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The 7-year sponsorship deal between Verizon Wireless and SFX Entertainment, then owner of the amphitheatre, was a multimillion-dollar contract. Verizon renewed this contract for another 7 years, extending it to 2014, but did not opt to renew a second time, and the name reverted to the original Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre moniker in 2015.
The current site of the Orange County Great Park originated as Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) El Toro, a military air base that operated from 1942 to 1999.In 2016, the Irvine Company decided not to renew Live Nation's lease at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, meaning that the 35-year-old venue would permanently close and face demolition to make way for housing developments.
The following venues were formerly known by the Verizon-sponsored names: Verizon Wireless Music Center (Alabama), now Oak Mountain Amphitheatre, in Pelham, Alabama; Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Irvine, now Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in Irvine, California; Verizon Amphitheatre, in Alpharetta, Georgia now Ameris Bank Amphitheatre.
In January 2006, Verizon Communications purchased MCI and the arena's name was changed accordingly to Verizon Center. [8] VIDA Fitness opened its first location in the arena that same year. [ 45 ] The following year, in 2007, the "first true indoor high-definition LED scoreboard " was installed in the arena.
The Irvine Barclay Theatre, often referred to as The Barclay, is a 755-seat performing arts venue in Irvine, California, located on the campus of the University of California, Irvine. Jointly owned by the city and university, it opened in 1990 and has hosted various musicians, bands, plays, and guest speakers.
This is a list of arenas that currently serve as the home venue for NCAA Division I college basketball teams. Conference affiliations reflect those in the 2024–25 season; all affiliation changes officially took effect on July 1, 2024.
The University of California, Irvine renamed the structure in honor of real estate mogul and chairman of the Irvine Company, Donald Bren, upon receipt of a $1.5 million donation. [4] In fall 2023, renovations began on the Bren Events Center to install a new jumbotron on the south wall as well as new ribbon boards around the perimeter of the ...
The Ameris Bank Amphitheatre (formerly Verizon Amphitheatre) is a contemporary amphitheatre, located in the northern Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Georgia, United States. The amphitheatre mainly hosts shows by popular music artists, comedians and themed symphony concerts by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra , the latter opened the venue with a ...