Scheduled to perform at the Westland Mall Drive-in on May 14, dubstep DJ and producer Subtronics performance has been cancelled due to scheduling issues.
No plans for rescheduling have been made, according to Prime Social Group staff. Instead, all ticket buyers for the drive-in concert will be automatically refunded, PSG spokeswoman Sheila Rossiter said.
Following a live music series at the Westland Mall Drive-in last fall, Prime Social Group announced in April that the venue would reopen on weekends for national and local acts, ranging from EDM to country, to perform throughout the spring and summer.
And although the first performance has been called off, the Big Gigantic is still set to perform on June 11, Rossiter said. For tickets, visit https://www.westlanddrivein.com/.
Among those safety protocols: limited admission, social-distancing requirements, and table seating only meaning guests won t be able to congregate in front of the stage. I’m burning for music just like anybody but I m a firm believer in the policy and the guidelines, said Conor Stratton, owner of Ace of Cups. To me, we can’t rush these things.” A pent-up demand for live music in Columbus amid COVID-19
This isn t the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic about a year ago that live music has attempted something of a comeback.
Last summer, some smaller venues attempted to begin hosting sporadic concerts after the May 14 Dine Safe Ohio Order gave the go-ahead to musicians and bands to perform in restaurants and bars that met social-distancing requirements. In September, promotion company Prime Social Group introduced the Westland Mall Drive-in concert series featuring local and national acts.