Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach, formerly known as GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater, is a 20,000-seat outdoor concert venue, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

History

The amphitheater opened in 1996, with 7,500 seats, under a pavilion and 12,500 general admission lawn seats, and since then, due to its size and target audience, has hosted concerts by large names in the music industry. In March 2010, the venue removed its corporate prefix ("Verizon Wireless") for the first time in its 14-year history, to be known simply as "Virginia Beach Amphitheater". In February 2011, the amphitheater was renamed "Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach", with naming rights coming from Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance. In January 2016, it was announced that the venue would be renamed "

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Amphitheater at Virginia Beach." The amphitheater has five dedicated adjacent parking lots, and parking fees are included in ticket prices for most shows. The facility has two main seating areas; the main fixed seating area beneath a canopy and secondly a lawn area behind the fixed seating and partially covered by the canopy. The facility rents small lawn chairs for patrons who have purchased lawn seats and allows concert-goers to bring blankets.

Events

The amphitheater has played host to many music festivals, including

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, Crüe Fest,

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, FM99 Lunatic Luau,

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Festival,

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, Lilith Fair,

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, Mayhem Festival, Ozzfest,

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and Vans Warped Tour. The Dave Matthews Band performed and recorded their show, on June 4, 1996, which was later released as a live album, entitled ''Live Trax Vol. 18''. The

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performed a sold out show on their

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on June 24, 1998.

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were scheduled to perform during their

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on September 11, 2001, with

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as their opening act, but the show was cancelled due to the

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; during their Honkin' on Bobo Tour on June 16, 2004, with Cheap Trick as their opening act, but the show was cancelled; and due to illness and during their

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on July 5, 2009, with ZZ Top as their opening act, but the show was cancelled, due to injuries sustained by frontman

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also filmed the music video for their song " Satellite" on July 21, 2002, during the FM99 Lunatic Luau. They played the song 3 times with cameras rolling to make sure they had all of the footage they needed.

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performed a show on April 12, 2014 during the

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for a crowd of 15,157 people.

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References

{{Music venues of Virginia Landmarks in Virginia Music venues in Virginia Buildings and structures in Virginia Beach, Virginia Culture of Virginia Beach, Virginia Tourist attractions in Virginia Beach, Virginia 1996 establishments in Virginia Music venues completed in 1996

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