The First Socially Distanced Gig (in US)

[Drax]

https://www.nme.com/news/music/heres-what-americas-first-socially-distant-concert-looked-like-arkansas-travis-mccready-templelive-2671536

Huge amount of faff but admirable they're having a go. Be interesting to see how this develops. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ClassicVibes]

What an absolute shambolic way to try and get live music happening again. Did the venue break even? I highly doubt it. 

A far better option would be to have outdoor venues where you could pull up in your car (like a drive in movie theatre) and watch the gig from the safety of your vehicle and avoid interaction with others. 

Not that gigs should be happening during these uncertain times. 

Edited May 20, 2020 by ClassicVibes

[ezbass]

29 minutes ago, ClassicVibes said:

 

A far better option would be to have outdoor venues where you could pull up in your car (like a drive in movie theatre) and watch the gig from the safety of your vehicle and avoid interaction with others. 

 

I think they did this somewhere in Scandinavia (I want to say Denmark). Given that the drive-in movie is a very US thing anyway, you'd think that would be their first move.

[Mottlefeeder]

My understanding is that the 2 m rule is for short duration exposures, and if you spend a long time with people, e.g. a rehearsal,  2 m spacing will not help you.

As others have said, a drive in would be a safer option, but if you had to hang a speaker on your window, you could pick up infections from that, or if you leave your windows open, then you lose the 2 m when someone (drunken idiot) walks past.

David

[Roger2611]

Well looking at the amount of people there, we would be lucky to have half that many at most of the gigs we play so I guess we were social distancing well ahead of the curve!

[ezbass]

Drive-in gig in Sydney. Also, It seems Keith Urban did a drive-in gig in the US.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-52749186?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5ec5f43dd8c22c0653b2f681%26Drive-in concerts kick off in Australia%262020-05-21T03%3A36%3A50%2B00%3A00&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:44b6cb2a-5508-4d8c-b74c-29d1e0d30b02&pinned_post_asset_id=5ec5f43dd8c22c0653b2f681&pinned_post_type=share

[steantval]

5 hours ago, ezbass said:

Drive-in gig in Sydney. Also, It seems Keith Urban did a drive-in gig in the US.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-52749186?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5ec5f43dd8c22c0653b2f681%26Drive-in concerts kick off in Australia%262020-05-21T03%3A36%3A50%2B00%3A00&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:44b6cb2a-5508-4d8c-b74c-29d1e0d30b02&pinned_post_asset_id=5ec5f43dd8c22c0653b2f681&pinned_post_type=share

Do they have a mosh pit at the front, so all the cars can crash into each other.

[ezbass]

33 minutes ago, steantval said:

Do they have a mosh pit at the front, so all the cars can crash into each other.

Gig meets demolition derby. I feel you're onto something here.

[Elfrasho]

Looks more like a publicity stunt more than a genuine attempt at providing live music. 

[ClassicVibes]

2 hours ago, steantval said:

Do they have a mosh pit at the front, so all the cars can crash into each other.

It's a world first - a wall of death with cars. 

[KingPrawn]

That pretty much looks like 60% of the venues we play already. We have clearly been advocates of social distancing for years!!

[Woodinblack]

22 hours ago, Mottlefeeder said:

As others have said, a drive in would be a safer option, but if you had to hang a speaker on your window, you could pick up infections from that, or if you leave your windows open, then you lose the 2 m when someone (drunken idiot) walks past

Generally at a drivethrough you listen to the sound on your radio

[ClassicVibes]

23 hours ago, Roger2611 said:

Well looking at the amount of people there, we would be lucky to have half that many at most of the gigs we play so I guess we were social distancing well ahead of the curve!

 

1 hour ago, KingPrawn said:

That pretty much looks like 60% of the venues we play already. We have clearly been advocates of social distancing for years!!

🦜 

[Mottlefeeder]

4 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

Generally at a drivethrough you listen to the sound on your radio

I'm showing my age - the last drive-in movie I went to was in the US in 1975.

David

[Woodinblack]

On 21/05/2020 at 22:09, Mottlefeeder said:

I'm showing my age - the last drive-in movie I went to was in the US in 1975.

Mine was 2000, and it was hard to find as they are dying out (or were even then)

[grenadillabama]

A car windshield will block most of the mids and highs. The PA would need to go side-to-side . Or people should park sideways ?

[ClassicVibes]

What is the best drive-thru car for metal?

[louisthebass]

Looks like a complete waste of everybody's time. Gigs are for people to congregate in numbers regardless of whether it's a pub, club, arena, or festival, and I doubt that any of will see anything like that until sometime next year if we're lucky.