Marcus_Amphitheater

American Family Insurance Amphitheater

American Family Insurance Amphitheater

Amphitheater in the Henry Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The American Family Insurance Amphitheater (formerly known as the Marcus Amphitheater) is an amphitheater on the south end of the Henry Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The amphitheater serves as the venue for headlining acts performing at Summerfest. It also plays host to a variety of concerts and events during the spring, summer and fall.

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History

The Marcus Amphitheater was built after an extremely overcrowded Huey Lewis and the News concert in 1984, which drew 30,000 fans to a space suited for 15,000.[1] The amphitheatre has a capacity of 23,000 (9,200 seats under pavilion, 7,000 reserved seats on lawn and 6,800 general admission seats). It was completed in 1987, with the principal contribution from the Marcus Corporation.

In September 2018, demolition began on the original Marcus Amphitheater which would be replaced with a new $50 million American Family Insurance Amphitheater.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Huey Lewis's Old, Weird America". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Summerfest begins demolition of the American Family Amphitheater Tuesday". OnMilwaukee. September 24, 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

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