List of contemporary amphitheatres

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Cloughjordan Community Amphithetare, Tipperary, Ireland

This is a list of amphitheatres in use today.

Country Location City Name Stage type Capacity Photo
Australia New South Wales Castlecrag The Haven Amphitheatre[1] Not covered 300
Queensland Brisbane Riverstage Roof only 9,500
Roma Street Parkland Aphitheatre Roof only 2,000
Victoria Melbourne Sidney Myer Music Bowl Tent 12,030
Sidney Myer Music Bowl in May 2005
Western Australia Perth Quarry Amphitheatre Not covered 566
Austria Vorarlberg Bregenz Seebühne Not covered (floating) 7,000
Belarus Vitebsk Region Vitebsk Roof only 6,219
Minsk Region Maladzyechna Roof only 2,600
Brunei Jerudong Bandar Seri Begawan Jerudong Park Amphitheater Roof Only Over 60,000
Canada Alberta Banff at the Banff Centre Roof only 1,600
Edmonton Heritage Amphitheatre in Hawrelak Park 4,033
Grand Prairie Muskoseepi Park Amphitheatre Shell
Ontario Sudbury Grace Hartman Amphitheatre Square enclosure 1,950
Thunder Bay Fort William Historical Park Amphitheatre 50,000
Toronto Molson Canadian Amphitheatre Square enclosure 16,000
Vaughan Kingswood Music Theatre at Canada's Wonderland 15,000
Quebec Montreal Place des Nations Not covered
Chile Valparaíso Region Viña del Mar Anfiteatro de la Quinta Vergara Square enclosure 20,000
Colombia Bogotá Bogotá La Media Torta[2][3] Not Covered 7,000
Cyprus Larnaca Larnaca
Nicosia Nicosia UNESCO Amphitheatre – University of Nicosia Not covered
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic La Romana Altos de Chavón Amphitheater Not covered 5,000
Germany Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Region Berlin Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide Tent 17,000
Waldbühne during a performance by Barbra Streisand, summer 2007
Waldbühne Tent 22,290
Greece Argolis Epidaurus Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus Greek theatre 14,000
The 4th-century BC Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus still functions today as an open-air amphitheatre for ancient Greek tragedy and comedy performances as well as for modern theatrical performances.
Attica Athens Lycabettus Theatre Not covered 3,000
Odeon of Herodes Atticus Not covered 5,000
Katrakio Theatre Not covered 5,000
Petra Theatre Not covered 4,000
Theater of the Rocks "Melina Merkouri" Not covered 2,800
Pireus Veakio Theatre Not covered 2,000
India INS Khukri Hill Diu
Ireland Tipperary Cloughjordan Stage Only 300
Israel Central District Ra'anana Not Covered
Haifa District Caesarea Roman Theatre at Caesarea Maritima Not Covered
The Roman Theatre at Caesarea Maritima was built by Herod the Great around 20 BCE. After partial reconstruction, it functions today as a modern open-air amphitheatre, hosting concerts by major Israeli and international artists such as Rita, Shlomo Artzi, Mashina, Deep Purple, Björk, and others. In recent years, the amphitheatre has become home to the annual Caesarea Jazz Festival.
Tel Aviv District Yafo (Crest Garden) Not Covered
Japan Chubu region Aichi Prefecture Yama no Hiroba (The Mountain Plaza) Not Covered 300
Mexico Nuevo León Monterrey Auditorio Banamex 8,000
Philippines Metro Manila Marikina Riverbanks Amphitheater 20,000
Poland Masovian Voivodeship Warsaw Łazienki Park Amphitheatre Not covered
West Pomeranian Voivodeship Kołobrzeg
the Netherlands Amstelveen Amsterdamse Bos Not covered 1,500
Qatar Doha Katara Not covered 3,800
Russian Federation Bashkortostan Ufa Ufa Amphitheatre Not covered 5,000
South Africa South Africa Cape Town
Pretoria Nelson Mandela Amphitheatre Not covered 9,000
South Korea Gyeonggi Province Yongin The Peace Amphitheater at Kyung Hee University Global Campus Not covered
Spain Catalonia Barcelona Teatre Grec Not covered 1,900
Not covered 3,500
Tarragona Indoor 9,500
Galicia Santiago de Compostela Auditorio Monte do Gozo Not covered 37,800
Sweden Dalarna County Rättvik Dalhalla Tent 4,000
The Dalhalla Amphitheatre is located in a former limestone quarry in Sweden.
