Red Hat Amphitheater

Open your ticket and confirm the event date, door time, seat or standing area, and ticket delivery instructions.

Red Hat permits clear totes up to 12 × 6 × 12 inches and/or clutches up to 6 × 9. For LIVE NATION shows, rejected bags may return to a vehicle or be checked at Gate 2 Guest Services with a listed $10 purchase of a clear bag for the contents. Confirm the current process, carry quantities and medical/infant supplies; this is not storage permission for every prohibited item. The operator says the current venue remains OPEN during construction, with a relocated venue planned for 2027; verify your ticket’s actual location.

Destination

Red Hat Amphitheater, 500 South McDowell Street · Raleigh, NC.

When to arrive

Red Hat Amphitheater’s current venue remains at 500 S. McDowell Street during construction; the new location one block south is scheduled to open in 2027. Check the relocation page for detours before leaving. Nearby public decks are on Lenoir, South, Davie, Cabarrus and Salisbury streets. Garage operators set their own rates, and accessible spaces are on each garage’s first level. Match your ticket to the pit or no-pit seating chart for the current venue.

Transit

Use the entrance at 500 South McDowell Street, Raleigh, NC 27601.

Parking

Lenoir Street between Salisbury and McDowell Street South Street between Salisbury and McDowell Street Davie Street between McDowell and Dawson Street Cabarrus Street between McDowell and Dawson Street Salisbury Street between Cabarrus and Davie Street Accessible parking spaces are available on the first level of each garage.

Red Hat lists accessible locations with a separately PURCHASED adjacent companion seat, accessible entrance gates/restroom ramps, and drop-off by the box office near Cabarrus/McDowell. Listening-system requests need at least 72 HOURS; ASL requests need at least 45 DAYS. Live Nation sensory bags are listed at Gate 2 Guest Services. Confirm your assigned position, complete route and actual show arrangements at 919-996-8800; no wheelchair loan is established. Check relocation details for future events.

Red Hat Amphitheater is cashless at concessions and merchandise, accepting credit/debit and mobile pay. Fee-free dollar-for-dollar cash conversion to a prepaid debit card is at the main merchandise stand, at the bottom of the Gate 2 ramp. Confirm specific card/wallet brands and independent vendor arrangements. Red Hat permits ONE factory-sealed water bottle up to ONE GALLON OR an EMPTY reusable bottle up to ONE GALLON, with refills outside the restrooms by Section 1. Glass bottles and cans are prohibited. Confirm the exact reusable material and necessary medical/infant liquids; do not assume both sealed and reusable bottles may be carried together or that a future relocated venue uses identical rules.

Use the entrance at 500 South McDowell Street, Raleigh, NC 27601. Confirm return service and last departures for your event’s finish time.