Cellairis Amphitheatre

The Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood is a concert venue located in Atlanta, which opened in 1989. The amphitheatre seats 18,920[1] (7,000 seated; 12,000 on the lawn). It was designed to offer a state-of-the-art musical experience for both music fans and artists. The venue was built specifically for popular music.

Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Aerial view of venue, 2013
Former namesPace Amphitheater (planning/construction)
Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre (1989–1998)
Lakewood Amphitheatre (1999-2000; 2008–09; 2016–17)
HiFi Buys Amphitheatre (2001–07)
Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood (2009–15)
Address2002 Lakewood Ave SE
Atlanta, GA 30315
LocationLakewood Fairgrounds, Lakewood Heights
Coordinates33.704184°N 84.396018°W / 33.704184; -84.396018
OwnerCity of Atlanta
OperatorLive Nation
Capacity18,920
Construction
OpenedJuly 1989 (1989-07)
Construction costUS$10 million
Website
Venue website

Notable details

The amphitheatre is located approximately 4 miles south of downtown Atlanta, at the Lakewood Fairgrounds. Phish, among others, have called the amphitheatre one of their favorite venues to play at, due to the quality of the acoustics rarely found at lower-level roofed amphitheatres. Linkin Park used their performance of "One Step Closer" from Projekt Revolution 2004 on their LPU 4 CD and also used their performance of "The Little Things Give You Away" from Projekt Revolution 2007 on their LPU 7 CD. In 2008, the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park opened in Alpharetta, Georgia, an affluent suburb on the north side of Atlanta. This gave Metro Atlanta another premier outdoor venue along with Lakewood, Chastain Park Amphitheater in Buckhead/Sandy Springs and the Frederick Brown, Jr Amphitheater on the south side in Peachtree City.

History of name changes

The venue opened on 14 July 1989, as the Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre and retained that name until 1999, when the name was changed to Lakewood Amphitheatre. In 2001, the venue became known as HiFi Buys Amphitheatre. As of the 2008 season, the venue was once again known as Lakewood Amphitheatre, due to HiFi Buys filing for bankruptcy in 2007.[2] The facility utilized a logo similar to the one used before the name-change to HiFi Buys Amphitheatre. In May 2009, a naming-rights agreement was formed with Aaron's, and the venue was called Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood. In January 2016 the venue went back to its classic name of Lakewood Amphitheatre. In November 2017, Cellairis, a cell phone accessories company, signed naming rights to sponsor the venue and it officially became Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood.[3]

Concerts

The following artists have performed at Lakewood Amphitheater:

See also

References
  1. Lakewood Amphitheatre
  2. "Tweeter Home files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy". Reuters. June 11, 2007.
  3. "Cellairis Signs Naming Rights Sponsorship of Lakewood Amphitheatre". PR Newswire. November 3, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
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