Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Irvine)
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Venue during Epicenter 2013
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| Former names | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre (1981-99; 2014-) Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (2000-14) |
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| Address | 8808 Irvine Center Drive Irvine, CA 92618 |
| Coordinates | 33°38′15″N 117°44′59″W / 33.63750°N 117.74972°W |
| Owner | Irvine Company |
| Operator | Live Nation |
| Type | Amphitheatre |
| Seating type | Reserved seating, lawn seating |
| Capacity | 16,085 |
| Opened | August 21, 1981 |
| Closed | October 30, 2016 |
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Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre (formerly known as Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre) was an amphitheatre located in Irvine, California. The establishment was built in 1980 by Irvine Meadows Partnership (with 4 local investors) and it opened in 1981. It was the largest amphitheatre in Orange County, with 10,418 reserved seats and 5,667 on the lawn. The architect was Gin Wong Associates of Los Angeles. The unique design of this venue is that it's built on a hillside so the seats have a steep slope toward the stage.
Since 1987, the establishment has been the summer home of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, as well as the annual KROQ Weenie Roast.
The amphitheatre was famous for hosting popular music festivals, which includes; Area2 Festival, Fishfest, Gigantour, Lilith Fair, Lollapalooza, Projekt Revolution and Uproar Festival, a benefit concert for the recently deceased Social Distortion guitarist Dennis Danell, Ozzy Osbourne recorded a performance at the venue on June 12, 1982, for home video release, though it has been available only in Japan to this point. Speak of the Devil was released on DVD on July 17, 2012 from Eagle Rock Entertainment.
Pop superstar Michael Jackson performed three concerts at the amphitheatre November 7-9, 1988 during his Bad Tour.
Oingo Boingo would play its annual Halloween concerts here from 1986 through 1991, and one final time in 1993, before moving the remaining 1994 and 1995 shows to Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. Live Nation (formerly SFX Entertainment) bought the lease on the Amphitheatre in 1998.
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