Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre
Front Gate Entrance of Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre in 2015.
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| Former names | Coral Sky Amphitheatre (1996-2000; 2002-03; 2015) Mars Music Amphitheatre (2000-02) Sound Advice Amphitheatre (2003-08) Cruzan Amphitheatre (2008-15) Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre (from 2015) |
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| Address | 601-7 Sansburys Way West Palm Beach, Florida 33411 |
| Location | South Florida Fairgrounds |
| Owner | South Florida Fair & Palm Beach County Expositions, Inc. |
| Operator | Live Nation |
| Type | 26°41′07″N 80°11′11″W / 26.685387°N 80.186269°WCoordinates: 26°41′07″N 80°11′11″W / 26.685387°N 80.186269°W |
| Capacity | 20,000 (8,000 seats under cover & 12,000 lawn) |
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| Opened | April 26, 1996 |
| Construction cost | $10 million |
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Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre is a 20,000-seat open-air (Approx. 8,000 seats under cover and approx. 12,000 lawn seats) music venue in West Palm Beach, Florida. The facility, owned by the South Florida Fairgrounds, is a modern amphitheatre used primarily for concerts and other performances. The loading dock and backstage area is sometimes used for concerts that are general admission standing room only (mostly heavy metal concerts), while the amphitheatre stage is used as the backstage area in these situations.
The venue opened on April 26, 1996. Since opening, the venue has gone through numerous name changes. It was initially named Coral Sky Amphitheatre because the seats face into the west, often in view of a colorful sunset. After many years becoming familiar with that name, people still use that name despite the various sponsorships and name changes since then. The first sponsor was Mars Music (making the venue Mars Music Amphitheatre on January 6, 2000), but when Mars filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2002, the Mars Music name was removed in August 2002 and the venue reverted to its previous name until 2003. After a short return to the Coral Sky name, it changed again when Sound Advice became the new sponsor, and was renamed Sound Advice Amphitheatre on June 1, 2003. In early 2008, the venue was renamed again following a new sponsorship agreement with Cruzan Rum, becoming the Cruzan Amphitheatre on February 1, 2008. Effective as of February 11, 2015, LiveNation.com sent a press release announcing that the venue would revert to its original name, the Coral Sky Amphitheatre.. However, the release says "that it is looking for a new brand partner" so another name change would be a distinct possibility. Like the last reversion to the Coral Sky name, this one also proved to be short-lived. In June, the venue succeeded in securing new sponsorship, and announced it would now be called the Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre at the South Florida Fairgrounds.
Other events include The Buzz Bake Sale, Curiosa, Lilith Fair, The Gigantour, Projekt Revolution, Ozzfest, Crüe Fest, Crüe Fest 2, The Mayhem Festival and The Vans Warped Tour, among others.
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