Rock and roll fans heading to Carter-Finley Stadium for Thursday's Guns N' Roses concert are going to be dealing with rain, and we're not talking about the band's hit song.
Thursday is a WRAL Weather Alert Day due to the threat of periods of heavy rain in the afternoon, around the time fans will be heading to the stadium for the concert. There is a flood watch for Raleigh and much of central North Carolina during the day.
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The weather on Thursday has already been a massive headache before the concert, with rain and storms causing flooding, power outages, downed trees and even a crash on I-440.
The rain doesn't seem to be stopping fans, with WRAL spotting several already sporting ponchos for the concert and cars already filling parking lots around the arena.
Parking is already open for the concert, and doors open at 5 p.m., with the opening acts beginning at 6 p.m.
Carter-Finley's history of large concerts, even bigger traffic headaches.
Carter-Finley Stadium is no stranger to massive concerts and the traffic headaches that come with them. The stadium's notorious traffic reputation started in 2009, when U2 came to perform. The event drew about 60,000 people to the stadium. However, some fans missed the concert, while others told WRAL News that they never made it inside.
One ticket holder told WRAL News that a state trooper told them the parking lots were full, and another said that traffic was backed up for six miles on Interstate 40.
The stadium is getting a one-two punch this week for massive concerts. Once Guns N' Roses leave town, Noah Kahan will take the stadium on Saturday.
In 2025, the stadium hosted Chris Brown for its first major concert since Beyoncé in 2016. The concert led to massive traffic problems in and around the stadium. NC State University said it and the Raleigh Police Department are working to prevent similar issues between the two concerts this week.
“We worked with the police department to make sure that we’re as prepared as we can be, to make sure that it’s a big event for the city and for NC State and for the residents,” said Boo Corrigan, NC State's athletic director.