A Look Inside the First ‘Socially Distant’ Concert in America

Fans were made to social distance from one another by sitting in individual “fan pods,” blocks of seats that are six feet apart from one another.

The normal capacity of 1,100 seats was reduced to 229 for this event.

As the concert got approval to take place when the state reopened, it followed an extensive list of guidelines to ensure concertgoers safety.

Prior to entering the venue, fans had their temperature taken at the entrance and had to be wearing a mask.

Bathrooms were limited to 10 people at a time with caution tape ensuring fans could keep six feet apart from one another.

Markings on the floor encouraged concertgoers to keep six feet of separation from one another.

Inside the venue, employees sanitized and wiped down railings and surfaces.

McCready is set to perform a second show May 19, but the venue doesn’t have another show scheduled until August 22.

It remains to be seen whether or not more artists and venues will take this approach in the near future or if fans are willing to go back to concerts with guidelines like these in place.

If live music returns, images like these may be more commonplace.