Speaking of the parking lot, fans got creative as they popped open the back of their SUVs and pick-up trucks and had their own tailgating experience, replete with portable picnic tables, barbecue grills, covered dishes, hookahs, card games, lawn chairs and potent adult beverages. Families enjoyed their dinners and drinks while grooving and dancing to the sounds supplied by renowned turntablist DJ Traci Steele.
The point of the Drive-In Concert Series is to create a compelling live musical environment that is safe during the current pandemic. Fans found an outlet to channel their pent up frustrations and anxiety due to being quarantined in their homes for the past six months. The ideas for the Drive-In Concert Series and Jokes & Jams were developed by businessmen Ryan Hill, Caleb James, SirRyan May, Steven Beecham and Leo Bennett while Kathy Taylor of TellAll Inc. handled the backstage traffic and media PR.
The Drive-In “Versus” battle turned out to be one long salute to hip-hop that tilted the axis of the genre toward the Dirty South in the late 1990s — and where it has mostly remained ever since.
