The time has come.
St. Augustine has been preparing for Mumford & Sons, and now the crowds are arriving.
The city put together a transportation plan to help move the thousands of people expected downtown for the concert. At the time, visitors could find concert and transportation information through a special city website and the Gentlemen of the Road event information.
Taxis will be busy, and downtown St. Augustine will be packed with revelers.
Abraxi Taxi will do our best to get you where you need to go, but the volume will be extremely heavy. Please be patient and take advantage of the transportation options being provided for the event.
This is a great opportunity to showcase our historic city, and with a little planning, everyone attending Mumford & Sons should have a tremendous time.
A Cab Driver’s Concert Advice
Be prepared to walk.
Wear comfortable shoes. Our city is not very high-heel friendly.
Bring plenty of water and perhaps a few snacks. Local restaurants and bars are going to be packed.
For this particular event, visitors were encouraged to purchase shuttle wristbands because the shuttle system was expected to be the best form of locomotion around downtown before, during and after the concert.
The city had designed a transportation strategy for an extraordinary weekend. If visitors followed the plan—and packed a little patience along with those comfortable shoes—we figured everybody would have a much better Mumford & Sons experience.
Welcome to St. Augustine.
Enjoy the music, enjoy the Ancient City and expect one hell of a crowd.
Steven “Abraxi Taxi” Ciccantelli
Abraxi Taxiom: Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance.
Archive note — 2026: This post has been lightly edited from the original 2013 Abraxi Taxi blog entry. Transportation websites, shuttle arrangements and event instructions mentioned above were specific to the 2013 Mumford & Sons Gentlemen of the Road event and should be considered historical.
