JIMMY BUFFETT

Trio of area drive-ins to broadcast live concert

Performance will be shown across nation

6/19/2014
BY CHIP TOWNS
BLADE BUSINESS WRITER
A concert by Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will be shown at three area drive-ins tonight.
A concert by Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will be shown at three area drive-ins tonight.

Three area drive-in movie theaters are trying something new late today.

The Sundance Kid Drive-In in Oregon and the Field of Dreams Drive-Ins in Liberty Center and Tiffin will feature a live-via-satellite transmission of a concert by Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band.

Buffett and his band will be performing at a drive-in in Texas. The concert will be shown on dozens of drive-in screens across the United States.

The “Live at the Drive-In” concert begins at 9:50 p.m.

At the Sundance Kid, the box office opens at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person. Food and alcoholic beverages will be sold on-site. Customers bringing food or beverages in from outside must buy a $10 permit.

At the two Field of Dreams locations, tickets are $18 per person, and a $10 permit for those bringing food in from outside.

Gates open at 4 p.m. in Tiffin and at 7:30 p.m. in Liberty Center.