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| Full name | iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre at the South Florida Fairgrounds |
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| Former names | Coral Sky Amphitheatre(1996–2000; 2002–03; 2015, 2017–2020) Mars Music Amphitheatre(2000–02) Sound Advice Amphitheatre(2003–08) Cruzan Amphitheatre(2008–15) Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre(2015–17) |
| Address | 601-7 Sansburys Way West Palm Beach,FL 33411-3660 |
| Location | South Florida Fairgrounds |
| Owner | South Florida Fair & Palm Beach County Expositions, Inc. |
| Operator | Live Nation |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | April 26, 1996 (1996-04-26) |
| Construction cost | $10 million ($20.6 million in 2024 dollars[1]) |
TheiTHINK Financial Amphitheatre is a 20,000-seat open-air (Approx. 8,000 seats under cover and approx. 12,000 lawn seats)music venue inWest Palm Beach, Florida. The facility, owned by the South Florida Fairgrounds, is a modernamphitheatre used primarily forconcerts and otherperformances. The loading dock and backstage area is sometimes used for concerts that are general admission standing room only (mostlyheavy metal concerts), while the amphitheatre stage is used as the backstage area in these situations.
The venue opened on April 26, 1996.[2] Since opening, the venue has gone through numerous name changes; it is the amphitheatre that has had the most name changes in the United States.[3] It was initially namedCoral Sky Amphitheatre because the seats face into the west, often in view of a colorfulsunset. The venue was renamed toMars Music Amphitheatre on January 6, 2000, named after the music store chainMars Music.[4] However, Mars Music filed forChapter 11bankruptcy in 2002, and in August 2002 the venue reverted to its previous name.[5] It then changed again whenSound Advice became the new sponsor, and was renamedSound Advice Amphitheatre on June 1, 2003.[6] In early 2008, the venue was renamed again following a new sponsorship agreement withCruzan Rum, becoming theCruzan Amphitheatre on February 1, 2008.[7] On February 11, 2015, the venue reverted to its original name, theCoral Sky Amphitheatre, while owners looked for a new sponsor.[8] In June, the venue succeeded in securing a new sponsorship with Perfect Vodka, and it was renamed to thePerfect Vodka Amphitheatre at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Its name reverted again toCoral Sky Amphiteatre on August 4, 2017. On January 16, 2020, the name was changed toiTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, after a sponsorship deal withiTHINK Financial Credit Union.[9]
Because of the Palm Beaches' climate, many major concert tours that would visit arenas in other cities usually stop at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, enabling it to be used as a year-round concert venue.
Other events include TheBuzz Bake Sale,Curiosa,Lilith Fair, TheGigantour,Projekt Revolution,Christ Fellowship's Easter services,Ozzfest,Crüe Fest,Crüe Fest 2, TheMayhem Festival and TheVans Warped Tour, among others.
On November 2, 1996,Phish played the amphitheatre as part of their 1996 fall tour. They were joined by Karl Perazzo (ofSantana fame) on percussion for the entire show. Portions of this performance were released to the syndicated radio program The Album Network. This show was released as the Coral Sky DVD in 2010 and is available as a download from LivePhish.
On June 15, 1998, theSpice Girls kicked off the US leg of theSpiceworld Tour; two weeks prior,Geri Halliwell had left the group.
Britney Spears performed to a sold out crowd on herOops!... I Did It Again World Tour on September 10th, 2000.
On September 4, 2003Tori Amos played her last concert of herScarlet's Walk tour here. It was filmed and released on DVD one year later, in May 2004, calledWelcome to Sunny Florida.
The venue was scheduled to host the final Ozzfest tour date of 2004, on September 4, but the show was cancelled due toHurricane Frances.
On June 16, 2015Lana Del Rey played her last concert ofThe Endless Summer Tour performing songs like Honeymoon and Florida Kilos for the first time.
May 20, 2017 the bandMuse played there along with30 Seconds to Mars andPvris.
May 27, 2017 the bandTrain played at the amphitheater for their "Play that song" world tour, along withNatasha Bedingfield andO.A.R.
Since 1996Dave Matthews Band has performed at the amphitheater more than 30 times, playing two-night stands at the venue nearly each year, beginning in 2002.
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