Photos show that the coronavirus can't stop people from enjoying themselves at drive-in cinemas, concerts, and car raves
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Drive-ins are making a comeback in the coronavirus era, as people look for new ways to be entertained.
Countries around the world have been getting creative, holding drive-in movie nights, drive-in concerts, and even drive-in raves for people to enjoy.
Scroll down to see photos of how people are using drive-ins as a new form of entertainment during the coronavirus pandemic.
Drive-ins are making a comeback during the coronavirus era as more people are looking for new forms of entertainment that are still in line with social distancing guidelines.
Since outdoor spaces are generally less risky, and each group can remain in their own car, drive-ins have become a lot more popular while traditional indoor venues are still closed down.
And it's not just the classic drive-in movie theatres that are seeing a boom. Countries around the world are getting creative by putting on drive-in concerts, football matches, and even a drive-in rave.
Scroll down to see how drive-ins are quickly becoming a popular way of being entertained.
Drive-in cinemas, which first became popular in the 1950s, are seeing a major comeback in the coronavirus era.
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The set up of watching a film outdoors, and within the safety of your own car, has become popular again as people try to find new ways of being entertained while still following social distancing guidelines.
The concept, which was founded in New Jersey, has spread all over the world, with drive-in cinemas now taking place in countries like the United Arab Emirates...
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...and Brazil.
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But it's not just drive-in cinemas that are seeing huge turnouts at the moment.
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Drive-in concerts are also popping up all over the world.
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Musicians are setting up in parking lots, with venues ranging from small and intimate, like this drive-in concert in New Hampshire...
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...to this much larger drive-in concert in Aarhus, Denmark.
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The confines of a car are not holding people back. This spectator at a concert in the Czech Republic has her window down as she sings along and waves her phone flashlight in the air.
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Some have also used the opportunity to enjoy the concert with food and drinks — something which is usually not be allowed in indoor venues.
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Drive-in operators have still had to make some adjustments though, which include keeping concession stands shut and cleaning the bathrooms every 20 minutes.
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Germany took the drive-in experience one step further, after a popular DJ put on a live set for hundreds of people at a drive-in rave.
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If it weren't for the cars in the parking lot, the event looked like any other club experience, with blasting music and flashy lights.
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Event organizers even had people walking on stilts, waving flags through the rows of cars to make the experience as authentic as possible.
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The owner of one drive-in cinema told Insider last month: "People are finding out that the drive-in is a safe haven. It's been this way throughout history, throughout wars, and violence, and disease."
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