Thousands pack Cal Poly concert, neighborhoods empty: See photos, video of St. Fratty's in SLO
After the annual street party took a destructive turn last year, St. Fratty's appeared to be a much quieter affair in San Luis Obispo on Saturday, with no street parties and no major property damage.
Thousands instead turned out for an early-morning concert on Cal Poly's campus to watch EDM groups Galantis and Zhu.
Despite students swarming the barricades around the concert venue to get in, Cal Poly spokesman Matt Lazier said there were no other major issues stemming from the Saturday event.
Meanwhile Mayor Erica Stewart lauded the city's Police Department and law enforcement agencies that offered aid to help dissuade students from taking to the streets.
See photos and video from St. Fratty's Day in San Luis Obispo:
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