Turkey Istanbul Province Istanbul Cemil Topuzlu Harbiye Amphitheatre Square enclosure 3,972
The Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre in Istanbul, Turkey before the Loreena McKennitt concert on 13 June 2009
United Kingdom Buckinghamshire, England Milton Keynes National Bowl Square enclosure 65,000
Hampshire, England Aldershot Rushmoor Arena Not covered 30,000
Cornwall, England Porthcurno Minack Theatre Not covered 750
United States Alabama Dothan Center Stage Amphitheater 12,400
Pelham Oak Mountain Amphitheatre Roof only 10,500
Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Amphitheater Roof only 7,470
Arizona Mesa Mesa Amphitheatre Square enclosure 4,950
Phoenix Ak-Chin Pavilion Square enclosure 20,106
Sun City Sun Bowl Amphitheatre Shell
Tucson AVA Amphitheater Square enclosure 5,000
Arkansas Fayetteville at Walton Arts Center Not covered 150
Fort Smith Roof only
Little Rock Roof only 10,000
Rogers Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion Roof only 7,000
California Avila Beach – Roof only
Berkeley Hearst Greek Theatre Not covered 8,500
Burbank Starlight Bowl Square enclosure 5,000
Carmel-by-the-Sea Forest Theater Not covered 540
Chula Vista Sleep Train Amphitheatre 20,500
Concord Concord Pavilion Square enclosure 12,500
Costa Mesa Pacific Amphitheatre Scaffolding only 8,042
Devore San Manuel Amphitheater Square enclosure 65,000
El Dorado Hills
Hayward Pioneer Amphitheatre Not covered
Hemet Not covered 5,000
Los Angeles Greek Theatre 5,870
Hollywood Bowl Shell 17,500
John Anson Ford Amphitheatre 1,200
Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park Shell
A view of Levitt Pavilion bandshell at MacArthur Park, which offers over 50 free concerts each summer with a focus on Latin-alternative and progressive world-music acts.[4]
Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre Tent 22,500
Murphys Ironstone Amphitheatre Roof only 4,950
Oakland
Paso Robles Square enclosure 3,300
Pinecrest Not covered
San Diego 1,200
Not covered 1,600
Starlight Bowl Square enclosure 4,300
San Francisco Jerry Garcia Amphitheatre Not covered 3,200
Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Bowl Square enclosure 4,562
Vista Square enclosure 2,500
Wheatland Toyota Amphitheatre Square enclosure 18,500
Colorado Greenwood Village Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre Roof only 18,000
Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre Not covered 9,525
A view of the seating at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Vail Roof only 2,565
Connecticut Hartford Xfinity Theatre 30,000
New Haven John J. Lee Amphitheater – Yale University 2,532
Wallingford Toyota Oakdale Theatre 4,803
Delaware Dover
Wilmington
Florida Crystal River 5,000
Daytona Beach Daytona Beach Bandshell Shell 4,500
Orlando Hollywood Hills Amphitheater – Walt Disney World Resort 10,000
Panama City Beach 7,500
Pensacola 5,000
Saint Augustine St. Augustine Amphitheatre Tent 4,092
Tampa MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre 20,000
West Palm Beach Coral Sky Amphitheatre Roof only 20,000
Georgia Alpharetta Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park 12,000
Atlanta Cellairis Amphitheatre Square enclosure 18,920
Delta Classic Chastain Park Amphitheater Square enclosure 6,900
Historic Fourth Ward Park Amphitheater Not covered 1,000[5]
Ringgold Northwest Georgia Bank Amphitheatre Roof only 3,500
Hawaii Honolulu Kakaako Waterfront Park Amphitheater Not covered
Waikiki Shell Shell 8,400
Idaho Boise Gene Harris Bandshell Shell
Eagle
Pocatello Square Enclosure 11,000
Nampa Ford Idaho Center Amphitheatre 10,500
Illinois Chicago Huntington Bank Pavilion Roof only 8,166
Jay Pritzker Pavilion 11,000
at Navy Pier 1,200
Decatur 3,000
Peoria 1,200
Springfield Springfield Municipal Opera not covered 800 + lawn
Tinley Park Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 28,739
Indiana Evansville Mesker Amphitheatre 8,500
Noblesville Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center 24,790
West Lafayette Slayter Center of Performing Arts Amphitheatre Roof only 20,000
Iowa Cedar Rapids McGrath Amphitheater
Council Bluffs
Des Moines Lauridsen Amphitheater
Dixon
Glenwood Davies Amphitheater at Glenwood Park 750
Iowa City The Celebration Farm Amphitheater
Marion
Waterloo
Kansas Bonner Springs Providence Medical Center Amphitheater 18,000
Kentucky Louisville Iroquois Amphitheatre Not covered 2,407
Louisiana Shreveport Shell 500
Maine Bangor Darling's Waterfront Pavilion Roof only 15,000
Old Orchard Beach Seaside Pavilion
Maryland Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion Square enclosure 19,319
Delmar
Massachusetts Boston Leader Bank Pavilion 5,200
Hyannis Cape Cod Melody Tent Tent 2,300
Mansfield Xfinity Center 19,900
Michigan Chesaning 6,600
Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre Square enclosure 15,274
Clio 3,200
Detroit Chene Park Tent 6,000
Rochester Meadow Brook Amphitheatre at Oakland University 7,700
Minnesota Apple Valley – Minnesota Zoo 1,500
Eden Prairie Staring Lake Park Amphitheater
Edina Centennial Lakes Park 1,000
Hinckley
Mankato Vetter Stone Amphitheater
Moorhead Bluestem Amphitheater Roof Only 3,000[6]
Roseville Frank Rog Amphitheater
Mississippi Southaven BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove 11,000
Missouri Kansas City Starlight Theatre Square enclosure 7,958
The Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri
Maryland Heights Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 20,000
St. Louis The Muny 11,000
A scene from Meet Me in St. Louis at The Muny in 2018. The Muny is America's Oldest and Largest Outdoor Musical Theatre located in St. Louis, MO.
