Andy Frasco & The U.N., which played 2019’s Anthem-sponsored Go Fest, returns on Oct. 16-17 to Maher Field at River’s Edge, according to a news release. It’s part of what festival organizers call a pivot toward socially distanced, smaller-scale events.

Roanoke bands will open the Friday and Saturday shows. Empty Bottles will play on Friday night, with Lazy Man Dub Band set to warm up for Frasco on Saturday.

If you want to go, you need to buddy up.

The event will feature what show organizer Roanoke Outside Foundation called “party pods,” set up for multiple people. No individual tickets will be sold, and purchases are advance-only for the 100 pods.

Gates will open at 5 p.m. both nights, with ticket holders assigned arrival times for screening and distanced check-ins. Audience members must wear masks and remain six feet apart until ushered to their pods.

Each pod’s capacity will be six. Volunteer runners, summoned by app, will deliver food and canned beer to the pods, so restroom time is the only time audience members leave the pod, the news release said.