Drive-in rave poses as religious service in Seattle

Organisers of the Covert Bat Drive Thru Rave complied with Washington state lockdown laws by pitching the event as a religious service offering the gift of music

News By IQ | 14 July 2020

The drive-in rave took place outside R90's shop in Seattle © Christian Jackson

Seattle-based concert lighting company R90 hosted a recent drive-in rave by classifying the event as a religious service, avoiding violation of lockdown laws in the state of Washington.

The Covert Bat Drive Thru Rave was the brainchild of R90 owner Joe Cole, who organised the event with the help of friend and attorney Neil Juneja of Gleam Law, lighting designer Erik Mahowald (Bending Lite Productions) and lighting programmer Christian Jackson (R90), making use of guidelines permitting drive-in spiritual services.

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