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Full name Real Life Amphitheater Former names Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Address 16765 Lookout Rd, Selma, TX 78154 Coordinates 29°35′50″N 98°19′15″W / 29.59722°N 98.32083°W /29.59722; -98.32083 Owner River City Community Church Operator River City Community Church Type Amphitheater Events Concert and event venue Seating type Reserved and lawn seating Capacity 20,000 Construction Opened 2001, reopened 2019 Renovated 2018 Expanded 2018 Closed 2009, reopened in 2019 Website Reallifeamp.com
TheReal Life Amphitheater is an open-airamphitheater , located inSelma, Texas .
In 2001 it was opened as theVerizon Wireless Amphitheater . It closed in 2009 due to a lack of performances.
Its overall capacity is 20,000, with 6,000 seated and approximately 14,000 on the lawn, and has more than 4,200 parking spaces.
The facility was purchased by River City Community Church in 2011 and hosts a wide variety of entertainment and community outreach events.
The facility was opened in 2001 byClear Channel Entertainment . That company's successor,Live Nation , put the facility on the market in 2007 and sold it to a Dallas-based real estate company, Stream Realty, in 2009. The sale included a 7-year restriction against its continuing use as a concert venue.[ 1]
After initially considering redevelopment, Stream Realty decided to market the property for resale. Later that year, a large local church, River City Community Church, entered into a contract to buy the facility, but had to cancel the transaction (and forfeit a deposit) after failing to find financing.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
List of Concerts
Third Eye Blind – May 6, 2001, withThe Go-Go's Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – May 19, 2001, with The Wallflowers, August 10, 2002, August 24, 2003 and August 26, 2008, withSteve Winwood Styx – May 20, 2001, withBad Company ,Survivor ,Blue Öyster Cult ,Billy Squier and Joe Stark and May 16, 2004, withPeter Frampton andNelson Poison – May 26, 2001, withWarrant ,Quiet Riot ,Enuff Z'nuff , TheVince Neil Band,Great White and TheBulletBoys and July 8, 2006, withCinderella andEndeverafter KC's Boogie Blast – June 3, 2001, August 12, 2006 and July 29, 2007 Journey – June 9, 2001, with Peter Frampton andJohn Waite , September 21, 2005 and July 25, 2008, withCheap Trick andHeart Rod Stewart – June 22, 2001 and July 31, 2004Staind – June 29, 2001, withRammstein ,Cold andCrossbreed Brooks & Dunn – July 1, 2001, with Toby Keith, Montgomery Gentry,Keith Urban andCledus T. Judd and October 22, 2005, withDeana Carter andThe Warren Brothers Ozzfest – July 3, 2001, September 7, 2002, June 28, 2003, August 7, 2004, August 28, 2005, July 11, 2006 and August 4, 2007Deep Purple – July 7, 2001, with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Cheap Trick and August 27, 2004, withThin Lizzy and TheJoe Satriani BandDepeche Mode – July 15, 2001, withPoe TheDave Matthews Band – July 17, 2001, withJunior Brown , May 2, 2002, withTaj Mahal & The Hula Blues Band, July 19, 2003, withDoyle Bramhall II & Smokestack, August 18, 2004, with TheGraham Colton Band and September 2, 2005, with TheVictor Wooten Band TheWarped Tour – July 21, 2001, June 30, 2002, July 18, 2003, June 27, 2004, June 26, 2005, July 2, 2006, July 13, 2007 and July 5, 2008 TheDeftones – July 28, 2001, with Godsmack andPuddle of Mudd Sade – July 29, 2001, withIndia.Arie TheMTV Total Request Live Tour – August 3, 2001 Blink-182 – August 9, 2001, withNew Found Glory andMidtown and May 4, 2004, withTaking Back Sunday andCypress Hill Willie Nelson &Family – August 11, 2001, withDwight Yoakam , Gary Allan andRobert Earl Keen , August 3, 2002, withLee Ann Womack andBob Schneider and July 4, 2008, withMerle Haggard &The Strangers ,Ray Price