WE'VE SEEN OUTDOOR CONCERT
SLOWLY MAKE THEIR WAY BACK
DURING THE PANDEMIC AND NOW A
LOCAL INDOOR VENUE IS READY TO
GIVE IT A TRY FOX TWO'S
MCKAYLA MUGGY MET WITH THE
CO-OWNER OF OLD ROCK HOUSE IN
DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS TO HEAR HOW
THEY PLAN TO SAFELY HOST
CONCERTS FOR THEIR UPCOMING
SERIES. IT'S A STORY ALL NEW
AT 9 OLD ROCK HOUSE HAS BEEN
OUT OF BUSINESS FOR 6 MONTHS
STRAIGHT. BUT THAT ALL CHANGES
STARTING SEPTEMBER 12 THE
VENUE IS LAUNCHING A LISTENING
ROOM SERIES WHERE LOCAL AND
REGIONAL BANDS AND THE MUSIC
JUNKIES CAN BE REUNITED
COVID-19 THE NOVEL
CORONAVIRUS.
IS IS A REAL DANGER, IT'S
DANGEROUS. IT'S AFFECTING
PEOPLE IN A MILLION DIFFERENT
WAYS, THE OTHER THING THAT'S
AFFECTING PEOPLE IS SORT OF
ISOLATION AND DESPAIR RIGHT
NOT COMING TOGETHER. SO SO SO
OUR HOPE IS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO
TO TO START HELPING PEOPLE
COME TOGETHER AND THEN WE PAVE
THE WAY FOR OTHER VENUES TO DO
THE SAME THE VENUE ITSELF
HOLDS AROUND 500 PEOPLE BUT
WILL OPERATE AT 10% CAPACITY
TEMPORARILY 50 PEOPLE IS ABOUT
10% OF OUR ACTUAL CAPACITY.
RIGHT SO SO THIS IS THE
THING THAT WE BELIEVE THAT WE
CAN DO.
SAFELY AND INCREDIBLY SAFE
WE HOPE THAT WHEN WE DO 50
SUCCESSFULLY FOR THE 1015 20
SHOWS THAT WE HAVE TO DO IT
THAT WE CAN THEN GROW THAT
INTO. TO A 100 PEOPLE MAY BE
RIGHT OR 150 PEOPLE BAND
MEMBERS STAFF AND GUESTS WILL
HAVE THEIR TEMPERATURES TAKEN
UPON ENTERING THE BUILDING AND
UNDERGO A SHORT SCREENING
TABLES HAVE BEEN SPACED OUT
FOR SUFFICIENT SOCIAL
DISTANCING BARRIERS HAVE BEEN
PLACED AT THE BAR AND THEY
WILL ENFORCE SILENT AND TOUCH
LIST ORDERING WE'VE TRIED TO
GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT.
THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS HAVE HAVE
HAVE ORDERED US TO DO.
YOU CAN SEE PARTICIPATING
BANDS AND PURCHASE TICKETS ON
OLD ROCK HOUSE DOT COM TICKETS
VARY IN PRICE DEPENDING ON THE
TABLE YOU CAN ALSO PURCHASE A
MEAL ALONG WITH YOUR TICKET, I
BELIEVE THAT THAT HUMAN BEINGS
ARE SOCIAL ANIMALS AND WE HAVE
TO GET TOGETHER AND WE HAVE TO
HAVE FUN.
AND WE HAVE TO SING SONGS
AND THEN TODAY, THAT'S WHAT
HAPPENS ARE REPORTING FROM
DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS MCKAYLA
