Conceptually, the experience isn’t dissimilar from Live Nation’s recent spate of drive-in concerts, which finds fans parking their cars facing the stage with their own socially distanced pod spaces to lounge in. But attendees for the U.K. shows will instead park further away and walk in socially distanced queues to their own separate viewing platforms. The “arena,” formally a horse racecourse, can fit 20,000 people, but the venue will allow a maximum 2,500 people to uphold safety standards.
Organizers are keeping track of how many tickets have been designated for each platform to keep attendees within their own groups, and while Davis acknowledges it’s difficult to completely stop people from visiting other platforms, those who do risk getting kicked out of the venue. latest developments regarding localised lockdowns means it has become impossible for us to continue with the series with any confidence.”
“During the time of lockdown, we’ve been presented with a number of different ideas and solutions, and some were rubbish, some were ok, some are well thought through. In the instance of the gigs we’re doing at Newcastle, they look very well-organized and well thought through,” Bianchi says. “As long as people are actually making money, money is a lesser issue than if these shows will be any good or not. I don’t know because we haven’t seen it yet.
Singer Alex Trimble of Two Door Cinema Club performs during a concert at the Columbiahalle on January 17, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.Two Door Cinema Club’s Kevin Baird says it took some vetting before the band felt comfortable jumping on for the show. They needed to ensure they and their fans would be safe, and that the show would be substantial enough to feel similar to a more typical concert.
Good Lord tickets Dead and Co. & Stones for sure prices will be out of my league...
Like something from pink floyd 'the wall'
god that looks depressing..
That ain't rock 'n roll...
Yes, a world without live music is frightening
This layout might mean I ( short person) could actually see the stage. 🤟
What, at $20k a ticket?
$1000 per ticket
Nice
Go to a concert!! - l don’t even feel safe walking streets of NYC now that mayor & governor has given control to criminals Thugs -violent gangs & hoodlums & thieves and mad dog predators
Looks like a good idea.