Amphitheatre up for award

Amphitheatre up for award



From Staff
Publication Date: 12/03/08


Entertainment industry professionals nominated The St. Augustine Amphitheatre for a prestigious award given to the country's best small outdoor venue.

The announcement was made Tuesday by Pollstar, a prominent concert-industry resource that gives the award.

Amphitheatre officials will find out next month if they won the Red Rocks award for small outdoor venue.

Since 1984, Pollstar, which tracks concert ticket sales and publishes a concert industry magazine, has annually given out concert-related awards, such as best major tour of the year and nightclub of the year.

The winners of this year's 32 categories will be announced Jan. 30 in Los Angeles.

The award, named for Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre, which won the award 11 straight times starting in 1989, is given to the best outdoor venue with a seating capacity less than 10,000.

The St. Augustine Amphitheatre was built in 1965 and today seats about 3,500 people.

The other nominees, listed with seating capacities, are:

* Chastain Park Amphitheater, Atlanta, 6,900

* Filene Center at Wolf Trap, Vienna, Va., 7,028

* Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, 5,801

* Hearst Greek Theatre, Berkeley, Calif., 8,500

The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles won the award last year.


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