Each bubble has a maximum capacity of three people.
For complicated situations, ingenious solutions.
American rock band Flaming Lips’ response to the need to maintain a social distance in times of pandemic was to place musicians as well as the audience in inflatable individual bubbles.
Each of the two shows, held in Oklahoma, was shown 100 bubbles, with a capacity of up to three people in each of them.
The ingenious idea came from the leader of the band, Wayne Coyne, who usually “roll” through the audience in one of these capsules for a long time during their concerts.
Coyne has been using the bubble for a long time. In the past, he did it to roll through the audience.
Before playing, Coyne said it was “safer to see the band with this system than to go to the supermarket.”
Each bell was endowed with one additional speaker frequency, to prevent the sound from being distorted, as well as from a water bottle, battery powered fan, towel as well as a banner with basic needs such as’I have to go to the toilet / it’s hot in here“to call a room attendant.
The concerts were originally scheduled for December, but then had to be suspended due to the increase in coronavirus cases in Oklahoma.
The show’s success suggests the possibility that other bands could replicate the experience, as long as a suitable room is found and the audience takes the necessary precautions.
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