KEMBA Live! explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pollstar Awards Archive 2001 . . . June 10, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100626073332/http://www.pollstarpro.com/PCIA-Static/awards2001.htm . June 26, 2010 . dead .
  2. Web site: AEG Presents Acquires PromoWest Productions, Largest Independent Promoter in the Midwest AEG Worldwide. 2020-12-30. www.aegworldwide.com.
  3. Web site: Varias . Chris . Review: Ovation is a great place to see a concert, especially this one . Cincinnati Enquirer . 16 January 2022 . 30 August 2021.
  4. Kemper . Kevin . December 26, 2005 . LC Pavilion owner plans to open more concert venues across the country . . June 10, 2016.
  5. Web site: Express expected to buy naming rights to Lifestyle Communities Pavilion . Joy . Kevin . January 26, 2016 . . . June 10, 2016.
  6. Web site: 10TV Web Staff . Name change for popular Columbus concert venue . 10 WBNS . 16 January 2022 . 16 November 2021.