Lloyd Noble Center has lowered its maximum capacity for country singer Miranda Lambert’s concert, but tickets for the event are still available for purchase.

The center’s total official occupancy is 12,000 people, but this number changes depending on the event, according to the OU Athletics website. The occupancy for the concert is 6,610 people, said Loida Haffener-Salmond, Lloyd Noble Center director of events.

The promoter and the venue determines the capacity based on where the stage sits in relation to floor seats as well as fire-code compliance, Haffener-Salmond said.

Haffener-Salmond said alcohol will be served at the concert, but did not give a specific explanation as to why. Alcohol is prohibited at OU athletic events, according to the OU Athletics website.

The OU Athletics Office set the concert’s ticket prices for students to afford, Haffener-Salmond said. She said she believes that the floor seats are almost entirely sold out.

Elementary education senior Kate Wolverton said she bought tickets when they were released in February.

Wolverton said she is a recent fan of Lambert’s. She said she watched Lambert sweep the Country Music Association Awards on TV with her grandmother.

“I’m really excited to go to the concert,” she said. “Even though I don’t know many of her songs, I’m going to learn them before the concert.”

While Lloyd Noble Center has been mostly for athletic events like basketball games, preparing the center for concerts like Lambert’s is similar to doing so for an athletic event, Haffener-Salmond said.

The center regularly hires police officers and security as well as OU Housing and Food Services catering for its athletic events, Haffener-Salmond said

“There’s a lot more involved as far as rigging and that kind of stuff is concerned, but a lot of it is very similar to basketball,” Haffener-Salmond said. “[Planning is] just either scaled up or scaled down depending on the concert.”

Lloyd Noble Center has plans to reach out to more performers and the concert should be successful enough to draw in other promoters, Haffener-Salmond said.

The concert, which also features country singers Justin Moore and Josh Kelley, will be at 7:30 p.m. April 7 at Lloyd Noble Center.