KEMBA Live!
KEMBA Live! (originally the PromoWest Pavilion) is a multi-purpose concert venue located in the Arena District of Columbus, Ohio. Opening in 2001, the venues operates year-round with indoor and outdoor facilities: the Indoor Music Hall and Outdoor Amphitheater. The venue was modeled after the House of Blues and described as the "Newport Music Hall on steroids". It features state-of-the-art lighting, acoustical systems and a reversible stage. In 2001, the venue was nominated for a Pollstar Awards for "Best New Major Concert Venue".[1]
Former names | PromoWest Pavilion (2001-05) Lifestyle Communities Pavilion (2005-16) Express Live! (2016-21) |
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Address | 405 Neil Ave Columbus, OH 43215-2341 |
Location | Arena District |
Coordinates | 39.969811°N 83.010142°W |
Public transit | 3, 8 |
Owner | Nationwide Realty |
Operator | PromoWest Productions |
Capacity | 2,300 (Indoor Music Hall) 5,200 (Outdoor Amphitheater) |
Construction | |
Opened | October 2, 2001 |
Construction cost | $5.5 million |
Website | |
Official website |
A sister venue, Stage AE is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and opened in December 2010. In 2018, Promowest Productions and its venues were acquired by American entertainment presenter AEG.[2] In August 2021, PromoWest Productions and AEG opened another sister venue, PromoWest Pavilion at OVATION, in Newport, Kentucky (near Cincinnati, Ohio).[3]
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References
- "Pollstar Awards Archive 2001". Pollstar. Archived from the original on June 26, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- "AEG Presents Acquires PromoWest Productions, Largest Independent Promoter in the Midwest | AEG Worldwide". www.aegworldwide.com. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- Varias, Chris (30 August 2021). "Review: Ovation is a great place to see a concert, especially this one". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- Kemper, Kevin (December 26, 2005). "LC Pavilion owner plans to open more concert venues across the country". Columbus Business First. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- Joy, Kevin (January 26, 2016). "Express expected to buy naming rights to Lifestyle Communities Pavilion". The Columbus Dispatch. GateHouse Media. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- 10TV Web Staff (16 November 2021). "Name change for popular Columbus concert venue". 10 WBNS. Retrieved 16 January 2022.