Primus kicks-off the Britt Season tonight at 7:30pm!
Primus
Primus is one of the four concerts where alcohol will NOT be permitted. The official word from Britt about this change is below.
Britt and its Board of Directors announced today
Currently, Britt has a limited on-site liquor license through ORS 471.178, which allows the organization to both sell wine and beer, and to allow patrons to bring wine and beer on site.
“Britt’s policy of allowing patrons to bring in outside beer and wine is a cherished tradition,” said Board President Ken Trautman. “However, as we have expanded our programming to serve new audiences over the past several years, we have seen an increase in alcohol-related incidents at Britt. The Board decision was made in an effort to strike a compromise-keeping the tradition in place for the majority of our concerts, while making some changes to address patron and public safety.”
The four concerts that will prohibit outside alcohol were chosen based on recommendations by Britt’s security staff. In part, these decisions were made based on previous crowd control issues with audiences for these artists based on experiences at Britt and other venues.
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“We wanted to be proactive in addressing this issue,” said Trautman. “We want to avoid any future incidents, both to maintain patron and public safety, and to maintain the Britt Experience.”
Jeff Jett, Lieutenant/Regional Manager of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC), says, “We all want the concert-goers to have a great time. But we want all of them to have a safe drive home as well. We share the Britt’s concerns for public safety and commend them for taking steps to ensure their patrons well-being.”
For all concerts, wine and beer will still be available for purchase on the Britt hill. No hard alcohol is allowed on the Britt hill. Keeping with tradition, picnics are welcome.
“Restricting outside alcohol on these select concerts will help our security staff better manage the crowd and will help ensure a positive Britt Experience for everyone,” says Britt Executive Director Donna Briggs.
Bill Geiger, owner of CYA Event Security says, “CYA provides Britt Festivals with risk management and supports Britt’s new alcohol policy.”
Britt’s limited liquor license also prohibits Britt patrons from taking any alcohol, sealed or unsealed, off the Britt grounds. For concerts not under the outside alcohol ban, noted above, Britt encourages patrons to only bring in an amount of alcohol they can safely consume while enjoying a concert. Britt asks patrons to drink responsibly.
Details and The Britt Season schedule are available at www.brittfest.org