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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
We need to move forward : McMenamins Edgefield books first outdoor concert for fall
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Oregon s Music Venues Are Just as Unsure as You Are About What Reopening Will Look Like
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We re losing shows, daily : Concert venues ask state for guidance on long-term reopening plans
With COVID risk levels changing often, entertainment venues and festivals are having a tough time planning for the summer. Author: Katherine Cook Updated: 11:18 PM PDT April 5, 2021
PORTLAND, Oregon Watching a video from an outdoor concert can feel like watching something from 10-years ago. But as more people get the COVID-19 vaccine, concert venues are trying to plan how to bring back live, outdoor events. Many feel like they re doing so without the state s guidance.
“There s none of that groundwork, so right now we re losing shows, daily,” said Beau Eastes, marketing director for the Les Schwab Amphitheater in Bend. “People are saying, ‘We ll route our tour around Oregon because we don t know what the parameters are going to be.’”