Waikiki Shell
Honolulu, HI | |
| Coordinates | 21°16′06″N 157°49′06″W / 21.2682°N 157.8184°W |
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| Owner | City and County of Honolulu |
| Opened | 1956 |
| Website | |
| Waikiki Shell Web Site | |
The Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell is a venue for outdoor concerts and other large gatherings in the
Honolulu, Hawaii. Built in 1956,[1] the Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell seats 2,400 persons and the lawn area has capacity for an additional 6,000 persons.[2] It is under the management of the Neal S. Blaisdell Center.[1] It has been compared to the Hollywood Bowl.[3]
The venue is located in
tuff cone volcano, Diamond Head
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In 2018 the venue was renamed "The Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell," in memory of Hawaii's first rock DJ, later a concert promoter. Moffatt died in 2016.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Aloha and Welcome". The Neal S. Blaisdell Center. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ^ "Waikiki Shell". The Neal S. Blaisdell Center. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ^ Billiter, Bill (Staff Writer) (October 1, 1989). "Kapiolani Is Honolulu's Crown Jewel". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ Staff (September 23, 2018). "Waikiki Shell officially named after concert promoter Tom Moffatt". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
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