{"id":15086,"date":"2020-09-08T15:04:59","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T20:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/?p=15086"},"modified":"2026-01-20T17:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T22:56:19","slug":"live-music-2020-can-drive-in-concerts-bridge-social-distance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/live-music-2020-can-drive-in-concerts-bridge-social-distance\/","title":{"rendered":"Drive-In Concerts: Can They Bridge Social Distance?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-drive-in-concerts-offer-live-music-experiences-safely-while-maintaining-social-distance-during-the-pandemic\">How Drive-In Concerts Offer Live Music Experiences Safely While Maintaining Social Distance During the Pandemic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As 2020 slogs on, the live music industry has scrambled to bring audiences an opportunity to be more present than they can be during live streamed concerts from the artists\u2019 homes. The latest trend in bridging the social distance is drive-in concerts. Acts as varied as the Avett Brothers, Nelly, Keith Urban, and Los Lobos have all brought their shows to sites that were mostly neglected until the coronavirus pandemic hit.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curious to see how this approach works, I jumped at the chance to see the Lemonheads at the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Yarmouth Drive-In (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/yarmouthdrivein.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yarmouth Drive-In<\/a> on Cape Cod. The experience was mostly a positive one, but attendees should temper expectations: drive-in concerts are a <em>temporary<\/em> balm. Yes, they will bring familiar feels to those who miss the full concert experience, but they do not deliver the feeling of connection and communion that pre-pandemic shows did. To use the admittedly tacky, yet classic \u201cmusic as a drug\u201d analogy, drive-in concerts are a little like nicotine gum or methadone: They quell the cravings but don&#8217;t deliver as much of a high.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In most cases, attendees are charged by the car, and up to four people can travel together for the standard ticket price, which usually ranges from $100 to $200 per car. This is bad news for concert loners and germaphobes, because that could turn out to be $100 for one ticket, but if everybody in your bubble is into the artist in question, that can mean it\u2019s as cheap as $25 per ticket.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon arriving at the drive-in you\u2019re shown to your \u201csuite,\u201d which is a spot that accommodates your car and enough space next to the driver\u2019s side to fit a bunch of lawn chairs, if you\u2019d prefer to sit outside to watch the show. Live Nation refers to this as your \u201cpersonal tailgate zone.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Live Nation features a video on their site that does a good job of detailing the setup of a drive-in concert experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livenation.com\/drivein\/video\/drive-in-video.mp4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> \n      <\/iframe> <\/center>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lemonheads show was not nearly as crowded or as raucous as the concert that the people in the above video experienced, but the Yarmouth Drive-In is spacious enough to accommodate such a scene.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the show begins, whimsical illustrations that are slightly terrifying upon closer inspection (a soda cup with a face mask?) share the screen with foreboding messages. But this is all part of the rules of engagement of a concert during a global pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" data-id=\"15088\" src=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6793.jpg\" alt=\"Signage during a drive-in concert at Yarmouth Drive-In shows a cup wearing a face mask and a foreboding message.\" class=\"wp-image-15088\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" data-id=\"15089\" src=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6794.jpg\" alt=\"Signage during a drive-in concert at Yarmouth Drive-In shows a cup wearing a face mask and a foreboding message.\" class=\"wp-image-15089\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Four rows back, you can hear the actual performance from the PA and amps on the stage, but as a courtesy to the neighbors, the volume is nowhere near club or stadium-level. What is like a stadium experience are the two huge screens positioned on either side of the stage, to give people in the back a chance to see. Also as a courtesy to the neighbors, the concert began promptly at 7 PM<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re worried that this concern for the neighbors means a concert that just isn\u2019t loud enough, you can tune in on your car radio via an FM simulcast. However, the fact that both signals were audible was slightly problematic as there was about a half-second delay between what was happening onstage and what was coming through the radio. And even if you sit outside, other people around you might have their car radios cranked so they can hear the simulcast from their lawn chairs, and then you\u2019re dealing with some seriously out-of-sync audio. That said, if you do choose to watch the show from inside your vehicle, the sound is the most pristine I\u2019ve ever experienced at a live show. Everything was mixed perfectly. And if you are further in the back, you might not even be able to hear the actual audio from the PA, so the quality mix will be all you\u2019ll hear.