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Britt heats up for summer concerts May 11, 2016 12:00 AM A A Tickets for Britt Festivals summer concert season at the Britt Pavilion in Jacksonville will be available to the general public starting Friday, May 13. Tickets can be purchased online at the box office, 216 W. Main St., Medford, online at brittfest.org or by calling 541-773-6077 or 800-882-7488. Britt’s box office is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Britt's festivities kick off Saturday, June 4, with the annual Taste of Summer celebration in downtown Jacksonville. From noon to 4:30 p.m., visitors can look for wine tastings, live music, art, food, street performers and family activities at the free event. Concerts begin Thursday, June 16, with Slightly Stoopid, joined by Zion I, The Grouch, Eligh and Grammy-winning band SOJA. Electric blues rockers Eric Burdon and the Animals, with openers The Weight, will follow Friday, June 17; then rock band Chicago comes Tuesday, June 21; and Mississippi rock band 3 Doors Down plays Wednesday, June 22. On Thursday, June 30, the festival will host its Best of Britt benefit — a gala of food and wines from local restaurants and wineries, a silent auction full of concert packages, topped off with a concert with Lyle Lovett and his Large Band. All-inclusive tickets for this event are available, as well as tickets to the concert only. That is just some of the excitement awaiting visitors in June. Here's the remainder of the 2016 Britt Festivals season: July 2: ZZ Ward / JJ Grey & Mofro / Allen Stone July 3: Trio Case, k.d. lang and Veirs July 5: Diana Ross / Rhonda Ross July 7: Brian Regan / Dan Cummins July 14: Nahko & Medicine for the People July 21: Grace Potter July 22: The Claypool Lennon Delirium July 23: Hollywood Vampires (Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, Joe Perry) July 28: The Piano Guys July 29-30: Britt Orchestra performs at Crater Lake National Park July 30: Justin Moore Aug. 5: Britt Orchestra w/ Ray Chen Aug. 6: Britt Orchestra w/ Jeremy Denk Aug. 8: Britt Orchestra's Shakespeare and Song Aug. 13: Britt Orchestra's Mahler’s Resurrection Aug. 14: Britt Orchestra's Symphony Pops w/ Halie Loren Aug. 19: Britt Orchestra w/ Yefim Bronfman Aug. 20: Britt Orchestra's Crater Lake Piece & Orchestra Showcase Aug. 22: Fitz and the Tantrums Aug. 24: Gipsy Kings Aug. 25: Hunter Hayes Aug. 26: Buena Vista Social Club presents Omara Portuondo & Eliades Ochoa Aug. 27: Rising Appalachia Aug. 30: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo Sept. 1: Steve Miller Band w/ Curtis Salgado Sept. 3: Michael Franti & Spearhead Sept. 9: Colvin & Earle Sept. 12: Tedeschi Trucks Band Sept. 14: Lee Brice Sept. 15: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band — 50 Years of Dirt Sept. 16: Get the Led Out — The American Led Zeppelin Sept. 17: Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally Sept. 20: Gavin DeGraw / Andy Grammer British blues artists Eric Burdon and the Animals perform June 17 at the Britt Pavilion in Jacksonville. Photo courtesy of Britt Festivals