andAsleep at the Wheel TheBarenaked Ladies – August 14, 2001 Kenny Chesney – August 18, 2001, with Tim McGraw andMark Collie , May 17, 2002, with Montgomery Gentry, Phil Vassar andJamie O'Neal , April 3 and July 2, 2003, May 15, 2005, withGretchen Wilson andUncle Kracker and June 17, 2007, withSugarland and Pat GreenJohn Mellencamp – August 22, 2001, with The WallflowersTheGipsy Kings – August 24, 2001 James Taylor – August 25, 2001 and May 16, 2003Aerosmith – August 28, 2001, withFuel , October 28, 2002, with TheStone Temple Pilots ,Run–D.M.C. , Kid Rock & Twisted Brown Trucker and Must and November 17, 2006, withMötley Crüe Crosby, Stills & Nash – September 4, 2001Matchbox 20 – September 7, 2001, with Train andDavíd Garza Clay Walker – September 8, 2001, withBlake Shelton andLila McCann The Guess Who – October 13, 2001, withJoe Cocker Ángeles del Infierno – October 14, 2001Phil Vassar – October 21, 2001Tool – October 25, 2001, withTricky KZEP 93.3's Classic Rock Concert – November 3, 2001John Mayer – April 27, withRyan Adams , September 12, 2002 and October 9, 2006Green Day – May 10, 2002, with Blink-182 andJimmy Eat World Ricky Skaggs &Kentucky Thunder – May 24, 2002, with Robert Earl Keen,Cory Morrow ,Charlie Robison andCowboy Mouth Scorpions – June 7, 2002, with Deep Purple andDio Kid Rock & Twisted Brown Trucker – June 8, 2002Chris Isaak – June 21, 2002, withNatalie Merchant Foreigner – June 28, 2002, with Bad Company and Cheap Trick and July 24, 2008, with Bryan AdamsUsher – July 4, 2002, withFaith Evans Barry Manilow – July 6, 2002, withCurtis Stigers Train – July 27, 2002, withO.A.R. David Lee Roth – July 28, 2002, with Sammy Hagar & The WaboritasWeezer – August 4, 2002, withDashboard Confessional andSparta Chicago – August 9, 2002, June 12, 2004, with Earth, Wind & Fire, August 19, 2005, with Earth, Wind & Fire, June 24, 2006, withHuey Lewis and the News and April 28, 2007, withKool & the Gang Marc Anthony – August 16, 2002, withTony Lucca and Joey Vega, August 24, 2005, withChayanne andAlejandro Fernández and July 22, 2006, withMarco Antonio Solís andLaura Pausini Rush – August 17, 2002, June 25, 2004 and August 12, 2007Lenny Kravitz – August 18, 2002, withP!nk and October 8, 2004Creed – September 20, 2002, withSevendust ,12 Stones andCinder Angie Stone – September 21, 2002Vicente Fernández – September 22, 2002Enrique Iglesias – October 5, 2002, withPaulina Rubio Montgomery Gentry – October 12, 2002Lil Wayne – October 19, 2002Maná – October 20, 2002Toby Keith – October 26, 2002, with The Rascal Flatts, August 16, 2003, with Blake Shelton and Junior Brown, August 14, 2004, withTerri Clark andScotty Emerick and September 7, 2008, with Montgomery GentryIncubus – October 31, 2002, withHar Mar Superstar KoЯn – November 2, 2002, withDisturbed ,Trust Company ,Earshot andMarz Pearl Jam – April 5, 2003, withSleater-Kinney ZZ Top – April 29, 2003, withTed Nugent and TheKenny Wayne Shepherd Band and August 5, 2007, withThe Pretenders , TheStray Cats andWhitestarr Our Lady Peace – May 11, 2003, withFinger Eleven ,Stone Sour andSeether Def Leppard – May 30, 2003, October 30, 2005, with Cheap Trick andRicky Warwick , July 28, 2006, with Journey andStoll Vaughan and August 30, 2007, with Styx and ForeignerTheRed Hot Chili Peppers – June 13, 2003, withThe Mars Volta and Snoop Dogg Evanescence – June 14, 2003Beck – June 27, 2003, withThe Black Keys Counting Crows – July 24, 2003, with John Mayer and September 8, 2006, withGoo Goo Dolls andEliot Morris tobyMac & The Diverse City Band – July 27, 2003, with Third Day and April 16, 2005JAY Z – August 1, 2003, with50 Cent ,Busta Rhymes andFabolous Boston – August 8, 2003 and June 21, 2008, with Styx andSmash Mouth Lollapalooza – August 9, 2003Iron Maiden – August 15, 2003, with Dio andMotörhead and May 21, 2008, withLauren Harris N.E.R.D – August 22, 2003, withTalib Kweli Joan Osborne – September 18, 2003The Gourds – September 20, 2003, withLos Lonely Boys Cher – September 27, 2003, with Tommy DrakeKISS – October 4, 2003, with Aerosmith andSaliva and June 10, 2004, with Poison andZO2 LeAnn Rimes – October 11, 2003Good Charlotte – November 8, 2003TheBlue Man Group – November 14, 2003, withTracy Bonham andVenus Hum Drowning Pool – April 16, 2004, withHatebreed ,Unearth andDamageplan TheSteve Miller Band – July 3, 2004 and September 29, 2006 TheJohn Mayer Trio – July 25, 2004, withMaroon 5 andDJ Logic Tim McGraw – July 30, 2004, withBig & Rich and The Warren BrothersProjekt Revolution – August 21, 2004 and August 3, 2007Sting – September 17, 2004, withAnnie Lennox andDominic Miller Hall & Oates – October 9, 2004, withMichael McDonald and TheAverage White Band Lynyrd Skynyrd – October 10, 2004, withThe Allman Brothers Band and July 7, 2006, with 3 Doors Down andShooter Jennings Norah Jones & The Handsome Band – October 16, 2004, withAmos Lee Gary Allan – October 17, 2004, withDierks Bentley and Pat GreenVelvet Revolver – October 28, 2004, withShinedown Snoop Dogg – May 14, 2005, withThe Game The Moody Blues – June 18, 2005Judas Priest – June 25, 2005, withQueensrÿche and August 24, 2008, with Motörhead,Testament and Heaven & HellTheAnger Management Tour – July 29, 2005 3 Doors Down – October 1, 2005, with Shinedown andAlter Bridge Pat Green – October 29, 2005, with Shooter Jennings andWade Bowen Bryan Adams – November 12, 2005TheHonda Civic Tour – April 9, 2006 and June 20, 2007 Kanye West – May 6, 2006, withDaddy Yankee andBaby Bash Nine Inch Nails – June 2, 2006, withTV on the Radio andBauhaus Sammy Hagar &The Waboritas – June 9, 2006TheRascal Flatts – June 17, 2006, withThe Wreckers and June 22, 2008, withTaylor Swift Steely Dan – July 15, 2006TheSounds of the Underground Music Festival – July 23, 2006 TheFamily Values Tour – August 4, 2006 and August 19, 2007 Lee Rocker – August 5, 2006Mary J. Blige – August 9, 2006, withLeToya Luckett andJaheim Earth, Wind & Fire – August 18, 2006, withChris Botti Godsmack – August 26, 2006, withRob Zombie and ShinedownToots and the Maytals – September 2, 2006, withMaxi Priest Chris Brown – September 21, 2006, with Lil Wayne,Juelz Santana andDem Franchize Boyz KISS FM 99.5's Fall Festival – October 7, 2006Heaven & Hell – May 1, 2007, withMegadeth andMachine Head Boys Like Girls – July 12, 2007The Automatic – July 18, 200778violet – July 24, 2007, withDrake Bell ,Corbin Bleu andBianca Ryan Marilyn Manson – September 1, 2007, withSlayer andBleeding Through Brad Paisley & The Drama Kings – November 2–3, 2007, withRodney Atkins and Taylor Swift and October 18, 2008, withJewel ,Chuck Wicks andJulianne Hough The Pre–Summer Country Music Festival – April 12, 2008 Breaking Benjamin – April 25, 2008, withThree Days Grace and SeetherAvril Lavigne – April 27, 2008, with Boys Like GirlsMartina McBride – July 17, 2008, withJack Ingram andChris Young Tony Hawk 's Boom Boom HuckJam – July 18, 2008TheCrüe Fest – July 23, 2008 TheMayhem Festival – July 26, 2008 Santana – September 19, 2008, with TheSalvador Santana BandTheJars of Clay – October 4, 2008, withThird Day ,Switchfoot andRobert Randolph and the Family Band Ryan Adams and the Cardinals – October 14, 2008Kings of Leon – October 28, 2008^ "Live Nation inks deal to sell amphitheater" ,San Antonio Business Journal ^ David DeKunder,"Church hits roadblock in bid to buy amphitheater" ,San Antonio Express-News ^ Abe Levy,"Old Verizon Wireless Amphitheater a godsend to growing church: River City Community Church counts blessings after acquiring Verizon Wireless Amphitheater." San Antonio Express-News ^ Hollie O'Connor,"Churches pull out all stops for big crowds" ,San Antonio Express-News
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