Unique Drive-In Concert Series Experience Comes To Milford/Orange

MILFORD, CT — The Milford Performance Center has designed a drive-in concert series that "uniquely allows for a live concert stage, with a backup FM transmission to provide a safe environment in this pandemic time we are all enduring," said Steve Cooper, who is the executive director of the center.

Events will be held both in Milford and Orange at the Connecticut Post Mall and Fairgrounds in Orange. Donations will be collected to help the Beth-El Shelter and the Orange Volunteer Fire Department.

"As the largest year round concert venue in the Milford, Orange and surrounding communities the Center has been receiving calls and emails about renewing shows as people crave safe community events," Cooper said.

He said he was tasked with rescheduling every show booked since March through the end of 2020. “Booking into 2021 has been like putting a jigsaw puzzle together while competing with other national venues for prime acts” Cooper said. “Since our patrons have been craving shows and everyone else around have rescheduled their events too I decided to go “Back to the Future” with the drive in concept.”

Keeping each car socially distant will allow for up to four people to sit outside the car with a barrier of a car and distance between vehicles for a safe and enjoyable concert experience, Cooper said.

The Milford shows will be held at the mall in front of the old Sears building. The Orange shows will be held at the Orange Fairgrounds.

“As with all of our shows donations will be made to non-profits in the area,” Cooper said. "The 2 Orange shows will benefit the Orange Volunteer Fireman to try to help since there will be no carnival this year. A donation from the 6 Milford Shows will go to Beth El Center. Donations from shows as well as the venues events that help the community culturally and economically garnered the Milford Performance Center Milford Chamber’s Community Service Award as well as Rotary’s Service above Self award."

The show series opens on August 28 with the Legendary and Original Billy Joel ban "The Lords of 52nd Street." Tickets for all shows are based on a per car basis with up to four people in a car.

There will also be food trucks at the events. To buy tickets go to www.MilfordPerformanceCenter.org. For information or If you hold tickets for the indoor rescheduled shows please call 203.723.3672.

Here is a lineup of the shows:

AUGUST
28th - Lords of 52nd St /CT Post Mall (Sears front lot) Milford

SEPTEMBER
12th- Southern Charms…a seven piece tribute celebrating the music of: Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and Kacey Musgraves. /CT Post Mall (Sears front lot) Milford
26th- Journey (Frontiers) /CT Post Mall (Sears front lot) Milford
27th – Jam Festival /CT Post Mall (Sears front lot) Milford
Featuring TBD

OCTOBER
3rd- Woodstock show…Summer of 69 /CT Post Mall (Sears front lot) Milford
10th- B Street (Springstein) / Fairgrounds in Orange, CT
11th- Destination Mowtown / Fairgrounds in Orange, CT
17th- bone dry, Grateful Mountain & Corkey’s Mountain /CT Post Mall (Sears front lot) Milford