KEMBA Live! | |
Former Names: | PromoWest Pavilion Lifestyle Communities Pavilion Express Live! |
Address: | 405 Neil Ave Columbus, OH 43215-2341 |
Location: | Arena District |
Coordinates: | 39.9698°N -83.0101°W |
Mapframe-Marker: | music |
Owner: | Nationwide Realty |
Operator: | PromoWest Productions |
Cost: | $5.5 million |
Capacity: | 2,300 5,200 |
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]