Xfinity Center (Mansfield, Massachusetts)

Comcast Center

Great Woods
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Former names	Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts
Location	Mansfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41.992479°N 71.219983°W / 41.992479; -71.219983
Owner	Live Nation
Type	Outdoor amphitheatre
Seating type	reserved, lawn
Capacity	19,900
Opened	June 1986

Comcast Center (formerly known as "Great Woods") is a Live Nation-owned outdoor amphitheatre located in Mansfield, Massachusetts, 30 miles south of Boston, Massachusetts, USA at the intersection of I-495 and Route 140. The seating capacity is approximately 19,900. Approximately 7,000 are covered seats in the pavilion, 7,000 are open-air seats, and general admission is on the lawn. It was originally known as Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts until 1999 when Tweeter purchased the naming rights renaming the venue; Tweeter Center. However, due to recent financial struggles and possible bankruptcy, the Tweeter Home Entertainment Group opted out of its naming contract with the venue. Beginning in the summer of 2008, Comcast purchased the naming rights officially renaming the venue Comcast Center. The 2008 WBCN River Rave was the last event at the "Tweeter Center", the next day, there was another event from (sister station) WZLX at the "Comcast Center". Because it is an outdoor venue, the Comcast Center is generally open May through September. The Comcast Center has been named to host the 23rd annual Farm Aid concert to support American agricultural workers.

Notable musical performances

The following have performed at the venue:

• Aerosmith (performed here 22 times in their career; their live performance in the film Be Cool was filmed here)
• Flyleaf (Family Values 2006 DVD was filmed here)
• Gin Blossoms (part of their video "As Long as It Matters" was filmed there during River Fest 1996)
• James Taylor (once for four consecutive dates, a house record)
• Korn (Family Values 2006 DVD was filmed here)
• Nickelback (part of their music video "Rockstar" was filmed here)
• Pearl Jam (including the 7/11/03 show which is the longest show the band has ever played)
• Rush (2 songs from their 6/23/1997 concert here, are featured on the live album "Different Stages: Live")
• Stone Sour (Family Values 2006 DVD was filmed here)
• The Fray (Part of The Fray's music video "All At Once" was filmed here)
• The Who (The DVD, "The Who: Live in Boston" was filmed here in September 2002)
• Blink-182 (The punk-rock band from San Diego played here on an early stop of their Summer 2009 Reunion Tour on August 6th)

External links

• Comcast Center Boston website
• Live Nation takes over Clear Channel's concerts -- The Boston Globe
• Goodbye Tweeter Center, hello Comcast Center -- The Patriot Ledger