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In the wake of his concert Saturday night, the country community expressed its collective disbelief and outrage, claiming the Rice concert jeopardized the health of thousands of people -- not just those in attendance but people they may come in contact with later.

Kelsea Ballerini called out the \"Eyes on You\" singer on Sunday, tweeting, \"Imagine being selfish enough to put thousands of people's health at risk, not to mention the potential ripple effect, and play a NORMAL country concert right now.\" Ballerini added that, while she and other artists everywhere are chomping at the bit to get back on tour, the health and safety of their fans always comes first.

Mickey Guyton expressed her concern that the concert will exacerbate COVID-19 cases in the state, tweeting on Sunday, \"This is happening in Tennessee where cases are spiking y'all. Jesus help us.\"

The venue can typically host up to 10,000 people and, as part of its safety protocol amid the pandemic, has reduced that to a maximum capacity of 4,000, per their Instagram post.

Historic Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary told ABC News, \"All local requirements were abided by for the recent concert, and numerous precautions were taken.\" This included temperature checks and free hand sanitizer provided to everyone upon entry.

The venue also claimed there were \"less than 1,000\" people in attendance and they had \"ample space in the outdoor lawn area for fans to spread out to their own comfort level.\"

That said, they admitted they \"were unable to further enforce the physical distancing recommended in the signage posted across the property and are looking into future alternative scenarios that further protect the attendees, artists and their crews and our employees.\"

The venue will now reevaluate its safety measures \"from the top to bottom\" to further enhance the safety of attendees, performing artists and others.

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