Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (originally World Music Theatre and formerly New World Music Theatre, Tweeter Center and First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre) is an outdoor music venue located in

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, that opened in 1990 and was built by Gierczyk Development. It is one of the largest music venues in the

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area, with a capacity of up to 28,000 spectators: 11,000 reserved seats and 17,000 lawn seats. It is a venue pulling fans from the city of Chicago, as well as surrounding suburbs and neighboring states. It is one of only a few large outdoor amphitheatres in the Chicago area. Nederlander Concerts and Jam Productions co-managed the venue from 1994 to 1999. Hollywood Casino acquired the naming rights, beginning in 2015. The venue is owned by

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Concerts and music festivals

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The venue has hosted many concerts and music festivals, including

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, Anger Management Tour, Area Festival,

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, Crüe Fest,

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, Curiosa Festival, Family Values Tour, Farm Aid, Furthur Festival,

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Festival,

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Festival, Uproar Festival,

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and

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Q101.1's Jamboree.

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was the very first entertainer to perform at the venue – it was barely completed then – during her Heart of Stone Tour on June 2, 1990.

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headlined the venue's second day of operation on their

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on June 3, 1990.

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performed two consecutive shows during their

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on July 2–3, 1990, with

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as their opening act. Live footage shot by longtime collaborator

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was used for the official music video to their song " World in My Eyes". The

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show on July 23, 1990, was the last show that keyboard player Brent Mydland played before his death three days later.

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played at the venue during their

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on July 24, 1993 and as part of their

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on August 12, 1995.

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and

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performed here during their Never Ending Tour on July 9, 1999.

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performed during their

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Tour on August 14, 1993, the show was recorded and later released, as ''

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'', on April 16, 2002. Rush performed during their

Test for Echo Tour Rush was a Canadian rock band formed in 1968 in Toronto, that was comprised primarily of Geddy Lee (bass, vocals), Alex Lifeson (guitar), and Neil Peart (drums, percussion, lyricist). The band formed in Toronto in 1968 by Lifeson, drummer John ...

on June 14, 1997. Much of this show was featured on their live album, entitled '' Different Stages'', released on November 10, 1998. Disturbed performed during Q101.1's 2001 Jamboree; they used live footage of their song " Down with the Sickness" for its official music video.

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and

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performed during their co-headlining

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on July 11, 2014, with The New Politics as their opening act. Paramore used live footage from this show in the music video for their new song "Last Hope". Fall Out Boy returned on July 11, 2015, this time on tour with rapper

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