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Moonstruck drive in9/3/2023 ![]() ![]() But, whenever you look at my model, you’re able to go see Bon Jovi or Florida Georgia Line for under 15 bucks a person. “You and I both know that to go see Bon Jovi or Florida Georgia Line up close at one of the venues in Houston that would carry the show, it’s a ticket price that few people can afford. “You’re going to see multiple genres and a mission by me and my team to create a series this summer and fall that will have a little something for everyone,” Kinzie promised. For instance, the second installment of this year’s shows is slated for June 12 and will be headlined by Florida Georgia Line. He said future installments will reflect the diversity concert-goers crave, too. Kinzie said that affordability and accessibility make Encore Drive-In Nights a viable option even after traditional live shows resume en masse. ![]() People who live in major cities are used to world-class entertainment coming to town, but if you live in Winner, South Dakota, Bon Jovi doesn’t come to town ever, it doesn’t matter what’s going on. “We’ve made this so it’s accessible no matter where you live. Our content is unique to our platform, you can’t find it anywhere else, it’s made specifically for the platform. I’m proud of the model that we’ve created. ![]() ![]() Your babysitter likely is still in school and you’ve got to work the next day – that’s a very tough thing to attend even if you can afford that ticket. “You know, if you’re working parents and Bon Jovi’s playing at the Toyota Center on a Wednesday night, that could be a very tough thing. “We’ve made it ultra-accessible for people to go and participate in this,” Kinzie said. The show will be broadcast at about 300 drive-in and outdoor theaters in North America on Saturday night. “I was very proud of how serious the band took this and how meticulous they were in every detail of this thing and it shows in the final product.” This was a weeks-long, very meticulous process to make sure that Jon was able to deliver the product for his fans that he felt like they deserved. We didn’t just sit there and record a 90-minute concert and then everybody went home. And it was really interesting to me to see how important this was to Jon and the band. “It’s just a beautiful, unbelievable showing, we did it right on the Jersey shore, it was just awesome. “We shot it in Red Bank, New Jersey, which is the home of the band, and we shot it just a couple of days ago, middle of last week,” Kinzie said of the Bon Jovi concert. The concert is one night only and exclusive, as were last season’s shows featuring Garth Brooks, Metallica, Kane Brown and Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani. Moonstruck Drive-In hosts the Houston drive-in concert and a complete list of venues screening the show can be found at the Encore Drive-In Nights website. It’s a show that was made specifically for this and it’s unbelievable. “We were excited to see Jon’s enthusiasm about this and we are really excited to see this tailgating concert film come to life on Saturday. Again, there are very few acts out there that have that, but Bon Jovi certainly does. “The other thing I’d add is we wanted something that appeals to everyone and so it was important to me to start off this season, similar to last season, with a band that crosses genres and has a wide mix of a fan base that spans generations. “When we built this thing our number one goal was creating an affordable option for people to see world-class entertainment and few bands have had a more storied career than Bon Jovi,” noted Kinzie. The second season of the concert series, which drew more than one million fans last year, kicks off Saturday, May 22 with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame act Bon Jovi. The concert series, which runs at drive-in and outdoor theaters across North America and in 38 countries, was developed and launched last year in an effort to keep live music alive and industry professionals at work. Kinzie’s production company has created memorable nights like that for others, most recently through Encore Drive-In Nights. I’ll remember that night for the rest of my life.” It was an outdoor show, we snuck in and quite literally we sat on top of a barn at the very, very back of this fairground and we watched it from the top of this barn. I was six years old and that was my first concert ever,” said Kinzie, CEO of Encore Live. “My first concert ever was Asleep at the Wheel opening up for Brooks & Dunn at Coffeyville Interstate Fair and Rodeo in Coffeyville, Kansas. He spoke about it with fondness and a sense of awe that seems to have never diminished despite the years and his many experiences around celebrities and big-name music artists. Walter Kinzie has vivid memories of the first concert he ever attended. ![]()
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