More concert announcements will come soon, Helms said, including two bands joining the July 4 lineup. Two bands also haven’t been announced yet for Aug. 15.
Under the city’s plan, the city will have 8-foot-by-8-foot squares — the size of two pieces of plywood next to each other — spaced eight feet apart.
Originally, the city planned to limit each square to four people, each sitting at a corner of the square, Helms said. But: “Based on some of the feedback we received on social media, some people were concerned about the cost.”
“We intended to sell the squares for $40 to $100 per square, depending on who’s playing,” he said.
If nine people are in an 8-by-8-foot square, they are sitting immediately next to each other’s chairs, Helms said, showing a photo of people sitting in chairs in such a square.
“We believe that it’s feasible to put nine people in an 8-by-8 square for a variety of reasons, the biggest one being it increases our capacity, it allows more people to attend, and it also brings down the cost of admission,” Helms said.
Whereas a family of four might have had to pay $10 apiece for a show where a square costs $40, if there are nine people, the per-person cost drops to $4.44.
“This is our best effort to bring live music to Hamilton in some form or fashion,” Helms said.
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