Montana Glendive Makoshika State Park Amphitheater 250
Helena
Missoula KettleHouse Amphitheater[7] 4,250
Whitehall Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park Amphitheater
Nebraska Gering Five Rocks Amphitheater
Kearney 500
150
Lincoln Roof only 5,500
Louisville Platte River State Park Amphitheater
Omaha
Papillion
Nevada Henderson Henderson Pavilion 5,500
Jackpot
Las Vegas University of Nevada, Las Vegas –
University of Nevada, Las Vegas –
Laughlin Riverside Resort Amphitheater
Nelson
Reno
New Hampshire Gilford Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion 8,300
New Jersey Camden BB&T Pavilion Square enclosure 24,488
Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center 17,500
New Mexico Albuquerque Isleta Amphitheater 15,000
New York Bethel Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Roof 15,000
Canandaigua Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center Roof 15,000
Chautauqua Chautauqua Institution – The Amphitheater roof 6,000
Darien Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Roof 21,600
Lewiston Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater Open Air 20,000
New York East River Park Amphitheater Shell 5,000
Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center Roof 25,103
Saratoga Performing Arts Center is an open-air amphitheatre, but has a roof and two stories of seating.
Syracuse Lakeview Amphitheater Roof 17,500
Wantagh Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater Shell 15,000
Nikon at Jones Beach Theater is right on the water. This aerial photo is from 1959.
North Carolina Cary Koka Booth Amphitheatre 7,000
Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion 19,500
Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre 5,000
Greensboro White Oak Amphitheatre 7,061
Raleigh North Carolina Museum of Art 2,700
Raleigh Little Theatre 1,700
Red Hat Amphitheater 5,990
Coastal Credit Union Music Park 20,601
Roanoke Rapids Carolina Crossroads Amphitheater 1,500
Wilmington Hugh Morton Amphitheater 1,200
North Dakota Bismarck – North Dakota Heritage Center
Jamestown
Medora Burning Hills Amphitheatre Not covered
Minot
Oak Park Amphitheatre
Ohio Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center 20,500
Cleveland Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica 5,000
Columbus Celeste Center 10,200
Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center 23,000
Kettering Fraze Pavilion Square enclosure 4,300
Mason Timberwolf Amphitheater 7,400
Toledo Toledo Zoo Amphitheater 4,500
West Chester Keehner Park Amphitheater Shell
Youngstown Youngstown Amphitheatre Roof only 4,800
Oklahoma Oklahoma City 2,000
Oregon Bend Les Schwab Amphitheater Roof only 8,000
Eugene Cuthbert Amphitheatre 4,500
Jacksonville Britt Pavilion 2,200
Salem L. B. Day Amphitheatre Shell 14,000
Salem Riverfront Park Amphitheater Not covered
Pennsylvania Bensalem Penn Community Bank Amphitheater 3,000
Bristol Township Bristol Township Park Amphitheater 50
Burgettstown First Niagara Pavilion 23,100
Bushkill Tom Ridge Pavilion at Mountain Laurel Center for the Performing Arts 10,009
Easton 50
Erie Tent
Media Roof only
Philadelphia Mann Center for the Performing Arts Square Enclosure 14,000
Square enclosure 5,884
Pittsburgh Stage AE 5,500
Trib Total Media Amphitheatre 5,000
Scranton The Pavillion Tent 16,000
Swarthmore Scott Outdoor Amphitheater Not covered
Puerto Rico San Juan Tito Puente Amphitheatre
(Spanish: Anfiteatro Tito Puente) 		3,000
Rhode Island Providence Waterplace Park Amphitheatre Not covered
South Carolina Simpsonville 15,000
Clemson Clemson University - Outdoor Theater Not covered 2,500
Outdoor Theater and Cooper Library at Clemson University.
