The MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre (originally Ford Amphitheatre and formerly 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre and Live Nation Amphitheatre ) is an outdoor amphitheater in East Lake-Orient Park, Florida . The venue is located on the Florida State Fairgrounds , adjacent to Interstate 4 , in the eastern side of town.
6-720: Ford Amphitheatre may refer to: MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre , originally Ford Amphitheatre, in Tampa, Florida, U.S. John Anson Ford Amphitheatre , in Hollywood, California, U.S. Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island , in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater , in Vail, Colorado, U.S., a music venue in Colorado Ford Amphitheater (Colorado Springs, Colorado) , U.S.,
12-585: A music venue in Colorado See also [ edit ] Ford Park , a multi-purpose park and arena in Beaumont, Texas, U.S. Ford Idaho Center , a complex of sports and entertainment venues in Nampa, Idaho, U.S. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ford Amphitheatre . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
18-514: A capacity of approximately 20,000 (9,900 reserved seats and 10,000 on the lawn ). Originally named the Ford Amphitheatre, when opened by Christian artists Michael W. Smith, David Crowder and headliner Mercy Me on July 23, 2004. It was renamed the 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre when the naming rights were purchased by the lawyer referral service for 2010 to 2012. The name change was not well received. In an online poll accompanying an article on
24-436: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford_Amphitheatre&oldid=1245441690 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre has
30-407: The naming rights for three years. The amphitheater has played host to many music festivals. On the first Sunday of every December, it hosts 97X 's Next Big Thing, an all day rock festival, mainly featuring alternative rock bands. Bands that perform there must obey a decibel limit, due to noise complaints from residents that live close to the venue. A wall was erected in an attempt to help shield
36-524: The subject in the St. Petersburg Times , 95% of people responded with either "I hate it" or "I think it's pretty lame". At the beginning of 2013, it was announced Live Nation chose not the renew the naming rights for the facility. For the first five months of 2013, the venue was known as the Live Nation Amphitheatre. On May 15, 2013, MidFlorida Credit Union , a Florida-based financial institution acquired
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