 An empty parking lot outside the venue | |
 Interactive map of Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre | |
| Former names | Desert Sky Pavilion(1988–1993) Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion(1993–2001) Cricket Pavilion(2001–06) Cricket Wireless Pavilion(2006–10) Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion(2010–13) Ak-Chin Pavilion(2013–23) |
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| Location | 2121 N 83rd Ave Phoenix,AZ 85035 |
| Owner | Live Nation Entertainment, Live Nation Concerts |
| Capacity | 20,106 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1988 |
| Opened | November 9, 1990 |
Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre[1](originally known as theDesert Sky Pavilion and most recently known asAk-Chin Pavilion)[2] is anamphitheater located inPhoenix, Arizona, which seats 8,106 under a pavilion roof and an additional 12,000 on a hillside behind the main stands.[3] It officially opened on November 9, 1990 (Billy Joel was the venue's inaugural performer).[4] The naming rights sponsor isTalking Stick Resort (the venue is not located on tribal land). Its total capacity of over 20,000 is higher than that ofMortgage Matchup Center andDesert Diamond Arena. The amphitheater's season starts in April and closes in October.
Whitney Houston performed at the venue on May 19, 1991, during herI'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour.
Steely Dan played theirAlive in America tour here in 1994.
The lawn at the amphitheater contains several video screens.
R.E.M. recorded two tracks off their 1996 studio albumNew Adventures in Hi-Fi there.
Wheel of Fortune taped 2 weeks of shows there in 1997, which featured the final episodes of the old puzzle board.
TheSpice Girls performed at the venue on August 22, 1998, during their debutSpiceworld Tour.
The amphitheater has been used to hold many famous concerts and tours, especially in the summer months of July and August, it has hostedNine Inch Nails,Van Halen,Bon Jovi,Metallica,Janet Jackson, TheVote for Change Tour,Lynyrd Skynyrd,Black Sabbath, TheVans Warped Tour, TheGigantour,Lollapalooza,Lilith Fair,Crüe Fest,Ozzfest andProjekt Revolution. It has hosted the Phoenix date of the annualMayhem Festival since the tour's inception in July 2008.
Fall Out Boy recorded their live album,Live in Phoenix, at the amphitheatre on June 22, 2007.[5]
Green Day recorded their song, "Cigarettes and Valentines", for their live album,Awesome as Fuck, here.
Fall Out Boy & Paramore brought their co-headlining tour, MONUMENTOUR to The Pavilion on August 8, 2014 with New Politics as the opening act. Lana Del Rey, accompanied by Courtney Love, brought her Endless Summer Tour to The Pavilion on May 14, 2015.
AJR headlined the venue on June 21, 2022, on their tour supporting their album "OK Orchestra".
A Perfect Circle,Primus andPuscifer recorded theirSessanta Live album during a show at the venue.
On July 1 2025, the Amphitheatre hosted the 2025 Summer of Loud tour headlined byKillswitch Engage,Beartooth,I Prevail, andParkway Drive, with Special GuestsThe Amity Affliction,The Devil Wears Prada, andAlpha Wolf, with TX2 as the opening act.[6]
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