A 'Socially Distanced' Venue Held Its First Concert, And It's An Introvert's Dream

[Nevilledog]

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/socially-distant-concert-venue-uk-035312708.html

Footage from a pandemic-era concert in England is blowing up on social media, but unlike some recent viral shows in the U.S., it won’t leave viewers wanting to take a hand-sanitizer bath.

Roughly 2,500 fans gathered Tuesday for the premiere concert at Britain’s first music venue dedicated to accommodating social distance. The Virgin Money Unity Arena, in England’s northeast in Gosforth Park, Newcastle, kicked off the first of its scheduled events with a show by English rock singer-songwriter Sam Fender.

The pop-up venue bills itself as the first of its kind, giving hope to an entertainment industry brought to a standstill by the coronavirus pandemic.

It has 500 separated viewing sites, most with raised metal platforms. The spaces are about 6 feet apart and fit up to five people, all of whom must arrive in the same car.

Link to tweet

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[Midnightwalk]

1. That's pretty cool but

What does the mosh pit look like?

[crickets]

2. Heh, good point. What does the line for the concession stand look like? Bathrooms?

Pass for now, but if becomes a thing that stays around after Covid is gone, I'm there. I am long past the point of wanting to stand for hours cheek by jowl with screaming, sweaty strangers at a concert. /fogey