Bishop Gunn frontman Travis McCready will perform in Fort Smith with assigned seats at least six feet apart per grouping of what Ticketmaster is calling “fan pods.”
Travis McCready of Bishop Gunn
Please Note: Balcony only accessible by stairs, Templelive COVID-19 operating protocol capacity reduced 80% from 1,100 to 229. Venue will be sanitized by independent third party prior to each event via fog sprayers. Masks will be required by all attendees and employees. Masks will be available for purchase.Per CDC guidelines one way walk-ways in theater managed by TL employees. 6 feet of separation from all seating groups or fan pods. 10 person limit in all restrooms. All soap and paper towel dispensers will be no touch. Closure of bathroom fixtures to maintain 6 feet of distance during use. Temperatures of attendees to be taken at entry points. All beverages will be prepackaged or have lids. TL employees will be actively wiping down touch points in venue and restrooms.
Please see below the following protocol that our venue will be honouring for everyone’s safety for our future events.
TEMPLELIVE COVID OPERATING PROTOCOL-
-CAPACITY REDUCED 80% FROM 1,100 to 229.
-VENUE WILL BE SANITIZED PRIOR TO EACH EVENT VIA FOG SPRAYERS.
-MASKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IF DESIRED.
-PER CDC GUIDELINES ONE WAY WALK-WAYS IN THEATER MANAGED BY TEMPLE LIVE EMPLOYEES.
-6 FEET OF SEPARATION FROM ALL SEATING GROUPS OR FAN PODS.
-10 PERSON LIMIT IN ALL RESTROOMS.
-ALL SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL DISPENSORS WILL BE NO TOUCH.
-CLOSURE OF BATHROOM FIXTURES TO MAINTAIN 6 FEET OF DISTANCE DURING USE.
-TEMPERATURES OF ATTENDEES TO BE TAKEN AT ENTRY POINTS.
-ALL BEVERAGES WILL BE PREPACKAGED OR HAVE LIDS.
-TEMPLE LIVE EMPLOYEES WILL BE ACTIVELY WIPING DOWN TOUCH POINTS IN VENUE AND RESTROOMS.
BIO-
Travis McCready is a southern independent musician from Mississippi. A former steel fitter/welder turned full time songwriter, and previous lead singer, harmonica, guitar and piano player of the global touring Rock’n’soul band BISHOP GUNN. Originating from Natchez MS,(the oldest town on the Mississippi River, est. 1716) Travis has established a catalogue of music including some of the most authentic and respected releases of the last several years starting out with the BISHOP GUNN E.P. Leading up to the BISHOP GUNN debut L.P titled “Natchez”
recorded at the legendary Muscle Shoals Sound and Fame Studio’s. McCready has played some of the worlds top live music locations throughout 14 countries and over 40 U.S. states in 2019 alone, headlining major show’s and supporting artist such as Lynyrd Skynard, Greg Allman, Kid Rock, Tyler Childers, Slash and Mikes Kennedy, The Struts, BlackBerry Smoke, The Markus King Band, Government Mule, Zach Brown Band, Guns n Roses and The Rolling Stones.
PLEASE NOTE: ALL AGES. BALCONY ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY STAIRS. IN ORDER TO MEET CDC GUIDELINES AND TO INSURE THE SAFETY OF TICKET BUYERS TICKETS WILL BE SOLD IN GROUPS FOR EACH TICKET BUYERS POD OR GROUP. THEY CAN PURCHASED IN THE GROUPS OF THE FOLLOWING: 2,4,6,8,12 AND 13. TICKETS ARE LIMITED THERE WILL BE NO SINGLE SEATS AVAILABLE.
Travis McCready is ready to start performing again with a concert in Arkansas scheduled for next week.
The frontman of country rock band Bishop Gunn is set to take the stage at TempleLive in Fort Smith on May 15, for what will likely be one of the first live concert events since mass gatherings were banned across the U.S. in mid-March due to the spread of the coronavirus.
McCready will perform for a socially-distanced crowd that has been assigned seats at least six feet apart per grouping of what Ticketmaster is calling “fan pods.” Tickets can only be purchased in these pods of two to 12 seats to avoid mingling amongst groups that have not been social distancing together.
According to the show’s Ticketmaster page, TempleLive’s 1,100 capacity theater will be reduced by 80% for a total of 229 available seats. All those in attendance will be required to wear face masks — which will be available for purchase at the event — and there will be a 10-person limit on each bathroom and all soap and paper towel dispensers will be no touch. All beverages at the event will be prepackaged or have lids.
Fans will also have to get their temperature taken when they arrive and employees will be actively wiping down touch points in the venue and restrooms. Per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, fans will be directed by venue staff through one-way walk ways to maintain socially distancing throughout the event.
Prior to the May 15 show, the venue will be sanitized by an independent third party prior to each event via fog sprayers.
On Monday, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced that indoor venues could resume live shows as of May 18 — three days after McCready’s show is set to take place. A representative for Fort Smith Mayor George B. McGill confirmed with Billboard that the city would follow the state’s guidelines for reopening concerts.
The governor’s directive says venues can open up with fewer than 50 people in attendance and “requires strict social distance among performers, contestants, and members of the audience.”
