Major events are banned until August 31 because of Corona. Drive-in cinemas and concerts are now on the rise. Great stars honor the north in May and June.
- Major events are prohibited until August 31 because of the corona crisis
- It's different when all the people who are otherwise close together sit in cars
- The drive-in is making a comeback - and the concept is being extended to other events
Hanover - In the Corona crisis *, cultural experiences are possible, if at all, at a distance. The drive-in is coming back into fashion. That is why the Hannover Concerts and eventim AG agencies are breaking new ground in the state capital and its region. Are planned Autokino-, concertos and comedy events on the Schützenplatz and movies at the fairground.
Corona virus: Drive-in cinemas and concerts defy the pandemic
The concerts should run like in the drive-in cinema. The area at Schützenplatz in Hanover can only be accessed by car. Outside the premises, there will be no sound from the stage: the sound will be transmitted via an FM frequency directly to the car radio of the paying guests. This is how crowds of people around Schützenplatz should be avoided, as reported by nordbuzz.de * .
You pay per car. According to the Corona rules, a maximum of two people may sit in it. Only at some events are children allowed who belong to the respective household. The city of Hanover announced on its website. Otherwise, the usual Corona precautionary measures also apply: The cars should be parked at a distance of at least 1.50 meters from each other. Getting out of the car is not permitted, only going to the toilet is permitted in an emergency. Tickets are sold online and scanned contactlessly.
Also catering is not planned for the time being. Cars should be able to enter the site from 7 p.m. at all events. "In these extremely difficult times we want to keep the culture going with the concept. The response from the artists is excellent, we sense a great deal of solidarity," said Nico Röger, Managing Director of Hannover Concerts. " This is a real asset for Hanover right now," said Mayor Belit Onay of "Autokultur" at hannover.de .
Coronavirus: These stars honor the north in May and June
Music stars like Sido or Sasha come to Hanover for the car concerts in May and June . The rapper Alligatoah and the bands Revolverheld and Fury in the Slaughterhouse also present live shows . The program will be opened on the Schützenplatz in Hanover on May 7th by Oliver Pocher *. The comedian presents the program "The Pochers" with his wife Amira.
Michael Schulte , who represented Germany at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, will also play at Schützenplatz in Hanover . "It will certainly be unusual to feel like playing with cars in front of a huge parking lot and not seeing people directly. But you know that people are there," the 30-year-old told the NDR. In the interview, he was also euphoric about the fact that musicians are now making money in the Corona crisis and fans can experience a musical alternative.
Corona virus: Events fight frustration and boredom during the crisis
The first music show of the Junge Theater premiered by car viewers in Göttingen. According to "Göttinger Tageblatt", this worked amazingly well. The audience replaced dancing, clapping and singing with horns and windshield wipers. And some viewers apparently swayed so violently in their cars that they made their boxes rock. In Schüttorf in Emsland, a car disco is even set up. Apart from various DJs, viewers are offered a pyro show there on weekends, it said. Only dancing will probably be difficult in the car.
Major events are banned until August 31 because of Corona. Drive-in cinemas and concerts are now on the rise. Great stars honor the north in May and June.
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Auto services have also been organized in the Corona crisis, for example in Göttingen. That could also happen soon in Hanover . The managing director of Hannover Concerts Nico Röger pointed out that the stage on Schützenplatz is also open to other institutions. For example, he thinks of churches that could hold auto services on Schützenplatz on Saturdays or Sundays
Advance sales for the auto concerts in Hanover began on April 27. Tickets are available online at eventim.de, in the HAZ and Neue Presse ticket shops, hannover-concerts.de and autokultur.info
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Source: nordbuzz.de
* nordbuzz.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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