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Vanilla Ice is throwing a Fourth of July weekend concert deep in the heart of pandemic hotspot Texas.
The Iceman will cometh this Friday at a concert venue in Austin, where all the bars are otherwise closed due to COVID-19.

The concert is titled the Independence Day Throwback Beach Party and it's happening due to a legal loophole, the Austin Chronicle pointed out. The venue — Emerald Point Bar & Grill, located on the shores of Lake Travis — is technically a restaurant, even though it also has a large capacity outdoor general admission concert space. So fans don't have to collaborate with or listen to current recommended coronavirus guidelines that seek to eliminate large crowds.

"I can't wait to get back to this," the "Ice Ice Baby" singer posted on Instagram along with some of his previous packed concert footage. "The 90s were the best. We didn't have coronavirus, or cell phones, or computers. We had 5.0's, blockbuster, Beavis and Butthead, Wayne's World, Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan ... Mortal Kombat is still better than Fortnight ... the last of the great decades."

The concert is selling 2,500 tickets, which is roughly half of the venue's potential capacity. Tickets range from $25 for general admission to $300 for VIP seating (the latter is sold out).

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Lumination

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Oct 26, 2017
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Vanilla Ice is definitely the only person in the world that wants to go back to the 90s.
 

entremet

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Oct 26, 2017
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The dude apparently made tons of money doing some very boring stuff.
 

coma

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Oct 28, 2017
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I saw him live once. There was maybe 20 people there, so it's probably okay.
 

inner-G

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Make the infection rate boom

Covid killing you off like a poisonous mushroom

Deadly, the price you pay for my melody

Doing this show, at best should be a felony
 

Afrikan

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Oct 28, 2017
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Vanilla Ice is definitely the only person in the world that wants to go back to the 90s.

Well he might have more incentive because of his popularity back then, but I think there are more people out there than you think that wouldn't mind going back to the 90's.

If I could have the 90s social communication (talking instead of texting/social media) + current day acceptance against discrimination (compared to the past), I'd be set.

Plus music and other entertainment.
 

Xpike

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Oct 25, 2017
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makes sense from a guy who swears he didnt steal from queen cuz he slightly changed 1 beat
 

GillianSeed79

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There's only one person who can stop this, and his name is Suge Knight. Someone convince the government to let him out of prison. It'll be like Suicide Squad but in real life.