Drive-in tour heading for Highlands
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Dates have been announced for Scotland’s biggest ever drive-in tour, The Parking Lot Social, which will climax at Inverness.
Glasgow-based events company XL Event Lab is hosting the events to give the public a much needed entertainment fix after months of lockdown.
The tour rolls in to the city from September 9 to 13 with the exact location to be revealed in the coming weeks.
Each night in Inverness, 250 carloads will enjoy films, car-a-oke, bingo, silent disco, live bands, quizzes, comedy and food all done in a safe, socially distant way.
For families with younger children, a ‘Social Kids’ event will offer content adapted to a younger, family-oriented audience and an earlier start time.
Attendees will take part in the interactive event from their own cars, parked in front of a vast custom-made performance set.
The spectacular installation is a blend of art and technology with two 40ft screens, a 52ft fire hydrant and a brace of inflatable gorillas standing watch over a central stage.
Audio will be transmitted directly from the stage to custom-made wireless headphones and through a dedicated FM radio channel for listening via the car stereo.
Keeping guests and staff safe, the whole event is designed with social distancing at its heart from entering the site, getting food delivered and taking a trip to the loo.
The company, which entered the Guinness Book of Records last year for creating the world’s biggest bouncy castle, will host The Parking Lot Social in six Scottish cities this summer. Edinburgh (August 5-9), Glasgow (August 12-16), Perth (August 19-23), Aberdeen (August 26-30), Dundee (September 2-6) ending in Inverness.
