Ascend Amphitheater
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| Location |
301 1st Avenue South Nashville, Tennessee United States |
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| Coordinates | 36°09′33″N 86°46′18″W / 36.159178°N 86.771658°WCoordinates: 36°09′33″N 86°46′18″W / 36.159178°N 86.771658°W |
| Owner | Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County[1] |
| Operator | Live Nation Entertainment[1] |
| Capacity | 6,800; 2,300 fixed seats, 4,500 on the lawn |
| Opened | July 30, 2015 |
| Website | |
| ascendamphitheater.com | |
The Ascend Amphitheater is an open-air event venue located on the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee. It is set inside the Metro Riverfront Park. The amphitheater seats 2,300 in fixed seating, and 4,500 on the lawn, with a total capacity of 6,800.
History
Ascend Amphitheater was first proposed on August 27, 2013, when then-Nashville Mayor Karl Dean unveiled plans for the venue on the site of the city's former thermal transfer plant, which was phased out in the early 2000s.[2] The site was originally proposed to be the home of First Tennessee Field, a minor league baseball stadium for the Nashville Sounds. After numerous financing delays, the ballpark project was scrapped in 2007 and the land sat largely vacant until construction on the amphitheater began. The land was occasionally used as temporary event space in the meantime.
Venue
Live Nation is the operator for the open-air venue, Eric Church opened the venue with two sold out shows on July 30 and 31, 2015, followed August 1 by Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire during their Heart and Soul Tour 2015,[3] and Phish on August 4.
Live Nation signed a 10-year contract with Nashville and a 10-year contract with Ascend Federal Credit Union.[1]
Concerts
A list of notable events held/to be held in the Amphitheater.
| Date | Artist/Event | Tour | Attendance | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 30, 2015 | Eric Church, J. Roddy Walston, The Business | The Outsiders World Tour | — | — |
| July 31, 2015 | Eric Church with Ryan Bingham | |||
| August 1, 2015 | Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire | Heart and Soul Tour | — | — |
| August 4, 2015 | Phish | N/A | — | — |
| August 5, 2015 | Jill Scott, Lecrae, BJ the Chicago Kid | — | — | |
| August 6, 2015 | My Morning Jacket with Moon Taxi | — | — | |
| August 7, 2015 | Counting Crows | Somewhere Under Wonderland Tour | — | — |
| August 8, 2015 | Steely Dan and Elvis Costello | Rockabye Gollie Angel Tour | — | — |
| August 9, 2015 | The Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson | N/A | — | — |
| August 14, 2015 | NEEDTOBREATHE and Switchfoot with Colony House and Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors | Tour de Compadres | — | — |
| August 15, 2015 | Idina Menzel | Idina Menzel: World Tour | — | — |
| August 16, 2015 | Peter Frampton and Cheap Trick | N/A | — | — |
| August 22, 2015 | Australian Pink Floyd with LedZeppelin2 | — | — | |
| August 29, 2015 | JackFM's playing What We Want Live with Uncle Kracker, Sugar Ray, Better Than Ezra and Eve 6 | — | — | |
| September 5, 2015 | Widespread Panic | Summer 2015 | — | — |
| September 6, 2015 | ||||
| September 23, 2015 | Daryl Hall and John Oates | N/A | — | — |
| September 27, 2015 | Janet Jackson | Unbreakable World Tour | — | — |
| October 2, 2015 | Lynyrd Skynyrd with Special Guests | N/A | — | — |
| October 8, 2015 | Chris Tomlin with Rend Collective | Love Ran Red Tour | — | — |
| October 9, 2015 | Florence and the Machine | How Big Tour | — | — |
| October 10, 2015 | Grace Potter and the Nocturnals with Lake Street Dive | N/A | — | — |
| October 11, 2015 | Jackson Browne | — | — | |
| July 13, 2016 | Weezer and Panic! at the Disco with Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness | Weezer and Panic! at the Disco Summer Tour 2016 | — | — |
| August 7, 2016 | Twenty One Pilots with Mutemath and Chef'Special | Emotional Roadshow World Tour | — | — |
| August 8, 2016 | Blink-182 with A Day to Remember, All-American Rejects and DJ Spider | California Tour | — | — |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Live Nation to manage new Nashville Amphitheater". Ascend Amphitheater official website. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ↑ Hale, Steven (August 27, 2013). "Dean unveils riverfront amphitheater, parks plan". NashvillePost.com. SouthComm. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Ascend Amphitheater Events". Ascend Amphitheater official website. Retrieved June 17, 2015.