Indonesia: Drive-in live musical concert draws large crowd amid coronavirus

Drawing a crowd of about 900 people in 300 cars, Indonesian pop band Kahitna h a Drive-in live musical concert amid ongoing coronavirus pandemic. audience attended concert in huge turut as y remained seated inside a queue of hundreds of cars parked at some distance from st. In photos of show that emerged online, eight band members were seen performing live as listeners honked and flashed lights to popular, sentimental hit tunes "Cerita Cinta" or "Love Story” and or soundtracks from band’s 1990s albums. 

cars were also tuned into FM rio channel, as y turned up blasting music on night of August 29 as loud music engulfed surrounding areas. Despite a Drive-in show, where people hn’t stepped out of ir vehicles due to ongoing coronavirus, concert hosts h hered to health safety measures and followed guidelines amid recent surge in cases.

According to local media reports, organizers h issued protocol for audience to stay in ir cars as y h gared in large numbers, and h me protective face covering mandatory. Listeners were asked to wear masks inside cars for safety. ditionally, attendees were asked to provide a negative COVID-19 test report prior to show when tickets sold out. This comes as Indonesia h hit highest single-day tally for third consecutive day. As many as 7,261 fatalities and 170,000 total confirmed cases have been recorded in country so far. 

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'Hope' for failing music industry

Organizers were quoted by local media as saying that music industry h suffered a massive loss due to ecomy shut down for four to five months and artists h money. concert was organized to experiment with how music industry can resume health safety precautions in place. Chaeruddin Syah, one of concert organizers reportedly said that success of show would give aspirations and hope to failing music industry and hopefully entertainment can once again pick up. While Indonesia continues to battle rising cases of COVID-19, goverr anunced reopening of cinema halls soon, without providing tentative dates. Restrictions on public transport and a large assembly of people remain in place. With strict health safety measures, musicians and ir crews who have struggling to make ends meet due to pandemic can still make it work, a listener in audience was quoted saying in a local media report. 

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