The Glen Helen Amphitheater (originally Blockbuster Pavilion and formerly Hyundai Pavilion and San Manuel Amphitheater) is a 65,000-capacity
amphitheater
An amphitheatre (British English) or amphitheater (American English; both ) is an open-air venue used for entertainment, performances, and sports. The term derives from the ancient Greek ('), from ('), meaning "on both sides" or "around" and ...
located in the hills of
Glen Helen Regional Park
Glen Helen Regional Park is a county park located in San Bernardino, California, United States adjacent to the Cajon Pass. It was the site of both US Festivals of the early 1980s. It is also home to the Glen Helen Amphitheater, the largest outdo ...
in
San Bernardino
San Bernardino (; Spanish language, Spanish for Bernardino of Siena, "Saint Bernardino") is a city and county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, the city had a ...
, California.
It is the largest outdoor music venue in the United States.
The orchestra, box, and loge sections seat a combined 10,902 people, and the lawn section seats 54,098. It opened in 1993.
The amphitheater's concert season begins in March and ends in November, for the winter season.
The amphitheater has played host to many music festivals, including
Anger Management Tour
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The first "Anger Management" outing took place in 2000. I ...
,
Area Festival
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, Battle of San Bernardino Festival,
Crüe Fest
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,
Crüe Fest 2
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Line up
On March 16, 2009, the line up for ...
,
Family Values Tour
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,
Gigantour
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,
H.O.R.D.E.
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Festival,
Identity Festival
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Conception
The talent agency William Morris Endeavor recognized the demand for electro ...
,
It's Not Dead Festival It's Not Dead Festival was a punk rock and ska music festival held at the San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California. The festival featured three stages, a skate and BMX half-pipe ramp, and an art display. The festival was organized by Ke ...
,
Knotfest
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, KROQ,
LA Invasion
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It began under the name "KROQ Inland Invasion" with a retro theme focus and was held at the Hyundai Pavilion in Devore, California, from 2001 to 2006. In 2007, it was r ...
Festival,
Mayhem Festival
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,
Ozzfest
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,
Projekt Revolution
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, Rock & Roll Blowout Festival,
Rock the Bells
Rock the Bells was an annual hip-hop festival that originally took place in Southern California only, but has since toured throughout the world. The concert featured a line-up of high-profile alternative hip-hop artists, often headlined by a mor ...
Festival and Smokeout Music Festival.
Tina Turner
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performed during her
What's Love? Tour
The What's Love? Tour is the eighth concert tour by singer Tina Turner. The tour supported Turner's autobiographical film and its soundtrack and the eighth studio album titled ''What's Love Got to Do with It'' (1993). The tour primarily visited ...
on September 15, 1993, the show was recorded and was broadcast on Fox, entitled ''What's Love...? Live''.
On July 11, 2008, the
San Manuel Casino
The Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation is a federally recognized tribe of Serrano people in San Bernardino County, California. announced that it had acquired a long-term agreement to the naming rights of the amphitheater, which was thereafter known as the San Manuel Amphitheater.
In January 2017, the San Manuel Indian Casino's naming rights contract expired, and the venue is now named the Glen Helen Amphitheater.
Beginning in 2019,
Garth Brooks
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has a three-year contract to perform an annual concert at the Glen Helen Amphitheater as part of his
Stadium Tour. The last of his three concerts at Glen Helen is slated for 2021.
See also
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References
External links
Glen Helen Amphitheater Web Site - Live NationGlen Helen Amphitheater Seating Chart
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Amphitheaters in California
Music venues in California
Buildings and structures in San Bernardino County, California
Tourist attractions in San Bernardino County, California
1982 establishments in California
Music venues completed in 1982