Bands returning to the stage at Butler drive-in movie theater
Social distancing guidelines are making live music experiences difficult … but not impossible.
To abide by venue restrictions, bands have been hitting the stage at drive-in movie theaters with cars arranged for enough space to enjoy the show.
The Starlight Drive-In in Butler seems to be leading the way in Western Pennsylvania, with six concerts and a stand-up comedian scheduled in the coming months.
July 26: Reggae/funk act Tropidelic with Stationary Pebbles
Aug 13: The Pavement Rave Series featuring Subtronics, BUKU, Level Up, Kliptic, B2B and Layz
Aug. 15: Comedian Bert Kreischer
Aug. 16: Country musician Chase Rice
Aug. 21: English rockers The Struts with Nick Perri
Aug. 22: Night Ranger
Aug. 29: Staind singer Aaron Lewis with Ira Dean
The Starlight’s already hosted a charity concert, featuring the Clarks, Gene the Werewolf and the Hawkeyes, on June 27.
Bands like Local H and TobyMac have made national news for their early drive-in concerts.
And if concerts aren’t enough, one local drive-in even hosted a professional wrestling card. The International Wrestling Cartel hosted a daylight show earlier this month at the Brownsville Drive-In.
Thank you to all who joined us yesterday for IWC #BackInBusiness! Thank you for following all saftey guidelines and helping us show the state that we can find creative ways to safely conduct events!
Watch this one soon on the IWC Network at https://t.co/av0LmTcdrH! pic.twitter.com/iQCrRg1duo
— IWC Wrestling (@IWCwrestling) July 19, 2020
Mike Palm is a TribLive digital producer who also writes music reviews and features. A Westmoreland County native, he joined the Trib in 2001, where he spent years on the sports copy desk, including serving as night sports editor. He has been with the multimedia staff since 2013. He can be reached at mpalm@triblive.com.
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