This month, The Drive-In concert series, set to see some of the finest names in Australian music band together for three weekend’s of social distance abiding rocking out, was set to take place. Unfortunately, due to the current coronavirus spike in Victoria, the event’s have all been cancelled.
“Unfortunately the current COVID-19 outbreaks in Victoria that have sent many hotspot areas (within close proximity to our venue) into lockdown have prevented the safe execution of this event,” The Drive-In organisers Untitled Group shared in a statement.
“The safety of our patrons, staff and artists is our top priority and after consulting with various experts and officials this tough, but necessary decision was made. Further to immediate health concerns, the possibility of artists being able to travel interstate is becoming increasingly uncertain and in some cases is now impossible.”
The Drive-In was set to see live sets from Ball Park Music, Baker Boy, Alex Lahey, Lime Cordiale, Client Liaison, Winston Surfshirt and more perform live sets transmitted to punters’ FM car radios.
Untitled Group thanked fans who “supported our endeavour to keep the music industry alive during these testing times.
“The Drive-in was set to create over 250 jobs per event and inject over $2 million dollars into a much suffering sector of our economy and we are devastated with this outcome. We are keeping our heads held high, and will redirect our focus towards summer festivals with optimism.”
Victoria reported 66 new cases of coronavirus overnight. “Seventeen are connected to known outbreaks. One is from hotel quarantine. Twenty are from routine testing. Twenty-eight are under investigation,” confirmed Vic Premier Daniel Andrews.
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