The Germain Amphitheater (originally Polaris Amphitheater ) is a 20,000-seat outdoor entertainment venue located in Columbus, Ohio, near the outskirts of Westerville. The venue was opened as part of a large business development from Interstate Highway I-71. There are 6,700 seats in the open pavilion - mostly under cover - and room for 13,300 others on the common lawn seating. The concert season begins mid-May, continuing through early October and featuring 20-30 concerts per year. At the time of its opening, it is the largest and most suitable place for concerts in central Ohio.
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About
The amphitheater opened on June 15, 1994, with concerts by The Moody Blues and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. Since then, he has hosted some of the biggest names in music, including: RUSH, Aerosmith, Janet Jackson, Dave Matthews Band, Farm Aid, and Ozzfest. Toby Keith played the last show on September 16, 2007.
This place was originally owned by Polaris Amphitheater Concerts, Inc.; a joint partnership between PromoWest Productions, Belkin Productions, and Sunshine Promotions. In 1997, ownership was purchased by SFX Entertainment. In 2000, the building was owned by Clear Channel Entertainment, when the company bought SFX Entertainment. In 2005, Clear Channel was split into Live Nation, which has the building from 2005 until closing. In February 2003, Germain Automotive Group purchased a five-year sponsorship, renaming the Germain Amphitheater venue.
On 17 June 1997 at Ozzfest, concert goers started throwing bottles on stage, others smashed office windows, began flushing fire, kicking garbage cans, and cars overturned outside the amphitheater, after the announcement was made that Ozzy Osbourne would not do.
On September 7, 2003, the amphitheater is the 16th Annual Agriculture Concert site location. Tickets to the show are sold out within two weeks.
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Closing
After the 2007 season, the amphitheater was closed. According to The Columbus Dispatch , an increase in the value of real estate is the main reason behind sales. They also speculate that competition from other similarly sized places in the area, such as Nationwide Arena, Value City Arena, MAPFRE Stadium, and Express Live !, along with noise complaints from residents of nearby Westerville and Genoa Township communities may have contributed. for the decline in the number of performances organized by Germain Amphitheater in the years leading up to the closing. In 2007, only nine performances were scheduled, the fewest show in the venue since it opened. After the 2007 concert season, facilities and properties are auctioned for sale, but do not accept offers from buyers.
After closing, the seats were removed, and the place was looted and extensively damaged. This site was purchased by Polaris 91 LLC in January 2012 for $ 5.5 million. The structure was completely destroyed in May of the same year. Subsequent considerations for the site include office complexes, retail shopping centers or multi-family residential spaces.
On June 15, 2014, the twentieth anniversary of the first amphitheater concert, <<> Columbus Dispatch reported that the site developer, NP Limited, sought state and local funding to build a road connecting the I-71/Gemini Place interchange. to Worthington Road, past the amphitheater site, to support future commercial and residential development of the 90-acre (360,000 m 2 ) site and reduce traffic congestion on the Polaris Parkway.
On January 27, 2015, IKEA announced plans for a store on the west bank of the former amphitheater parking lot, along I-71. The site plan for the new store will also incorporate the previously proposed plan to extend Gemini Place east to Worthington Rd. through the amphitheater complex.
See also
- List of contemporary amphitheatres
References
External links
- Germain Amphitheater - Official Site
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