Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, Trace Adkins star in virtual drive-in concert this weekend

Country music singer and television personality Blake Shelton performs prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Phoenix Raceway, Sunday, March 8, 2020, in Avondale, Ariz. He will headline a virtual drive-in concert on July 25. (AP Photo)

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Country music singer and television personality Blake Shelton performs prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Phoenix Raceway, Sunday, March 8, 2020, in Avondale, Ariz. He will headline a virtual drive-in concert on July 25. (AP Photo)

After the success of Garth Brooksโ€™ virtual drive-in concert, Blake Shelton is planning a virtual drive-in event with guests Gwen Stefani and Trace Adkins.

A new series of drive-in events, Encore Drive-In Nights, is planned with Sheltonโ€™s concert up first on July 25. More events will be announced later.

These all-new performances will be filmed exclusively for each one-night-only event, and include interviews with the performers.

Tickets will be $114.9

9 per vehicle (up to six people).

A limited number of tickets are still available at ticketmaster.com/encore-blakeshelton. For more information and to see a list of participating theaters, visit encorenights.com

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 26: (L-R) Gwen Stefani and  Blake Shelton perform onstage during the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on January 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy )

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Participating local theaters (or places transforming into drive-in theaters) include the Dixie Twin in Dayton, Caesar Creek Drive-In in Wilmington, the Holiday Auto Theatre in Hamilton, Melody 49 in Brookville, Sidney Auto Vue, Starlite Drive-In in Amelia. These are the same theaters locally that hosted the Brooksโ€™ concert.

The series is presented by event production company Encore Live.

โ€œAfter the overwhelming response to Garth Brooksโ€™ drive-in concert feature, we knew we had to launch Encore Drive-In Nights to provide music fans across the USA and Canada the chance to see their favorite artists in a cool new way,โ€ said Encore Live Founder and CEO Walter Kinzie in a news release. โ€œWe canโ€™t wait to bring musicโ€™s biggest stars to outdoor movie screens all across North America so that people can get back out there again and safely enjoy engaging in in-person experiences.โ€

DENVER, COLORADO - JULY 28: Trace Adkins performs at Paramount Theatre on July 28, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Thomas Cooper/Getty Images)

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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, drive-in theaters have proven to be a safe, creative way to deliver fans world-class entertainment thanks to their ability to engage and delight large groups of people in open-air layouts, the company said.

โ€œThis is such a great way to enjoy music with your family and friends and stay safe,โ€ Shelton said in the release. โ€œIโ€™m excited weโ€™re getting the chance to perform a concert for fans and weโ€™re going to go back and play old hits like โ€˜Austin,โ€™ newer songs like โ€˜Godโ€™s Countryโ€™ and we might even introduce something brand new! So fill up those popcorn tubs and get ready for some country music!โ€

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