It has been 5 months since my last concert. This Covid life adjustment has been challenging coming from someone who attended shows on a weekly basis. Live-stream performances have been a nice change of pace; however, there really is nothing like a live performance. A few bands have been developing creative ways to get back out and perform in front of a live audience and one of these creative ways is a drive-in concert. Andrew McMahon, Third Eye Blind, and Grace Potter have all recently performed at drive-in shows and they seem to be met with success.
The Front Bottoms, definitely a top 10 favorite band, announced their east coast drive-in tour and will be performing in Philadelphia on August 23. This is the first band to perform close to home and since they are one of my favorites, I picked up a ticket to see this show. I have mixed emotions because everything I love about live performances is counterproductive to social distancing; however, adaptation is often necessary – so I decided to give this new version of live music a try!
In addition to the excitement of hearing a live performance for the first time in over 5 months, The Front Bottoms have new material that they will likely be performing at the concert. A few months ago, they performed their new song, “Everyone Blooms” on Twitch, which I loved! They have since released two more singles and the album is available to pre-order on their website. You can listen to the new songs on Spotify below.
What to Expect
Tickets for The Front Bottoms’ Drive-In Concert are currently on-sale and still available. There are a few ticket options: The Blue Zone tickets are $129.50, The Gold Zone are $199.50, and the Red Zone are $149.50. Tickets are for ONE car only and there can be a maximum of 4 people per car. The cars will be staggered throughout parking lot in parking spaces give a better view of the stage. Attendees must remain in their vehicles and tailgating is prohibited.
Concert is Sunday, August 23rd at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
Doors are at 6PM – Spaces within the sections are available on a first come basis.
Concert begins at 7:30PM
I am really looking forward to the opportunity to hear a live performance again and interested in seeing how this drive-in concert feels as a new normal for awhile as we work through Covid life.
