Stamford Eases Rules To Cut Lines At Alive@Five Concerts

STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford's Downtown Special Services District is making some changes at its Alive@Five concerts after complaints from fans, it announced on its blog.

Ryan Cabrera is the headliner at this week's Alive@Five concert in Stamford. The city is easing entry rules to make the concerts more fun. Entry will be $10 per person.
Photo Credit: *Flickr user Joel Telling*

by The Daily Voice

07/09/2013 6:30 p.m.

In an open letter the thousands of Alive@Five fans, the DSSD said it, too, hates the lines at the Thursday outdoor concerts and decided to introduce new procedures for entry to Columbus Park.

If you are under 25, you will no longer be required to stand in a line to fill out a Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Liquor Control Division Age Statement Form, certifying that you are 21 or older. Spot checks will be done instead, but the DSSD said it would be vigilant in stopping underage drinking.

Also, more entry points will be added to ease the lines.

The cost of this week's concert has been cut $5 to just $10 per person, the DSSD said, in an effort to put the fun back into the summer event.

This week's concert will feature Ryan Cabrera with Mike Scala and Alexis Babini opening the event.

Here are the remaining dates and acts:

Wynonna & The Big Noise on July 18 with The Dirty Gems and Roses & Revolutions opening
Bret Michaels Life Rocks 2013 on July 25 with StoneBaby and Eighteenth Hour opening
Matt Nathanson on Aug. 1 with Graham Alexander
and Mike Cusato Band opening
Howie Day on Aug. 8 with Golden Bloom and The Field Effect opening
Michael McDonald on Aug. 15 with Stolen Rhodes and Risky Business Band opening

The concerts are every Thursday beginning at 5 p.m. at Columbus Park.

For more information visit the Alive@Five page here.

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