The second

series of this year's summer concert offerings at the Frederick Brown

Jr. Amphitheater in Peachtree City has been a big hit.

All shows were

sold out as of Thursday morning, said Amphitheater Director Kristi Rapson.

But 35 standing-room-only tickets will be available for each show the

night of the performance, sold at the gate beginning at 6:30 p.m., Rapson

said.

"So if

someone's dying to see a show, they can," Rapson said. "That's

what we're down to, packing them in."

Patrons using

those tickets will be allowed to stand in the back or on the dance floor

only, Rapson noted. The amphitheater typically offers the standing-room-only

tickets except for shows where quiet is desired, Rapson said.

The ranks of

season ticket holders have swollen to more than 1,300, representing sales

of more than 4,500 tickets, Rapson told the Development Authority at its

regular meeting Monday night. The renewal rate of season ticket holders

from the first concert series was 98 percent.

"It's

nice to be sold out," Rapson said.

This is the

third season that the concert series has offered both Friday and Saturday

night shows, Rapson noted. Now, amphitheater staff will consider how to

handle season ticket sales in the future since demand was so high this

year, she said.

Sponsorships

for the series were also sold out this year, and there is a waiting list

of groups wishing to sign up as sponsors, Rapson added. Part of that is

due to a policy of not signing sponsors which compete for business with

other sponsors, Rapson said.

The estimated

economic impact of the concert series last year was $15 million, although

this year's numbers haven't been calculated yet, Rapson noted.

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