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Virginia Credit Union LIVE! at Richmond Raceway, formerly the Classic Amphitheater, is a 6,000-seat outdoor concert venue located in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It is adjacent to the Richmond Raceway.
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| Former names | Classic Amphitheater (1991—2018) |
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| Location | Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°35′24″N 77°25′03″W |
| Owner | International Speedway Corporation |
| Operator | International Speedway Corporation AEG Live (concert booking) |
| Type | Outdoor amphitheatre |
| Seating type | reserved |
| Capacity | 6,000 |
| Opened | 1991 |
Prior to the opening of the amphitheater in 1991, the Richmond area had seen a major decline in major music acts at its indoor arena, Richmond Coliseum. When the amphitheater opened, seasons were packed with A-list music acts that Richmond had not seen in several years. For the first few years of its operation, the summer concert series was titled the "Budweiser Concert Series," sponsored by Budweiser. Since many summer concert tours were mounted solely for outdoor venues, Richmond was the only Virginia stop on the tour of many artists on their summer itineraries, making it a destination venue for people from all over the state. When the larger outdoor venues in Manassas and Virginia Beach were built, starting in 1995, with substantially larger capacities, the Classic Amphitheater noticed a steady decline in the quality of shows promoters were able to book there. Although it was still able to secure several A-list acts each season, more and more acts were again skipping Richmond for the larger venues. In its last official season, in 1999, only one act was booked that summer -- Hootie & the Blowfish. After that season, the promoter pulled out of the venue and the owners were not able to attract the interest of any other promoters. During the summer of 2013, the venue resumed presenting summer concerts.[1]
Though seen as state-of-the-art at the time of its opening, in comparison to similar contemporary amphitheaters, the Classic Amphitheater had several downfalls. Sales and consumption of alcohol was restricted to a gated-off area, away from the seating; no alcohol could be taken into the seating areas. Though it had several corporate sponsorships, the venue did not have formal box-seating or suites for its sponsors—a major component of contemporary amphitheaters. The lawn seating area was smaller than the fixed seating area—at most contemporary amphitheaters, the festival lawn seating is often twice the size (or larger) of the fixed seating.
On November 28, 2016, Richmond Raceway and AEG Live announced an exclusive booking agreement for The Classic Amphitheater for the 2017 season.[2]
On June 27, 2017, Richmond Raceway and AEG Live announced a 10-year booking agreement for the amphitheater.[3]
On February 7, 2018, Richmond Raceway and Virginia Credit Union announced a multi-year naming rights agreement for the outdoor venue.[4]
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| List of events held at the Amphitheater | ||||
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| Artist | Event | Date | Opening Act(s) | |
| 10,000 Maniacs | Our Time in Eden Tour | June 22, 1993 | World Party | |
| 311 | 311 Tour | September 14, 1996 | Deftones & The Urge | |
| The 1975 | A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships Tour | May 22, 2019 | Pale Waves & No Rome | |
| Aerosmith | Get a Grip Tour | September 19, 1994 | Collective Soul | |
| Nine Lives Tour | July 14, 1997 | Jonny Lang | ||
| "Weird Al" Yankovic with the Richmond Symphony | Strings Attached Tour | June 27, 2019 | ||
| Alan Jackson & The Strayhorns | A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) Tour | September 17, 1993 | John Anderson | |
| Who I Am Tour | September 18, 1994 | Faith Hill | ||
| 1995 Tour | October 8, 1995 | David Ball | ||
| Everything I Love Tour | May 16, 1997 | LeAnn Rimes | ||
| 1998 Tour | May 16, 1998 | Deana Carter | ||
| All-4-One | All-4-One Tour | October 1, 1994 | ||
| The Allman Brothers Band | 1992 Tour | September 1, 1992 | ||
| 1995 Tour | August 1, 1995 | Chris Anderson Band & DAG | ||
| 1996 Tour | July 3, 1996 | Edwin McCain Band & Jupiter Coyote | ||
| 1998 Tour | September 15, 1998 | Sister Hazel | ||
| Amy Grant | House of Love Tour | August 20, 1995 | NewSong | |
| The Avett Brothers | The Carpenter Tour | July 25, 2013 | ||
| 2019 Tour | June 9, 2019 | |||
| The B-52's | 1994 Tour | July 17, 1994 | Booker T. & the M.G.'s | |
| 1998 Tour | July 30, 1998 | The Pretenders | ||
| The Band Perry | We Are Pioneers World Tour | July 12, 2014 | Easton Corbin & Lindsay Ell | |
| Barry Manilow | Summer of '78 Tour | July 19, 1997 | ||
| Barry White | The Icon Is Love Tour | July 30, 1995 | Chanté Moore | |
