Shuttle Locations
MATA will provide shuttle service beginning at 9:15 a.m. The cost of the shuttle is $7. There are six shuttle locations -
Germantown – Germantown Village Square Mall on Poplar
East Memphis – Eastgate Shopping Center
Southeast Memphis – Halle Stadium
Collierville – Market Street next to Perkins
Bartlett – Highway 64 behind Colton’s Steaks
Raleigh Raleigh Springs Mall
For more detailed information, please call MATA’s Information Center at 274-6282.
Tickets
Will call for the general public will be located at Gate 1. An ID will be required to pick up tickets. Perimeter gates will open at 7 a.m. and will call distribution will begin at 7 a.m. at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Admission into the stadium’s interior will begin at 9 a.m. If individuals have purchased tickets and requested that they be mailed and have not received them prior to the game – they must go to Gate 1 for lost slips. A photo ID will be required for a lost slip to be issued. U of M Player Family tickets will be located at Gate 6 and will open at 9 a.m. Visiting Player Family tickets and UT will call will be located at Gate 6. Unless sold out, tickets will be available for sale at Gates 1, 3 and 4. All sales will be cash only at the stadium. There is not an ATM machine at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Ticket sales will begin at 7 a.m. at Gate 1. Gates 3 and 4 will begin selling at 8 a.m. U of M students will be admitted free with a current valid U of M ID at Gate 2. All IDs will be scanned. Gate 2 will open at 9 a.m. Student guest tickets for the game are SOLD OUT.
RVs
There will not be an area available for RV parking.
Traffic Info
The City of Memphis Parks Division, Memphis Police Department and Memphis Area Transit Authority, (MATA) urge the public to plan ahead to avoid parking and traffic congestion in the area of the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium and the Fairgrounds this weekend. This weekend’s activities include Saturday’s 11 a.m. match-up at the Liberty Bowl featuring the University of Memphis Tigers vs the University of Tennessee, and the culmination of the Mid South Fair.
Traffic Alerts:
Avoid the East Parkway Bridge (Airways) north and south bound lanes between Spottswood and Central Avenue as it remains under construction. Travelers using this route will encounter major traffic delays. Officials urge travelers from the south to utilize I-240 North to Lamar, east on Lamar to Central Avenue to the Fairgrounds/Liberty Bowl Complex.
Parking:
Public parking at the Fairgrounds is limited. See Fairgrounds Map.
• Arrive at least 2 hours early to park at one of the 3 lots on Early Maxwell. See Fairgrounds Map. Cost for parking is $7.00/vehicle.
• Arrive at least 1 hour early to park in School Board/Tobey Park area, north of the Stadium on Hollywood.
• If all lots are full, there are public streets in areas adjoining the Fairgrounds that are the best bet.
Officials strongly suggest carpooling or using the MATA shuttle service to the University of Memphis football game.
