It’s about a week until Bruno Mars returns to Honolulu. It’ll be his first time performing at the Aloha Stadium, and it’s one of the biggest concerts to be held there in years. With the concert coming up, a stadium manager gave tips on making it through the door and into your seats quicker.



“With the size of the event there’s going to be traffic, and we just want people to know that from the get go, which means they need to plan ahead and get here early,” said Ryan Andrews, Aloha Stadium Deputy Manager.

He says they will be working with the Honolulu Police Department to ease congestion, and oversee drop off zones.

Gates to the stadium parking will open on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday at 4 p.m. Parking costs $16.

“We followed the Hawaii administrative rules that the prices are set and for any professional event or international event. They are set at $16,” said Andrews.

But with only 6,000 parking stalls available in the stadium, he says parking will run out quickly.

“So what we are recommending is, if you want to park at the stadium, again get here early. We try to encourage people to do ride shares, to take shuttles, to take charters,” said Andrews.

He recommends making a reservation soon, as Robert’s Hawaii shuttle seats are quickly filling up.

He also suggests planning where to park. If you choose not to park at the stadium, there will be ten additional parking areas where concert-goers can park. Nine provide shuttles to the event, which can cost anywhere from $2 to $10.

Once you arrive at the stadium, turnstile gates will open at 5:30 p.m.

“We will have all gates completely staffed… in fact staffed at higher levels that we’ve done for any other event to date,” said Andrews.

If you have field seats, he suggests entering through Gate 5 or Gate 8.

There will be bag checks and metal detection.

Andrews recommends traveling light and only bring the items you need like your ID, some cash and your tickets. He says only bringing what you need will help you get through security that much faster.

“If you have no bags, we’ll have expedited lines for no bags. It will probably be the quickest way to go through,” said Andrews.

Umbrellas, which is a popular item for rain, are not allowed in the stadium. Concert-goers can bring a poncho, sweater or jacket, however.

He also says everyone must have a ticket to get into the concert, no matter your age. Ticketmaster will be on-site to handle any ticketing problems. However if you bought from a third party, they may not be able to help.



He says bringing cash is important.

“It’s good to know that a lot of our concessions here are cash only, you know beer stands, food stands, as well as parking is cash only,” said Andrews.



As for bringing in food, outside food and beverages are not allowed in Aloha Stadium, but you can call them in advance to set something up if you have a food allergy or need to bring in baby food.

Fo additional information, you can visit the Aloha Stadium website here.