New amphitheater coming to Richmond
Jul 14, 2022 13:11:09 GMT -5
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Post by smosey wales on Jul 14, 2022 13:11:09 GMT -5
This will fit in nicely for us!
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The centuries-old stonework at Historic Tredegar could soon form the framework for Richmond’s version of Red Rocks.
Plans are in motion for a 7,500-capacity amphitheater on the hillside behind the Tredegar Iron Works complex on the downtown riverfront.
The outdoor venue, which would host concerts as well as community events, would be fitted between Tredegar and the filled-in portion of the Kanawha Canal, which follows a curve in the hillside that forms an amphitheater-shaped footprint.
Behind the proposal is a group led by Coran Capshaw, a music industry executive and Virginia native who’s involved in the ownership or management of similar venues across the country and got his start managing the Dave Mathews Band, a role he continues today.
Capshaw led the development of the Charlottesville Pavilion, the 3,500-seat amphitheater on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall that was renamed Ting Pavilion last year. His Red Light Management group, headquartered in Charlottesville, also co-manages the 6,800-capacity Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville, Tennessee.
The venue, referred to as the Richmond Amphitheater, would consist of a covered main stage framed against Tredegar, with three sections of fixed seating, pit seating and a lawn providing a total capacity of 7,500. Group representatives compared the venue in size to Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater and the Live Oak Bank Pavilion in Wilmington, North Carolina.
The group said the amphitheater is intended to be used by the folk festival and other community events. They said it could also serve as a type of town square and would have flexibility to host 10,000 people or more. The site would also provide room for potential expansion.
The group expects to host 25-35 concerts per year. Concerts would be put on by Starr Hill Presents, Red Light’s promotional arm. Red Light Management is a primary owner of Starr Hill Brewery, which has an outpost in Richmond’s Scott’s Addition neighborhood.
With a capacity for 7,500, the group said the amphitheater would meet demand from musical acts that currently pass over Richmond for other venues in Charlottesville, Virginia Beach and Northern Virginia.
Richmond’s Altria Theater seats 3,500, while The National’s capacity is 1,500. The Richmond Coliseum, which used to host larger acts, is shuttered and in line for demolition.
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The centuries-old stonework at Historic Tredegar could soon form the framework for Richmond’s version of Red Rocks.
Plans are in motion for a 7,500-capacity amphitheater on the hillside behind the Tredegar Iron Works complex on the downtown riverfront.
The outdoor venue, which would host concerts as well as community events, would be fitted between Tredegar and the filled-in portion of the Kanawha Canal, which follows a curve in the hillside that forms an amphitheater-shaped footprint.
Behind the proposal is a group led by Coran Capshaw, a music industry executive and Virginia native who’s involved in the ownership or management of similar venues across the country and got his start managing the Dave Mathews Band, a role he continues today.
Capshaw led the development of the Charlottesville Pavilion, the 3,500-seat amphitheater on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall that was renamed Ting Pavilion last year. His Red Light Management group, headquartered in Charlottesville, also co-manages the 6,800-capacity Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville, Tennessee.
The venue, referred to as the Richmond Amphitheater, would consist of a covered main stage framed against Tredegar, with three sections of fixed seating, pit seating and a lawn providing a total capacity of 7,500. Group representatives compared the venue in size to Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater and the Live Oak Bank Pavilion in Wilmington, North Carolina.
The group said the amphitheater is intended to be used by the folk festival and other community events. They said it could also serve as a type of town square and would have flexibility to host 10,000 people or more. The site would also provide room for potential expansion.
The group expects to host 25-35 concerts per year. Concerts would be put on by Starr Hill Presents, Red Light’s promotional arm. Red Light Management is a primary owner of Starr Hill Brewery, which has an outpost in Richmond’s Scott’s Addition neighborhood.
With a capacity for 7,500, the group said the amphitheater would meet demand from musical acts that currently pass over Richmond for other venues in Charlottesville, Virginia Beach and Northern Virginia.
Richmond’s Altria Theater seats 3,500, while The National’s capacity is 1,500. The Richmond Coliseum, which used to host larger acts, is shuttered and in line for demolition.
