MUSIC
A new concert phenomenon started to pop up during quarantine. WRITTEN BY
Joscelyn Ervin ILLSTRATION BY
Danah Alshagdali
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here are many ways people have found
on the other hand, cost on average about $100 to $200
to adapt to different social distance
per car, with varying limits of people per vehicle. This
guidelines of the pandemic. One of the
price is a bit much, considering these concerts are
most odd new events that began to pop
basically the same experience as a drive-in movie.
up throughout October and into the be-
Even though I think these concerts aren’t worth
ginning of November is drive-in concerts. While
the hype, this didn’t stop them from having their
there are only a handful throughout Ohio, they’ve
own little surge in popularity. Once everything be-
been met with varying degrees of enthusiasm. Even
gan to shut down in the middle of March, one of the
though multiple concerts have been advertised to me
most damaged parts of the economy was the arts.
personally since the middle of September, everyone
This includes everything to do with theatre, music,
that I’ve talked to about them have felt the same way
museums, and especially concerts. Musical artists
so far - it’s probably not worth it. All of my cowork-
were forced to cancel or postpone their concerts
ers and friends have the same thought that these
and tours until next year or so. However, once some
drive-in concerts, or drive-in events, are not worth
states started to gradually reopen, some smaller
the ticket price. Why drive out somewhere and stay
artists, and very few larger ones, thought it would
in your car when you can get almost the same expe-
be a good idea to try drive-in concerts. One of these
rience watching something at home? It doesn’t make
larger artists that gave this a try was Keith Urban.
sense. Especially when comparing the ticket prices of
These concerts mostly took place throughout
these concerts to tickets for drive-in movies.
the end of September and October. Now that the
To get into a drive-in movie in Ohio, tickets
weather is getting colder and colder, not many at
average from $8 a night to up to $15 a night
all are scheduled to take place in November. In fact,
for about two movies. That’s ridiculously
I couldn’t find any local ones that will happen near
cheap if you stay for both movies.
Northeast Ohio.
Tickets for drive-in concerts,
began to shut down … one of the most damaged parts of the economy was the arts.
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