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Riverbend Music Center
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Riverbend Music Center is an outdoor amphitheater located in Cincinnati, Ohio, along the banks of the Ohio River. It has a capacity of 20,500 (6,000 reserved pavilion seats and 14,500 general admission lawn)[2] and was built for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, to allow them to play in an outdoor venue during the summer months. Its location is directly adjacent to Coney Island water park and Belterra Park. Famed architect and 2012 Driehaus Prize winner Michael Graves designed the building. The venue is owned by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, booked and operated by its subsidiary, Music and Event Management Incorporated (MEMI) and also partners with Live Nation.
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Full name | J. Ralph Corbett Pavilion |
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Address | 6295 Kellogg Ave Cincinnati, OH 45230-7118 |
Location | Coney Island |
Owner | Music and Event Management, Inc. |
Operator | Music and Event Management, Inc. |
Capacity | 20,500 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | June 2, 1983 (1983-06-02) |
Opened | July 4, 1984 (1984-07-04) |
Renovated | 1999, 2009 |
Construction cost | $9 million ($27.5 million in 2023 dollars[1]) |
Architect | Michael Graves |
Tenants | |
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (1984–present) Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (1984–present) | |
Website | |
Venue Website |