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Edgefield Will Host Concerts Again This Fall The venue plans to host shows “at or near” full capacity by October. (Courtesy of Facebook) Despite the uncertainty around reopening protocols, Edgefield has started booking concerts for this fall. On Friday, tickets will go on sale for the outdoor venue’s first show in over a year, a Machine Gun Kelly concert scheduled for October 13. Edgefield plans to the host the show “at or near” full capacity. Current state guidelines would allow outdoor entertainment establishments to operate at a maximum of 50 percent capacity once a county is designated as lower risk, a percentage many local venue operators claim is too low to sustainably cover operating costs. Under the extreme risk designation that will go in affect this Friday, outdoor venues can host no mor