Ford Amphitheater (Colorado Springs, Colorado)

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Ford Amphitheater
Ford Amphitheater (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
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Full nameFord Amphitheater
Former namesThe Sunset Amphitheater
Address95 Spectrum Loop
Colorado Springs, Colorado
United States
Coordinates 39°01′06″N104°49′24″W / 39.0183°N 104.8234°W / 39.0183; -104.8234
OwnerJW Roth
Operator Venu
Executive suites90
Capacity8,000
Construction
Broke groundJuly 12, 2023
BuiltJuly 2023-August 2024
Opened9 August 2024 (2024-08-09)
(Soft opening took place on August 6, 2024)
Construction cost$90 million
Website
www.fordamphitheater.live

Ford Amphitheater, formerly the Sunset Amphitheater, is an 8,000 person capacity open-air concert venue in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It opened in August 2024.

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History

While Colorado Springs had a vibrant local music scene, attending "big, epic concerts" generally required music fans to travel to Denver. The Ford was designed as a prototype for similar venues in mid-sized cities that major touring artists would otherwise skip, [1] A long-term project for J.W. Roth, the founder and CEO of the hospitality and entertainment company Venu -- previously Notes Live -- the groundbreaking took place in July 2023. [2] It was known as the Sunset Amphitheater while under construction and renamed in June 2024, when Ford bought the naming rights. [3]

A soft opening with performances from School of Rock, the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, and Phil Vassar took place on August 6, 2024. It officially opened with three sold-out shows by OneRepublic from August 9 to August 11. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Boyce, Dan. "Concert venues in mid-sized American cities might be the next big thing in live music". www.marketplace.org. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  2. ↑ Yager, Brett (July 12, 2023). "Sunset Amphitheater to begin construction". Fox 24. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Sunset Amphitheater is now Ford Amphitheater, thanks to multimillion-dollar naming deal". The Denver Post. 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  4. ↑ "Ford Amphitheater Opens With OneRepublic – Pollstar News". news.pollstar.com. Retrieved 2026-01-07.

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