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Drive-in concerts are emerging as a trend that
allows performers to connect with fans in real life while
maintaining safe social distancing during the coronavirus
pandemic.
Donovan, who shot to fame after winning Australian Idol more
than a decade ago, headlined the performance in a car park to
about 40 vehicles.
"I've been missing live music so much that I'll go and see it in
a car park, in my car just so I can see live music in front of
me. It's good," said audience member Mick Radojkovic.
To ensure physical distancing, audience members were not allowed
to leave their cars but could tune into an FM band on their
radios to get full high-definition sound, or simply wind down
their windows despite the rain.
Instead of clapping or cheering, fans blared their car horns.
Drive-in Entertainment Australia plans to have several more car
park concerts in coming months with many more people being able
to attend as COVID-19 restrictions are eased further.
Musicians around the world have had to adapt how they engage
with their audiences due to mass closures of concert venues,
with many performing online from their homes in virtual
concerts.
Concert venues are expected to be among the last to reopen
because of the challenges of social distancing.
Country music star Keith Urban performed a surprise live show at
a drive-in movie theatre in Nashville, in a test drive for how
concerts might look in the era of social distancing.
It was thought to be the first major live music show of its kind
in the United States, following the cancellation of hundreds of
concerts and tours and the closure of large venues in March
because of the coronavirus epidemic.
(This story has been refiled to insert dropped word in paragraph
9)
(Reporting by Jill Gralow and Cordelia Hsu; Editing by Giles
Elgood)
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