Drive-In Concert, A New Way To Enjoy A Music Stage Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic

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JAKARTA - Denmark and Lithuania have a new way of providing enjoyment to music fans like watching a concert but in a healthy way. They call it a drive-in concert.

Danish singer Mads Langer made a concert with a drive in concept in Tangkrogen where fans could watch his performance from inside the car. He managed to sell 500 tickets for this concert.

"Instead of shouting 'Show me your hand' I felt more like 'Move the wipers from left to right," Langer revealed the interesting moment he had. Reporting from the LRT, Tuesday, May 5.

"This is something that is not real. You can't imagine what it's like to see all of this from the stage, ”said Giedrė Kilčiauskienė, a Lithuanian musician who also holds a drive-in concert in his home country.

Previously, the drive-in concept had been adopted by South Korea for theaters to keep showing a number of films amid the pandemic. This turned out to be an inspiration for other industries to still feel the crowd but without physical contact with other people.

The possibility of holding a drive in concert can be a new style for musicians to keep the concert feeling as usual. Moreover, previously, as reported by Stereogum, health experts predict that music lovers will not be able to enjoy concerts for the next year.

Zeke Emanual, an oncologist at the Center For American Progress, said the possibility of a meeting involving large crowds could not return any time soon. By applying the rules of physical distancing or maintaining physical distance because of this situation, people will think twice about going to a crowded place, including a concert arena.