independence Day celebration July 5 on Polo Field; gates open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 6:45 p.m.

Advance tickets can be purchased at area EZ Go stores, Adventure Travel locations in the Welcome Center on Fort Sill and downtown in Central Mall, and at Lawton and Duncan Crutcher's Western Wear locations. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.sillmwr.com until July 5 at noon, or by calling 800-999-2987. Advanced ticket price is $30, and $35 at the gate. Children 6 and under get in for free.

Concert-goers with will-call tickets can pick them up at either gate. On the day of the concert, tickets can only be purchased at area EZ Go stores or the concert gate.

PARKING

For all general admission ticket holders, parking is on Conklin Field, located south of Polo Field. Drivers should come on post through Gate 2, off Rogers Lane. Gate 2 will open July 5 at 1 p.m. Conklin Field can hold around 4,000 vehicles, but attendees should plan on wearing comfortable shoes because there is a little bit of a walk from the parking area to the concert venue.

People who park on Conklin Field will have to walk through a low-water crossing to get to the concert venue. Key Gate, off I-44, will close July 5 at noon. So too, will the three post museums.

"There will be no entry or exit from the east or west Key Gate after noon. For premium VIP parking, which will be at the Army Field Artillery Museum across Sheridan Road from Polo Field, and handicapped parking, which will be next to the Polo Club, drivers can enter post from Scott Gate (Fort Sill Boulevard), Apache Gate or Bentley Gate on Sheridan Road," said Lt. Billy Allen, Fort Sill Police Department.

Parking details will be positioned at each parking area to direct traffic as needed. Once the concert ends, all traffic will be routed through Gate 2 or Scott Gate.

Allen said all bags, backpacks, folding chairs and like items will be checked by military police at event entry points.

There will be two holding areas at the north and south entry points with a live radio remote at the south holding area, and food and beverages. Concert-goers can start entering post and parking for the show after 3 p.m. when the holding areas open.

Some things attendees should plan on bringing include folding chairs or a blanket to sit on and sun screen. No camera and/or recording equipment, pets, glass or weapons, including small knives and leatherman tools, will be allowed in the venue.

Coolers and similar containers are not allowed but refreshments will be available at a variety of concessions. Public consumption of alcohol is restricted to the concert area only. Beer will be served only to patrons displaying an alcohol wristband. Wristbands are available at no charge at the concert entry gates.

SINGLE SOLDIER SHUTTLE

For those single Soldiers who live in on-post barracks, the Directorate of Logistics will provide a shuttle service from three areas to the venue and back to barracks after the show. The shuttles will run from 5 p.m. to midnight to drop off and pick up single Soldiers at the corner of Gruber and Sheridan Roads near Polo Field. Several buses will run throughout the event with pickup and drop-off points at buildings 900, 1602, 1603 and 3426.