Went to Kid Rock last night but really only to see how the arena was with people in it. Checked out Saturday's open house for STH but at 8:00 AM and the crowd was light.
I always park at the underground garage at Woodward and Grand River (site of former Hudsons store) for $10 for Tigers games. Last night we parked at the Detroit Opera House garage for $10 and walked to LCA. Only took us 10 minutes to get there or back and didn't fight any traffic around the arena. MUCH better than walking to the Joe Garage or fighting through people heading to Cobo Roof. Safe, guarded, and covered for when it snows.
I know I'm going to roll with that option for the start until I learn of something better or the weather turns to -5 in December and I don't want to freeze.