The Red Hat Amphitheater (formerly the Raleigh Amphitheater) is an
amphitheatre
An amphitheatre (American English, U.S. English: amphitheater) 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 ('), meani ...
in
Raleigh, North Carolina
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. It is adjacent to the
Raleigh Convention Center.
The Raleigh Amphitheater books acts through an agreement with Live Nation, and is owned and operated by the City of Raleigh. The Amphitheater’s season currently runs from April through October. Capacity is 5,990: 1,800 fixed seats; 2,700 movable seats; and lawn space for 1,000.
The venue's name has changed several times during its construction and first few months of operation. Plans to accept $300,000 from the local Budweiser distributor to name the venue the ''Bud Light Amphitheater'' fell through when the North Carolina Alcohol Control Board refused to grant an exception to rules which disallow naming rights for public facilities to be sold to alcohol manufacturers. On September 4, 2012
Red Hat
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struck a deal with the City of Raleigh for naming rights to the amphitheater. The company paid the city $1.175 million for the deal.
Concerts
Red Hat Amphitheater has hosted numerous concerts with bands such as
Arctic Monkeys
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,
Disturbed,
Huddy,
Marilyn Manson
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,
Melanie Martinez
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and
The Smashing Pumpkins
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.
See also
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List of contemporary amphitheatres
This is a list of amphitheatres in use today with a capacity of at least 1,000.
Amphitheatres by capacity
See also
* List of concert halls
* List of jazz venues
* List of opera houses
* List of Roman amphitheatres
* Lists of stadiums
Ex ...
References
External links
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Red Hat Amphitheater
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Amphitheaters in North Carolina
Buildings and structures in Raleigh, North Carolina
Music venues in North Carolina
Tourist attractions in Raleigh, North Carolina
2010 establishments in North Carolina
Event venues established in 2010