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seeing a live show at a drive-in during a global pandemic is definitely surreal, and you will occasionally float away from the gravity of the situation when the notes are right, but you\u2019ll come crashing down to earth when you see something on the screens like the people watching from backstage singing along underneath medical face masks. Another aspect that is drastically different at a drive-in concert experience is that there is very little opportunity for people-watching, which is a part of what makes going to a real show so communal, you\u2019re all getting into the music together; sweaty strangers united in appreciation of the same music. Even the concession stand is set up so there are no lines: You order from your phone, and they text you when you can pick up your food or drinks.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>As for the show itself, the Lemonheads are always a gamble to see live. Frontman Evan Dando seemed displeased with the setup, which is understandable, since that aforementioned connection with the audience is harder to achieve when the first row is at least 20 feet back. His revolving door of bandmates keeps on revolving, and he was accompanied by a drummer and a bassist, the latter of whom looked like a jam kid from the 1990s, the type who would have never been into the Lemonheads. Dando played acoustic guitar throughout the set, and without the electric accompaniment of longtime sideman Chris Brokaw, many of the songs felt like arrangements befitting of James Taylor. Although this likely wasn\u2019t Dando\u2019s ideal version of his band\u2019s sound, this was actually okay for an early Sunday evening concert in the salty Cape Cod air.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As is often the case with Lemonheads shows, the set was heavy with songs from the band\u2019s 1992 breakthrough, <em>It\u2019s a Shame About Ray<\/em>, and even included the song that Dando says the record label \u201ctricked\u201d him into doing and tacking onto the end of that LP, a cover of Simon and Garfunkel\u2019s \u201cMrs. Robinson.\u201d As <a href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/podcast-episode-029-evan-dando-of-the-lemonheads-talks-songwriting-guitar-preferences-and-that-simon-garfunkel-song-that-he-doesnt-hate-anymore\/?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Dando detailed in his episode of the <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/podcast-episode-029-evan-dando-of-the-lemonheads-talks-songwriting-guitar-preferences-and-that-simon-garfunkel-song-that-he-doesnt-hate-anymore\/?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Music Is My Life<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/podcast-episode-029-evan-dando-of-the-lemonheads-talks-songwriting-guitar-preferences-and-that-simon-garfunkel-song-that-he-doesnt-hate-anymore\/?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"> podcast<\/a>, he has had a rocky relationship with that song, and he hardly ever plays it live. This was apparent when he improvised in perfect meter, \u201cWhat are the words to \u2018Mrs. Robinson,\u2019 I should really know \u2026 woah, woah, woah.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Towards the end of the set he turned to his bandmates and said, \u201cLet\u2019s do \u2018Rudderless,\u2019 and then we\u2019re out of here,\u201d unconcerned that he had broadcast this directive on the mic, and made his audience acutely aware (if they weren\u2019t already) of how he felt about being in this odd performing situation.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the band left the stage, people flashed their headlights for an encore. After all, it was only 8:15. A message tickered across the large screens telling patrons, \u201cPlease be respectful to our neighbors. Don\u2019t honk your horn.\u201d But as the message slowly scrolled across and the word \u201cdon\u2019t\u201d had gone by, some patrons only saw \u201chonk your horn,\u201d and many obliged.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dando came out and performed two more songs, ending the night with a cover of Patsy Cline\u2019s \u201cStrange,\u201d a title which aptly reflects this new reality for live music. Even though it is strange, it is an important between-time for the live music industry, and even though we aren\u2019t rubbing sweaty elbows with strangers, we are still in this together, and any live music that you experience is a helpful reminder of that.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drive-in concerts are the latest salve for the live music industry during the pandemic. As a handful are scheduled for the remaining warm months in the US, is it worth it to experience live music this way?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":15092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,9571],"tags":[7646,7645,6117,6118,7647],"class_list":["post-15086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-music-history-and-liberal-arts-articles","tag-drive-in","tag-drive-in-concerts","tag-evan-dando","tag-lemonheads","tag-yarmouth-drive-in"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.8 (Yoast SEO v25.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Drive-In Concerts: Can They Bridge Social Distance? - Berklee Online Take Note<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Drive-in concerts are the latest salve for the live music industry during the pandemic. 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