MCBROS LAB · Mission: Chapelle Louisville. Saturday, October 24. Chappelle. Karmageddon. One car, one night, front row.
The crew Four seats. One car. JimAngieTylerKatie
Saturday · 10:30a CT I-64 East. 260 miles. Four hours with a stop. Gas up before Indiana. Louisville is Eastern — you lose an hour going and get it back Sunday. PIT STOP · HUBER'S ORCHARD & WINERY, STARLIGHT IN
Saturday · 3:30p ET Hotel Distil. Whiskey Row. 101 W Main St. Two rooms. The arena is across the street — 0.1 miles. Rooftop bar is Bitters End; the house bourbon pours downstairs. ~$340 / ROOM · AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Saturday · 4:15p ET One pour. Not four. Evan Williams Bourbon Experience is next door — book the last tour. Old Forester is across the street. It's a long night.
Saturday · 5:00p ET Repeal. Oak-fired. Inside the hotel. Dry-aged ribeye, a deep bourbon list, and the elevator is right there. Backups: Doc Crow's, Merle's Whiskey Kitchen. RESERVE THE 4-TOP NOW
Saturday · 6:30p ET Doors. Phones off. Three-minute walk across Main. Metal detectors, then the Yondr line — phones and watches get pouched. Tickets into Apple Wallet before you leave the room. Pick a meet spot. BAGS UNDER 14" × 14" × 6" · CASHLESS
Saturday · 7:30p ET · KFC Yum! Center Dave Chappelle. Sec 3 · Row B. Stage mid-floor. Sections 1, 3 and 5 face it head-on. Two hours, probably an opener. $861.30 × 4 ≈ $3,445 ALL-IN
Saturday · 9:45p ET After. Bourbon. Hell or High Water — an unmarked stairwell on Washington St, library-bar speakeasy, reserve. Or the bar at Proof on Main. Or the honky-tonks on the walk home.
Sunday Brunch. Bats. Home by four. Toast on Market at 9:30. Louisville Slugger Museum at 11 — everyone gets a mini bat. Roll out at 1:00p ET and gain the hour back on I-64 West.
The numbers About $4,500. Plus gas. $3,445tickets · 4$780hotel · 2 rooms0.1 mihotel → arena Tickets first — Platinum floor inventory moves. Then the hotel. Then the 4-top.
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Mission: Chapelle · Karmageddon · Road Trip · fx + music + jellybro: RETROACTIVE

Louisville, Saturday October 24

One car down I-64, Whiskey Row across the street from the arena, front row for Dave, bourbon after, brunch Sunday, home by dinner.

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Book this, in this order

1
Tickets · Ticketmaster
Sat Oct 24, 7:30 PM · Sec 3 Row B (or Sec 1 / Sec 5 Row B) · qty 4 · Official Platinum
~$3,445$861.30 each, fees in
2
Hotel · Hotel Distil, Autograph Collection
2 rooms, Sat night · 101 W Main St, Whiskey Row · 0.1 mi to the arena
~$780~$340/room + tax
3
Dinner · Repeal Oak Fired Steakhouse
Inside Hotel Distil · Sat 5:00p · 4-top · reserve now
—steaks, bourbon list
Rough all-in≈ $4,500
Sec 3 · Row B$861 ea top-priced floor section, head-on
Sec 8 · Row A$745 ea front row, side floor
Sec 1 · Row E$556 ea fifth row, floor
Sec 2/4/6/8 · G–L$398 ea standard-price floor
Open Ticketmaster · Oct 24 Hotel Distil Arena info

Saturday, October 24 · Louisville is Eastern time

10:30a CT
Roll out of St. Louis

I-64 East the whole way. ~260 mi, ~4 hrs with a stop. Gas up before the Indiana line.

12:30p CT
Pit stop

Evansville for speed, or push to Huber's Orchard & Winery in Starlight, IN (20 min off I-64 near Louisville) for a late lunch on the porch.

3:30p ET
Arrive · Hotel Distil

Valet at 101 W Main St. Two rooms. Bitters End is the rooftop bar; the Distilled Spirits Lounge downstairs pours the house bourbon.

4:15p ET
Whiskey Row walk

Evan Williams Bourbon Experience is next door (book the last tour), Old Forester across the street. One pour, not four.

5:00p ET
Dinner · Repeal Oak Fired Steakhouse

Inside the hotel. Dry-aged ribeye, deep bourbon list, and the elevator is right there. Backups: Doc Crow's (oysters + smokehouse, 2 min) or Merle's Whiskey Kitchen (1 min from the arena, louder).

6:30p ET
Walk to KFC Yum! Center

Across Main St, 3 minutes. Doors 6:00. Allow 30 min: metal detectors, then the Yondr line. Tickets into Apple Wallet before you leave the room. Agree on a meet spot. Bags under 14"×14"×6". Cashless.

7:30p ET
Dave Chappelle · Karmageddon

Sec 3 Row B. Stage sits mid-floor; Sec 1/3/5 face it head-on. ~2 hours, likely an opener. Phone-free show.

9:45p ET
After
Hell or High Water · unmarked stairwell on Washington St, library-bar speakeasy. Reserve.
Proof on Main · the bar at 21c, 0.4 mi · Louisville's best bourbon nerds.
Whiskey Row honky-tonks · the walk home.

Sunday, October 25

9:30a ET
Brunch

Toast on Market (0.5 mi, the institution) or Wild Eggs on Whiskey Row (2 min).

11:00a ET
One Louisville thing

Louisville Slugger Museum (0.2 mi, an hour, everyone gets a mini bat) or Churchill Downs and the Derby Museum (10 min drive).

1:00p ET
Roll out

I-64 West, ~4 hrs. You gain the hour back.

4:00p CT
Home

In time for dinner.

Notes from recon

Phone-free

Phones and smartwatches get locked in Yondr pouches at the door. No texting inside; agree on a meet spot.

Citi card

The Louisville event page shows a Citi cardmember "Unlock" offer. Try the Citi card at checkout for that inventory.

Amex Platinum

Hotel Distil is a Marriott Autograph property. Check whether it's in Amex's The Hotel Collection before booking so the $200 hotel credit and late checkout apply.

Other hotels

21c Museum Hotel ~$294 (0.4 mi, art hotel) · The Brown ~$113 (0.8 mi, 1923 grand hotel) · The Grady ~$198 (0.3 mi) · Omni ~$225 (0.4 mi).

Prices move

Tickets and rates pulled Sept 24. Platinum floor inventory moves; buy tickets first.

Why driving

No nonstop STL–SDF on any airline. Every flight is a one-stop, 3h15m at best, which loses to a 4-hour drive door to door.