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- Seems, the gig was partially a stay present and partially a music video shoot
- The occasion passed off final week in Oklahoma Metropolis, which is the hometown of the band members
- The concept for this live performance was born out of a sketch doodled by one of many band members
- The band concludes that the gig was successful and are hoping for the chance to do one thing like this once more sooner or later
- Right here’s what individuals on the web are saying about this sort of live performance
Sadly, the worldwide pandemic additionally meant an finish to many of the typical social gatherings. No less than the common ones. Evidently, companies, occasion organizers, and common individuals refused to surrender and have been on the lookout for other ways to maintain offering their companies and easily hold doing what they have been doing earlier than whereas guaranteeing social distancing. Bored Panda has already mentioned the comeback of 17th century “Wine Windows,” a socially distant floating cinema in Paris, individual workout pods in a Californian gym, and some extra. However have you ever heard about socially distant “bubble” live shows?
Apparently, it’s kind of a factor now. American band The Flaming Lips have lately held a live performance the place they positioned themselves and all of the viewers members inside particular person plastic bubbles.
Seems, the gig was partially a stay present and partially a music video shoot
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Picture credit: waynecoyne5
The occasion passed off final week in Oklahoma Metropolis, which is the hometown of the band members. The gig was partially a stay present and partially a music video shoot. Seems, the concept for a live performance like this was born out of a sketch doodled by one of many band members, Wayne Coyne.
The occasion passed off final week in Oklahoma Metropolis, which is the hometown of the band members
“I did somewhat drawing… the place I drew an image of The Flaming Lips doing a present in 2019. And I’m the one individual within the house bubble, and all people else is simply regular,” Coyne instructed CNN. “Then (I did one other drawing with) The Flaming Lips taking part in a present in 2020. The very same state of affairs, however I’m in a bubble, and so is all people else.”
The concept for this live performance was born out of a sketch doodled by one of many band members
Picture credit: waynecoyne5
Although again then, none of them thought that this concept would ever come to life. “I don’t suppose anyone would have thought… in the course of March that that is nonetheless going to be going, you understand, eight months later. I feel all of us thought this can be a month, that is perhaps two months, however we’re going to get a deal with on this,” the frontman added.
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Bubbles like these are nothing new for the band since they’ve been utilizing “house bubbles” to crowd surf since 2004. All they needed to do was to set the specs, order 100 of those bubbles, and discover followers who needed to take part. On the entire, the viewers consisted of 100 members.
Apparently, an individual can comfortably be within the bubble for just a few hours. “You fill them up [with air] and folks may be in them for fairly some time. I don’t suppose individuals fairly understand that. Since we have now some right here, we’ve performed with them and messed with them for fairly some time,” Wayne instructed Brooklyn Vegan. “It holds a number of air. I imply, you may be in there for fairly some time. I simply don’t suppose individuals fairly understand what it’s as a mechanism. However we’ve simply messed with them for therefore lengthy, we type of know that it will possibly all work and the way it can work and all that.”
The band concludes that the gig was successful and are hoping for the chance to do one thing like this once more sooner or later
Picture credit: waynecoyne5
Apparently, this bubble live performance was a check run for future live shows, because the band carried out a dance remix of “Assassins of Youth” and “Brother Eye”—2 tracks from their newest LP, American Head. “I like the best way this seems to be, as a result of you will get as excited as you need, you may scream as a lot as you need, you simply can’t infect the individual subsequent to you, it doesn’t matter what you overlook about, how excited you get,” the frontman of the band instructed CNN. “That barrier continues to be there, they’re protected, and also you’re protected… that a part of it’s what we actually felt like was the success.”
Right here’s what individuals on the web are saying about this sort of live performance
