Leader Bank Pavilion

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Leader Bank Pavilion
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Leader Bank Pavilion
Full nameLeader Bank Pavilion
Former namesHarbor Lights Pavilion (1994-98)
BankBoston Pavilion (1999)
FleetBoston Pavilion (2000-04)
Bank of America Pavilion (2004-13)
Blue Hills Bank Pavilion (2014-19)
Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion (2019-21)
Address290 Northern Ave
Boston, MA 02210-2016
Location Seaport District
Owner Live Nation
Capacity 5,000
Construction
OpenedAugust 12, 1994 (1994-08-12)
Renovated1998-99
ArchitectFTL Associates
Structural engineerRoss Dalland, P.E.
Website
www.bostonpavilion.net
Building details
Renovating team
Architect(s)A.Form Architecture
Engineer BuroHappold
Structural engineerSpandome Center
Civil engineerH. W. Moore Associates, Inc.
Main contractorBeacon Skanska

The Leader Bank Pavilion is an outdoor amphitheater located in Boston, Massachusetts, used for concerts. It seats 5,000. Its season runs from May until October. The venue originally opened in August 1994 near Fan Pier. Due to land rights, it closed at the end of its season in 1998 and the tensile structure was relocated to its current location in South Boston, where it reopened in July 1999.

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Name rights

Noted performers

Recordings

On September 7, 1997, Widespread Panic recorded a version of their song "Pickin' Up the Pieces" with special guest Branford Marsalis for the live album Light Fuse, Get Away . [9]

On August 21, 2007, progressive metal band Dream Theater recorded three songs for their live album and DVD Chaos in Motion 2007–2008 . [10]

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