It was smooth going in Friday's rush hour on Interstate 69 North near 82nd Street.
Just a few miles north though, there was heavy congestion, cars backed up in stop and go traffic.
It's a familiar problem with INDOT construction to reconfigure Exit 5, where drivers connect to 116th Street or State Road 37.
"I come home from work that way and they've closed the inside and the outside lanes on 69, so it's a mess," said Rusty Pitner who lives in Noblesville.
"Stop and Go. Its about an hour and a half from the northwest side of Indianapolis to get here," described Jeff Schwartz, who lives in the same subdivision as Pitner, across from the Klipsch Music Center.
On a night like Friday with a big name act like Dave Matthews drawing thousands, "It's even worse. Especially with Dave Matthews because they start camping the day before, two days before," said Schwartz.
"We were well aware of it before we moved here. So I guess we'll just have to adapt," said Pitner.
Adapting has meant sometimes just going with the flow.
"I got a kitchen sink and a porta potty in the back, and its taken all day to get up here," said one driver who sat in the traffic near 146th Street, waiting to get through the gates to the concert.
"Little bit heavier than we thought it would be with so many people camping over here, there's still a lot of traffic coming in," said one Hamilton County sheriff's deputy as he directed that same traffic.
Rusty Pitner's wife sat in that traffic, trying to get home.
"She's at a stop. She's has a car load of groceries and she's just hoping they don't spoil," said Pitner.
Concert-goers were familiar with the problem too.
"You're sitting there for hours, getting impatient," said Susanna Field.
That's why many like Field took cabs this time.
"It was a great idea. That way, we're also safe driving home," she said.
Some said it's better than it used to be because there were more exits and entrances at the venue.
"It's not been bad at all. We were expecting a lot more of a wait," said one driver heading into see Dave Matthews.
For those who have lived near it all, "We learn to live with it," said Schwartz.
They said there was always a silver lining. "We can also hear some of the shows on a good night, so it's nice," he added.
It's likely to be more of the same this weekend. Dave Matthews performs at Klipsch again Saturday night. Lady Antebellum will appear there Sunday.
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