At the rally I attended, the hours were the same as you listed. When I arrived at 4:30 a.m., I was among the first dozen people there. As 1:00 approached, a separate long line of people were let in before the group (of many thousands) I was in line with. Come to find out, they had each paid $100 for "preferred" seating. These were the folks who you see directly behind President Trump with signs.
If I were to do it again, I'd pay the $100 and sleep a bit later.
At the rally I attended, the hours were the same as you listed. When I arrived at 4:30 a.m., I was among the first dozen people there. As 1:00 approached, a separate long line of people were let in before the group (of many thousands) I was in line with. Come to find out, they had each paid $100 for "preferred" seating. These were the folks who you see directly behind President Trump with signs.
If I were to do it again, I'd pay the $100 and sleep a bit later.
Wait, so you got there at 4:30am?
Yes. We thought being at the front of the line would let us get in first. Wrong!