Shoreline Amphitheater
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Shoreline Amphitheatre as seen from ground level
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| Address | One Amphitheatre Parkway |
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| Location | Mountain View, California |
| Coordinates | 37°25′36″N 122°04′51″W / 37.426778°N 122.080733°WCoordinates: 37°25′36″N 122°04′51″W / 37.426778°N 122.080733°W |
| Owner | City of Mountain View |
| Operator | Live Nation |
| Type | Outdoor amphitheatre |
| Seating type | reserved, lawn |
| Capacity | 22,500 |
| Opened | 1986 |
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Shoreline Amphitheatre is an outdoor amphitheater located in Mountain View, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The venue has a capacity of 22,500, with 6,500 reserved seats and 16,000 general admission on the lawn. When the parking lot is utilized for festival stages, the total capacity of the venue can reach 30,000.
The amphitheatre was built in 1985-1986 by the city of Mountain View, in cooperation with local promoter Bill Graham, as part of the Shoreline Park project. Graham designed the amphitheatre to resemble The Grateful Dead's "steal your face" logo. Each row of fixed seating at the amphitheatre has a pitch of three feet, providing ample legroom and space for dancing.
The premiere season was during the summer of 1986, it was planned to open with a concert by The Grateful Dead, who had to cancel as a result of Jerry Garcia's coma. They first performed at Shoreline Amphitheater on October 2, 1987 and played a total of 39 concerts. Shows from October 3, 1987 and June 16, 1990 were recorded and later released as a live album, titled View from the Vault, Volume Three. They also broadcast their June 21, 1989 summer solstice show live on pay-per-view across America.
The Bee Gees held a "One for America" concert in the amphitheater on September 2, 1989 during the United States leg of their 1989 One for All tour
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe performed on September 9, 1989, the show was recorded and released as a live album, titled An Evening of Yes Music Plus.
The Dave Matthews Band performed during their Crash Tour on July 6, 1997, the show was recorded and released as a live album, titled Live Trax Vol. 17.
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