 Outdoor amphitheater during a Goo Goo Dolls concert | |
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| Former names | PromoWest Pavilion (2001-05) Lifestyle Communities Pavilion (2005-16) Express Live! (2016-21) |
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| Address | 405 Neil Ave Columbus, OH 43215-2341 |
| Location | Arena District |
| Coordinates | 39°58′11″N83°00′37″W / 39.969811°N 83.010142°W |
| Public transit |   3, 8 |
| Owner | Nationwide Realty |
| Operator | PromoWest Productions |
| Capacity | 2,300 (Indoor Music Hall) 5,200 (Outdoor Amphitheater) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | October 2, 2001 |
| Construction cost | $5.5 million |
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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]
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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]
