Managing Under Age Drinking

[+Scooby+]

We quite often promote our own gigs and one of the biggest problems we have is people under age trying to but alcohol. Our security staff carry out bag checks at the door which stops that problem and they also roam the gig making sure older kids don’t buy alcohol for minors. One of them mentioned something about a cheap tamper proof wrist band that you could give people that had been correctly checked out as being over eighteen.

Well I have spent ages trawling the internet and eBay but I am darned if I can find anything like it. It was described to me as being similar to the wrist bands put on babies when they are in hospital.

If you know where I can find something like this, or have a better idea I am all ears.

I know you are probably going to slate me for even allowing minors in the gig but there is nowhere for them to go locally. The gigs are aimed at sixth formers too early twenties and we use registered door staff and although the problem I have mentioned is under control I like to set precedents where they know there is a zero tolerance for under age drinking.

[Stormin' Si]

I could only find these, but they seller is in Australia!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FLUORO-WRIST-B...QQcmdZViewItem

[soundtracker]

Just get their foreheads tattooed, and charge them for the privilege.

[Corabar Entertainment]

Here's a few I found on a quick search. Are these what you are after?

http://www.idcband.co.uk/wristband.htm http://www.band-pass.co.uk/wrist-bands.htm http://www.printedwristbands.co.uk/order.htm http://www.bemrosebooth.com/sports_l...wristbands.htm

[Corabar Steve]

Failing that, I'll post something on the 100% Biker forum (sounds like the type of thing that gets used to get in & out of rallies once you've handed over your ticket) someone on there is bound to know where you can get them from.

[+Scooby+]

:teeth: Found them on eBay:teeth:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWN%3AIT&rd=1

Thanks for the help

[eggie]

Quite a good deal there, plus made of Tyvek so the cant just rip them off!!!! Tyvek is actually very strong!!!

[leighinstoke]

If it is on licensed premises, surely it is the responsibility of the license holder to be the enforcing body?

[Flex]

I managed quite a bit of under age drinking in my time. :embarasse

[Corabar Steve]

If it is on licensed premises, surely it is the responsibility of the license holder to be the enforcing body?

As the promoter you also have a responsibility.

Wristbands make it very easy to spot who should & shouldn't be able to have an alcoholic drink