Trib Total Media Amphitheatre
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| Former names | Melody Amphitheatre, IC Light Amphitheatre, Chevrolet Amphitheatre |
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| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40°26′13″N 80°0′39″W / 40.43694°N 80.01083°W |
| Owner | Pittsburgh Concert Group |
| Type | Outdoor amphitheatre |
| Capacity | 6000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1989, 2009 |
| Closed | 2007 |
| Reopened | 2009 |
The Chevrolet Amphitheatre was an outdoor music pavilion at Station Square in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The venue had a seating capacity of 5,000 people. In January 2007 it was announced that the amphitheatre would be changing its name to The Amphitheatre at Sandcastle and moving to West Homestead, Pennsylvania.[1] The amphitheater was not opened for 2007, and there were tentative plans for opening in spring 2008. The Amphitheatre at Station Square currently occupies the site[2].
The Beginning
In 1989, DiCesare-Engler Productions announced that they had partnered with the owners of the Station Square Festival Tent to open the Melody Amphitheatre at Station Square. The site hosted acts such as The Judds, Kenny G, Stevie Ray Vaughn, as well as various ethnic festivals[3]. The venue became known as the IC Light Amphitheatre in the early 1990s.
I.C. Light Amphitheatre
IC Light Amphitheatre hosted as many as 200,000[4] people per summer for events such as concerts, weekend festivals, and the yearly Fright Fest designed by Tom Savini[5]. The amphitheatre briefly moved to Pittsburgh's South Side in 1994, but was relocated to its original location in 1995 when DiCesare-Engler invested $400,000 to build a more permanent structure and increased the seating capacity from 4,000 to 5,000[6]. In 1999 DiCesare-Engler renovated the amphitheatre again, changing the direction of the stage to face west and adding a roof to cover as many as 4,000 seats[7].
2003 through 2006
The venue went through another name change in 2003, when it became the Chevrolet Amphitheatre at Station Square[8]. Its last season as the Chevrolet Amphitheatre was 2006[9]. Forest City Enterprises did not extend the lease for the amphitheatre. The company was preparing for possible redevelopment of the site9. Live Nation made tentative plans to move the amphitheatre to West Homestead, but the plans were postponed. The lot remained vacant until 2009[10] [11].
Today
On May 25, 2009, Brian Drusky, a former DiCesare-Engler employee who was laid off by Live Nation in 2005[12], promoted the first concert[13] at The Amphitheatre at Station Square. The new venue seats up to 6000.
See also
References
- ^ Chevrolet Amphitheatre on the move to West Homestead
- ^ [1]
- ^ Station Square to get amphitheatre. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 5, 1989
- ^ Concert-goers enjoy wide selection of venues, acts. Lynne Margolis. TRIBUNE-REVIEW 2/11/1996
- ^ 9-21-93 Fright Fest. Savini to help with haunting. Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Cathy Lubenski
- ^ IC Light site rollin’ to old home. Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Lynn Margolis. 4/12/1995
- ^ Renovations set to transform I.C. Light Amphitheatre. Ed Masley. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 5/18/1999
- ^ Station Square Amphitheater Changes Name, Sets Lineup. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 4/3/03
- ^ Station Square explores life without slots on 5-acre site. Thursday, August 09, 2007. By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[2]
- ^ Opening postponed for Sandcastle amphitheater Construction scheduling, other delays to blame. Thursday, April 19, 2007. By John Hayes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[3]
- ^ Sandcastle amphitheater plans stall again. By Jodi Weigand. TRIBUNE-REVIEW. Thursday, May 29, 2008[4]
- ^ [5]
- ^ Station Square concert honors slain officers. Tuesday, April 21, 2009. By Scott Mervis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[6]
External links
- The Amphitheatre at Sandcastle
- Discussion of the planning of traffic for the Amphitheater
- The Amphitheatre at Station Square
- Pittsburgh Concert History site
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