Bon Jovi drive-in concert to be live-streamed to Cork venue next month
Bon Jovi live in concert. Picture: Joe Dunne/Photocall Ireland
If you miss live gigs, here’s a chance to have a similar experience on your doorstep.
Bon Jovi will perform a live-streamed concert for one night only, which will be screened at three Irish venues this summer.
The never-before-seen show was recorded live for this one-off event.
‘Encore Drive-In Nights’ will take place on May 22 and can be watched in Cork Racecourse in Mallow, Leopardstown Racecourse in Dublin and Slane Castle.
Each venue is limited to 250 tickets per screening for the gig and each ticket admits a car and up to five passengers.
It will be the band's first drive-in concert and will feature all of their hits, including Livin' on a Prayer and It's My Life. The audio will be broadcast to the cars through FM radio.
Parking is based on a first-come-first-serve basis and the show is expected to sell out.
Tickets cost €55 plus booking fee per vehicle and go on sale tomorrow (April 28) at 5pm.
Our 1st drive-in concert is 5/22! One night only!
— Bon Jovi (@BonJovi) April 26, 2021
Airing at drive-in theaters & cinemas near you.
Presale for The JBJ Experience members is Wednesday 4/28.
Public onsale this Thursday 4/29 at https://t.co/epbX9QykAa pic.twitter.com/JVnwamSQqd
Last year, the Live at the Drive-In series of concerts were cancelled due to the pandemic, including gigs at Cork’s Showgrounds.
Gavin James was due to headline the series while Hermitage Green and Alsan were also due to play a host of gigs in Cork, Limerick, Kilkenny and Waterford. Aslan pulled out in early July for unrelated reasons.
James shared a video after the cancellations to express his disappointment
"Many months of work has been put into these gigs getting the crews and the security back out doing what they do. It's sad it's not happening," he said.
