But that wasn't enough to please Foo Fighters fans who missed the start of the show.
"The entrance was a shambles," wrote one Facebook commentator.
"You failed miserably at what it is you actually do - effective crowd and event management," wrote another.
Others said the situation was "dangerous".
"It could have developed into something unpleasant or even dangerous with a complete lack of funnelling into a safe and orderly (and efficient) processing system," wrote a third angry fan.
"Clearly you have managers with extremely poor time management skills and lack of foresight ... poor effort."
"We stood in a queue for over an hour and did miss beginning of concert. Many people were working till 5 including me ! VBase not good enough, you should've anticipated the crowds as it was a workday not the weekend. Open more gates and put more people on."
The Foo Fighters also perform a charity show at the Auckland Town Hall on Friday night, and Mt Smart Stadium on Saturday.
- nzherald.co.nz