Rose Music Center
The Stuart & Mimi Rose Music Center at The Heights is a 4,200 seat fully covered outdoor amphitheatre located in Huber Heights, Ohio, adjacent to Interstate 70 just north of Dayton. Construction began on the facility in 2013 and was completed in time for the 2015 concert season. The Rose Music Center is owned by the city of Huber Heights and operated by Music and Event Management of Cincinnati.
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| Full name | Stuart & Mimi Rose Music Center at The Heights |
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| Address | 6800 Executive Boulevard |
| Location | Huber Heights, Ohio |
| Owner | City of Huber Heights |
| Operator | Music and Event Management, Inc. |
| Capacity | 4,200 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2013 |
| Opened | May 2, 2015 |
| Construction cost | $19.3 million |
| Architect | MKSK,[1] GGBN[2] |
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| http://www.rosemusiccenter.com | |
The facility is part of The Heights, an 800-acre residential and retail development. The Huber Heights city council approved the project in March 2013, with an estimated budget of $18 million.[3] The final stated cost of the project was $19.3 million. The facility received its name in January 2015, when the city council approved a lifetime naming rights agreement with the Stuart Rose Family Foundation. Rose is the CEO of Dayton-based REX American Resources, a producer of ethanol.[4] The venue opened on May 2, 2015, with a concert by the Christian rock band Needtobreathe.[5]
Other musical acts that have played at the Rose are Whitesnake, Sheryl Crow, John Legend, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Daughtry, Chicago, Sammy Hagar, Travis Tritt, Buddy Guy, Aly&AJ, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Collective Soul, Dream, 98 Degrees, Gin Blossoms, Brett Elderidge, Brian Wilson, Marc Cohn, Michael McDonald, Chaka Khan, O.A.R., Styx, 311, Amos Lee, Bruce Hornsby, Sugarland, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Los Lobos, the Mavericks, The Righteous Brothers, The Temptations, Air Supply, Sarah McLachlan, TESLA, Foreigner, Bush, Live, REO Speedwagon, Stone Temple Pilots, Rick Springfield, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Vince Gill, Gary Allan, Tonic, Our Lady Peace, The Four Tops, Trace Adkins Boston, Joan Jett, Willie Nelson, Rob Zombie, Huey Lewis and the News, Switchfoot, Lifehouse, Goo Goo Dolls, among many others.
References
- "$18M music center a ‘catalyst’ for Huber Heights, Dayton Business Journal, June 20, 2014.
- Stephen Matthews, "Huber Heights could take big step by approving music center contracts", Dayton Daily News, April 21, 2013.
- "Huber Heights approves $18M music center", WHIO, March 14, 2013.
- Steven Matthews, "Huber Seals $4 Million Deal for Music Center; City Awards Naming Rights at Venue to Stuart Rose Family", Dayton Daily News, January 16, 2015 – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) .
- Don Thrasher, "Needtobreathe to Open Rose Music Center; Christian Rockers to Play Huber Heights Venue's First Show", Dayton Daily News, May 1, 2015 – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) .