
KEMBA Live! (originally the PromoWest Pavilion) is a multi-purpose concert venue located in the Arena District of Columbus, Ohio. Opening in 2001, the venues operates year-round with indoor and outdoor facilities: the Indoor Music Hall and Outdoor Amphitheater. The venue was modeled after the House of Blues and described as the "Newport Music Hall on steroids". It features state-of-the-art lighting, acoustical systems and a reversible stage. In 2001, the venue was nominated for a Pollstar Awards for "Best New Major Concert Venue".[1]
A sister venue, Stage AE is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and opened in December 2010. In 2018, Promowest Productions and its venues were acquired by American entertainment presenter AEG.[2] In August 2021, PromoWest Productions and AEG opened another sister venue, MegaCorp Pavilion, in Newport, Kentucky (near Cincinnati, Ohio).[3]
Names
- PromoWest Pavilion (October 2, 2001—September 30, 2005)
- Lifestyle Communities Pavilion (October 1, 2005—December 31, 2015)[4]
- Express Live! (January 27, 2016—December 31, 2021)[5]
- KEMBA Live! (January 1, 2022—Present)[6]
References
- ^ "Pollstar Awards Archive 2001". Pollstar. Archived from the original on June 26, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ "AEG Presents Acquires PromoWest Productions, Largest Independent Promoter in the Midwest | AEG Worldwide". www.aegworldwide.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Varias, Chris (August 30, 2021). "Review: Ovation is a great place to see a concert, especially this one". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ Kemper, Kevin (December 26, 2005). "LC Pavilion owner plans to open more concert venues across the country". Columbus Business First. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ Joy, Kevin (January 26, 2016). "Express expected to buy naming rights to Lifestyle Communities Pavilion". The Columbus Dispatch. GateHouse Media. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ 10TV Web Staff (November 16, 2021). "Name change for popular Columbus concert venue". 10 WBNS. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
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