206 days later, I finally saw another concert!
A drive in concert in PA. My last night of my epic northeast US roadtrip vacation. Weather was perfect, a bit cold, but not a cloud and the venue was on the side of a mountain with the stage on an incline (so everyone had a view, albeit far away) and the back of us was facing the city of Scranton in the valley below. The moon was full the night before, but you might have just assumed it was a full one for the concert, super bright with a red/orangish Mars very bright right next to the moon. I think the setting worked really well here. It was rain or shine event, if it rained, I don't know how I'd feel about the whole experience. They do a quick check of your entire car before scanning your ticket. Open trunk, I had a suitcase so she opened it and looked in, but not deeply. I brought lots of bottles of water and some snacks, no questions asked. Probably could have snuck in anything you wanted really, I'd have snuck in booze if someone else was driving
Anyway, the sound wasn't the greatest. Not loud enough for my liking, they had the option to tune to a radio station, but that also was not loud and really seemed to only make sense if you were going to watch from inside the car with the windows shut (like maybe if it were pouring?). Anyway, you had about two parking spots of space for your car and the area where you were allowed to chill by your car. In the middle of the lot was concessions, bathrooms, and merch which you could freely walk around, just needed to have a mask on. It was all handled well, getting in and out was simple. The whole idea of a drive in concert seemed dumb to me when the idea popped up when the pandemic started, but I can say, I would do this again. Even moreso if you could fill a car up with friends to make the most of it. The worst part is the ticket price per car makes it quite expensive for a single person. But I already dumped so much money into the ticket, and because I had my car, I figured I'd splurge a little more for the merch bundle and I can safely store it in the car (not hold onto it all concert). Also, being with a car. I brought a tripod, set it up with my camera and recorded the entire show. Something I've never done before because you can't bring tripods into shows. I think this method totally puts an end to the idea of "you can't enjoy a concert if you are filming it" because I just stood next to it on the tripod and rocked out while letting it record.
As for the performance, you can see for yourself:
Skillet LIVE @ Circle Drive In Scranton PA 10/2/2020 FULL CONCERT
Topic: Your concerts for 2020 (Read 6916 times)
