North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
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Former names | Coors Amphitheatre (1998-2008) Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre (2008-12) Sleep Train Amphitheatre (2012-17) Mattress Firm Amphitheatre (2017-18) |
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Address | 2050 Entertainment Cir Greater San Diego |
Coordinates | 32°35′16″N 117°00′23″W / 32.587778°N 117.006389°W |
Owner | Live Nation Entertainment |
Type | Amphitheatre |
Capacity | 20,500 |
Opened | July 21, 1998 |
The North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre (formerly known as the Mattress Firm Amphitheatre, Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Coors Amphitheatre and the Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre) is a 20,500-seat
History
Area around the amphitheatre had previously been open fields and at one time been part of a large dairy farm. At one point, the 72 acres where the amphitheater sits was a fully developed industrial park with terraced lots and utilities in place. The site had been abandoned for a number of years when Universal Concerts approached the city of Chula Vista and won approval to build the amphitheatre. The industrial park was bulldozed and the site graded to build the amphitheatre. In the late 1990s, a development plan was created and a
All of the Universal Concerts facilities, including Coors Amphitheatre, were purchased by House of Blues in late 1999.
Venue
The Amphitheatre features 9,468 chairback seats and 10,024 lawn seats. During the spring, summer and fall months it is used mostly for first-tier concert tours, due primarily to its capacity.
See also
References
- ^ "North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre Chula Vista". Chula Vista Theater. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Chula Vista concert venue renamed Sleep Train Amphitheater - CBS News 8 - San Diego, CA News Station - KFMB Channel 8". KFMB-TV. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ SoundDiego Staff. "Sleep Train Amphitheatre Gets New Name". KNSD. San Diego. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved November 1, 2018.