South Dakota Interior – Badlands National Park
Tennessee Knoxville Tennessee Amphitheater Covered 1,400[8]
Nashville Ascend Amphitheater Roof only 6,800
Memphis Levitt Shell Shell
Elvis Presley gave his first paid concert at the Levitt Shell in Memphis, Tennessee.
Mud Island Roof only 5,000
Texas Austin Austin360 Amphitheater 14,000
Beaumont Ford Pavilion[9] Square enclosure facing 6,300 seats under cover and 8,000 lawn seats 14,300
Beaumont Event Centre 3,800 sq ft outdoor covered stage
Dallas Dos Equis Pavilion 20,000
Houston Miller Outdoor Theatre Covered 6,200
New Braunfels Whitewater Amphitheater Covered 5,600
Palo Duro Canyon Pioneer Amphitheatre Not covered 1,800
Plano
The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 16,500
Utah Ivins Tuacahn Amphitheatre Not covered 1,920
Park City Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Provo Recreation Center "The Castle", Utah State Hospital 1,000
Salt Lake City Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre Roof only 3,000
West Valley City USANA Amphitheatre Square enclosure 20,000
Vermont Burlington University Heights Amphitheatre
Essex Junction The Champlain Valley Expo Partial Roof, flat floor 12,500
North Troy Stateside Amphitheatre at Jay Peak Resort
Virginia Annandale Not covered 200[10]
Not covered 200[11]
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Memorial Amphitheater Shell 5,000
Arlington Memorial Amphitheater has been the site of numerous Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies, as well as hosting the funerals of many famous Americans.
Bristow Jiffy Lube Live Square enclosure 25,262
Chantilly Not covered 75[12]
Charlottesville McIntire Amphitheatre Not covered 1,500
Charlottesville Ting Pavilion Tent 3,500
Fairfax Not covered 100[13]
Franconia Not covered 300[14]
Portsmouth Portsmouth Pavilion Tent 6,500
Richmond Classic Amphitheatre at Strawberry Hill Square enclosure 6,000
Virginia War Memorial Amphitheatre Not covered
Vienna Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts Shell 7,028
Virginia Beach Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater Square enclosure 20,000
Williamsburg Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre Roof only 1,700
Washington Auburn White River Amphitheatre Roof only 16,000
George The Gorge Amphitheatre Roof only 20,000
Manson Roof only
Ridgefield Sunlight Supply Amphitheater Square enclosure 18,000
Seattle Not covered
Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Carter Barron Amphitheater Roof only 4,000
West Virginia Glen Jean AT&T Summit Stadium Tent 80,000[15]
Grandview Not covered 1,259
Wisconsin Bayfield Big Top Chautauqua Canvas Roof Only 900
East Troy Alpine Valley Music Theatre Roof only 37,000
Milwaukee Marcus Amphitheater Square enclosure 25,000
Not Covered 700
Somerset Somerset Amphitheater Roof only 40,000
Spring Green American Players Theater Not Covered 1,148
Wyoming Cheyenne Shell
Sheridan Roof only

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References[]

  1. ^ History of The Haven Amphitheatre, The Haven Amphitheatre website, Haven Community Theatre Committee, accessed August 13, 2012
  2. ^ "Quiénes somos – Media Torta | Instituto Distrital de las Artes". www.idartes.gov.co. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  3. ^ "La Media Torta", Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre (in Spanish), 2017-10-05, retrieved 2019-01-14
  4. ^ All the world’s onstage at Levitt Pavilion by Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times, September 1, 2012.
  5. ^ 2015 Department of Parks and Recreation Policy Rules for Outdoor Events in City of Atlanta Parks, accessed July 30, 2015
  6. ^ http://www.trollwood.org/
  7. ^ "KettleHouse Amphitheater - Logjam Presents". Logjam Presents. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  8. ^ Amy McRary (28 May 2016). "World's Fair: The world came to Knoxville in May 1982". .
  9. ^ "Rent the Facility/The Pavilion". Ford Park Event Center. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  10. ^ http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/picnics/wp-amphitheaters.htm , Fairfax County, Virginia Park Authority website, Reservable Amphitheatres, accessed Sept 25, 2015
  11. ^ http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/picnics/wp-amphitheaters.htm , Fairfax County, Virginia Park Authority website, Reservable Amphitheatres, accessed Sept 25, 2015
  12. ^ http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/picnics/wp-amphitheaters.htm , Fairfax County, Virginia Park Authority website, Reservable Amphitheatres, accessed Sept 25, 2015
  13. ^ http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/picnics/wp-amphitheaters.htm , Fairfax County, Virginia Park Authority website, Reservable Amphitheatres, accessed Sept 25, 2015
  14. ^ http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/picnics/wp-amphitheaters.htm , Fairfax County, Virginia Park Authority website, Reservable Amphitheatres, accessed Sept 25, 2015
  15. ^ "AT&T Summit Stadium".
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