Xfinity Theatre (originally known as the Meadows Music Theatre) is an outdoor/indoor amphitheatre located in Hartford, Connecticut, owned by Live Nation. The capacity of the venue is 30,000. The indoor area holds 7,500 and the outdoor lawn area holds an additional 22,500 during the summer months making it one of the largest amphitheatres in the country. Live Nation predecessor SFX bought the theatre in 1997.[1]
Xfinity Theatre
The Meadows
Former names
Connecticut Centre for the Performing Arts (planning/construction) Meadows Music Theatre (1994–2000) ctnow.com Meadows Music Theatre (2000–2005) New England Dodge Music Center (2005–2009) Comcast Theatre (2009–2013)
On June 6th, 2001 Aerosmith kicked off the North American leg of their Just Push Play tour, with the show airing live on VH1. [2]
At the 2013 Funny or Die: Oddball Comedy Festival comedic headliner Dave Chappelle refused to perform his routine after he experienced what he considered to be heckling from audience members. He instead remained on stage for the minimum amount of time his contract required him to and smoked cigarettes while taunting the audience. He said things such as "if North Korea were to drop the bomb tomorrow, he would hope it lands in Hartford, Connecticut." He returned for an unannounced appearance at the festival the next year to apologize to the crowd.[3]
xfinity, theatre, similarly, named, venues, xfinity, center, disambiguation, meadows, disambiguation, originally, known, meadows, music, theatre, outdoor, indoor, amphitheatre, located, hartford, connecticut, owned, live, nation, capacity, venue, indoor, area,. For similarly named venues see Xfinity Center disambiguation and The Meadows disambiguation Xfinity Theatre originally known as the Meadows Music Theatre is an outdoor indoor amphitheatre located in Hartford Connecticut owned by Live Nation The capacity of the venue is 30 000 The indoor area holds 7 500 and the outdoor lawn area holds an additional 22 500 during the summer months making it one of the largest amphitheatres in the country Live Nation predecessor SFX bought the theatre in 1997 1 Xfinity TheatreThe MeadowsFormer namesConnecticut Centre for the Performing Arts planning construction Meadows Music Theatre 1994 2000 ctnow com Meadows Music Theatre 2000 2005 New England Dodge Music Center 2005 2009 Comcast Theatre 2009 2013 LocationHartford ConnecticutOwnerCity of HartfordOperatorLive NationTypeOutdoor amphitheatre summer Indoor theatre fall winter Seating typereserved lawnCapacity30 000 7 500 indoor Opened1994Websitewww livenation com Contents 1 Notable performances 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksNotable performances EditThe Spice Girls played a show on July 3rd 1998 during their Spiceworld Tour On June 6th 2001 Aerosmith kicked off the North American leg of their Just Push Play tour with the show airing live on VH1 2 At the 2013 Funny or Die Oddball Comedy Festival comedic headliner Dave Chappelle refused to perform his routine after he experienced what he considered to be heckling from audience members He instead remained on stage for the minimum amount of time his contract required him to and smoked cigarettes while taunting the audience He said things such as if North Korea were to drop the bomb tomorrow he would hope it lands in Hartford Connecticut He returned for an unannounced appearance at the festival the next year to apologize to the crowd 3 See also EditList of contemporary amphitheatres Live NationReferences Edit Shift At Meadows Means More Competition In Area Concert Scene courant com VH1 To Be The Exclusive Media Sponsor Of Aerosmith Just Push Play Tour ikobi com Dave Chappelle Walks Off Stage in Hartford nbcconnecticut com External links EditBuilding information Coordinates 41 46 45 N 72 40 09 W 41 779233 N 72 669196 W 41 779233 72 669196 This article on a music performance venue is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a building or structure in Connecticut is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Xfinity Theatre amp oldid 1143897750, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
