Coastal Credit Union Music Park (originally named Walnut Creek Amphitheatre and formerly Alltel Pavilion) is an outdoor

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located in

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, United States, that specializes in hosting large

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. The amphitheater is part of a complex, located on the west bank of Walnut Creek, southeast of Raleigh, near the

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/ I-440 (Beltline) interchange. It was built by the City of Raleigh, with private sector participation, at a cost of $13.5 million and opened on July 4, 1991, with

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as the inaugural act. Seating capacity is about 6,847, of which about half are under cover; the open lawn can accommodate another 13,653. The venue is operated by

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, a concert promoting company, under lease from the City of Raleigh.

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