CLOSE

Add Kane Brown to the list of performers stepping out of the box during the coronavirus pandemic to keep fans entertained.

The country star known for hits such as “Lose It” and “Homesick” has announced a Sept. 26 virtual performance that will be shown at more than 200 drive-ins and outdoor theaters across the U.S. and Canada. The show was recorded live and has been edited to include an interview with Brown and other unique features.

The metro Phoenix locations airing Brown’s concert are Digital Drive-In in Mesa, West Wind Glendale Drive-In and WestWorld of Scottsdale.

The show will also air at Tucson Dragway Drive-In and Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley.

General Admission tickets are $76 per car, holding up to six people.

Tickets go on sale via Ticketmaster.com at noon local time on Thursday. Early-bird tickets sold before Sept. 18 are $56 per vehicle. After that, the general admission price jumps to $76 per vehicle. Up to six people are allowed in each vehicle.

Encore Live is producing the concert. That’s the same company that did similar virtual performances with MetallicaGarth Brooks and Blake Shelton this summer.

Participating theaters will have a number of safeguards in place to help decrease the chance of spreading COVID-19, according to Encore Live. Staffers will wear protective gear, restroom occupancy will be limited, vehicles will be kept at least 6 feet apart and only contactless payments will be accepted.

How are these virtual drive-in concerts anyway?

At Metallica’s virtual drive-in concert, singer-guitar James Hetfield told the crowd, “We’re super glad that you came whatever distance you came to come and check this thing out and enjoy ourselves as best you can.”

In reviewing the show, the Arizona Republic wrote, “That Hetfield even felt the need to qualify his greeting with “as best you can” may tell you everything you need to know about the kind of lowered expectations one should take into this type of virtual drive-in concert.”

The Republic also wrote about the Shelton virtual drive-in show, comparing it unfavorably to his concert at Gila River Arena in March

“There was no comparing the experience of seeing the star in his natural environment,” our critic wrote, “charming a sold-out crowd into submission, and seeing him stage an extremely professional simulated concert for an audience that wasn’t there.”

Follow Gary Dinges on Twitter @gdinges. Reach reporter Ed Masley at [email protected] or 602-444-4495. Follow him on Twitter @EdMasley.

Read or Share this story: https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/09/08/kane-browns-drive-concert-show-3-metro-phoenix-venues/5752503002/