Partying Outside the Gates Before the Show

What most people don’t realize is you just added a whole new chapter to the “back in my day” stories.Because before that hill became a park… it was a grass parking lot.And that parking lot?It was a massive tailgate party before the gates ever opened.Back then, fans didn’t line up down the road with wristbands and phones out. They stayed at their cars. Trucks backed in. Tailgates down. Coolers open. Music blasting. Grills going. It was the concert before the concert.It felt like a college football Saturday, except it was rock and roll.Now you’ll see lines stretching all the way down the road for a big show. Different era. More structured. More organized.But when that space was a parking lot, nobody rushed the gates. They built a party first.And if you didn’t have much money but managed to hustle a ticket? Chances were someone fed you. Someone handed you a beer. Someone gave you water. It was its own little community outside the venue.The Zoo wasn’t just what happened inside the gates.It was what happened on that hill. #HeresTheDealPodcast #ZooAmphitheatre #OKCMusicHistory #ConcertLife #TailgateParty #BackInMyDay #LiveMusicCulture #OklahomaCity #RockAndRollStories #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownenLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com