| Bastille | Doom Days Tour | September 28, 2019 | ||
| Big & Rich | All Star Country Music Jam | July 8, 2019 | Cowboy Troy & DJ Sinister | |
| The Beach Boys | Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 Tour | July 3, 1997 | ||
| Big Rockstock | May 30, 1998 | |||
| May 31, 1998 | ||||
| Billy Ray Cyrus | 1994 Tour | July 8, 1994 | Ken Mellons | |
| Billy Strings | Fall 2021 Tour | November 12, 2021 | ||
| Fall 2022 Tour | November 16, 2022 | |||
| Bob Dylan | Never Ending Tour 1996 | May 4, 1996 | Aimee Mann | |
| Bon Iver | USS-S Tour 2022 | June 12, 2022 | Bonny Light Horseman | |
| Bonnie Raitt | Longing in Their Hearts Tour | October 19, 1994 | The Band | |
| Boston | Walk On Tour | June 20, 1995 | ||
| Brantley Gilbert | Let It Ride Tour | June 12, 2014 | Jon Pardi | |
| Brooks & Dunn | 1994 Tour | May 19, 1994 | Aaron Tippin & Faith Hill | |
| Waitin' on Sundown Tour | July 6, 1995 | Joe Diffie & Wade Hayes | ||
| Bruce Hornsby | Harbor Lights Tour | September 4, 1993 | ||
| 1996 Tour | May 18, 1996 | The Aquarium Rescue Unit | ||
| Bryson Tiller | 2017 Tour | September 1, 2017 | Metro Boomin & H.E.R. | |
| BuzzFest: Party for the Planet | April 21, 1996 | |||
| April 11, 1997 | ||||
| May 17, 1998 | ||||
| Cake & Ben Folds | 2018 Tour | August 19, 2018 | Tall Heights | |
| Carman | 1994 Tour | September 23, 1994 | ||
| Carole King | Colour of Your Dreams Tour | June 13, 1993 | ||
| Chicago | 30th Anniversary Tour | August 10, 1997 | ||
| Clay Walker | Hypnotize the Moon Tour | September 29, 1995 | Martina McBride | |
| Clint Black | One Emotion Tour | September 30, 1994 | Gibson/Miller Band | |
| 1998 Tour | August 29, 1998 | Steve Wariner | ||
| Cody Jinks | 2019 Tour | August 10, 2019 | Ward Davis | |
| Collin Raye | 1997 Tour | September 26, 1997 | ||
| The Connells | Ring Tour | October 9, 1993 | ||
| Darius Rucker | True Believers Tour | July 18, 2014 | Joel Crouse | |
| Dark Star Orchestra | 2019 Tour | August 15, 2019 | ||
| Daron Norwood | Ready, Willing & Able Tour | September 26, 1995 | ||
| Dave Matthews Band | Under the Table and Dreaming Tour | July 25, 1995 | The Samples & Dionne Farris | |
| Crash Tour | April 30, 1996 | |||
| 1997 Tour | June 3, 1997 | Béla Fleck and the Flecktones | ||
| Death Cab for Cutie | Asphalt Meadows Tour | October 6, 2022 | ||
| Delbert McClinton | Never Been Rocked Enough Tour | October 11, 1992 | ||
| One of the Fortunate Few Tour | September 25, 1997 | |||
| Dirty Heads & SOJA | 2017 Tour | June 16, 2017 | The Green & RDGLDGRN | |
| The Doobie Brothers | 1993 Tour | August 20, 1993 | 4 Wheel Drive | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire | 1995 Tour | June 6, 1995 | ||
| Elvis Costello | 2017 Tour | June 20, 2017 | Imelda May | |
| The Everly Brothers | 1993 Tour | July 17, 1993 | Dion DiMucci | |
| Fleetwood Mac | Another Link in the Chain Tour | August 23, 1994 | Bad Company | |
| Florida Georgia Line | Here's to the Good Times Tour | August 29, 2013 | Colt Ford | |
| Glass Animals | Dreamland Tour | September 27, 2021 | ||
| Goo Goo Dolls | A Boy Named Goo Tour | September 26, 1996 | 10,000 Maniacs & Barenaked Ladies | |
| Gordon Lightfoot | 1992 Tour | September 27, 1992 | ||
| Gucci Mane | October 7, 2016 | Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage & DRAM | ||
| Stone Soul Music and Food Festival | June 8, 2019 | Robin Thicke, Lloyd, Mario, & Nicole Bus | ||
| H.O.R.D.E. Festival | July 27, 1993 | |||
| August 24, 1994 | ||||
| Hank Williams Jr. | Out of Left Field Tour | May 25, 1993 | ||
| Hog Wild Tour | June 11, 1995 | Rick Trevino | ||
| Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts Tour | July 20, 1997 | Charlie Daniels Band, Travis Tritt & Jo Dee Messina | ||
| The Hooters | Out of Body Tour | July 24, 1993 | The Smithereens | |
| Hootie & the Blowfish | Cracked Rear View Tour | June 25, 1995 | Dillon Fence | |
| Musical Chairs Tour | July 21, 1999 | Shawn Mullins | ||
| Indigo Girls | Swamp Ophelia Tour | June 21, 1994 | Kristen Hall | |
| Shaming of the Sun Tour | May 27, 1997 | |||
| James Taylor | 1994 Tour | September 16, 1994 | ||
| 1996 Tour | August 17, 1996 | |||
| Jennifer Nettles | That Girl Tour | August 15, 2014 | Brandy Clark | |
| Jethro Tull | 1998 Tour | September 25, 1998 | Gov't Mule | |
| Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band | Recession Recess Tour | May 21, 1992 | Evangeline | |
| Joe Walsh | Songs for a Dying Planet Tour | June 2, 1993 | Glenn Frey | |
| John Anderson | Paradise Tour | September 27, 1996 | ||
| John Denver | Different Directions Tour | August 20, 1992 | ||
| John Fogerty | Premonition Tour | July 24, 1998 | Sister 7 | |
| John Michael Montgomery | Leave a Mark Tour | October 4, 1998 | ||
| John Prine | 1993 Tour | August 10, 1993 | Nanci Griffith | |
| John Tesh | Discovery Tour | July 7, 1996 | ||
| JoJo Siwa | Nickelodeon's JoJo Siwa D.R.E.A.M. The Tour | July 18, 2019 | The Belles | |
| Juice WRLD | A Deathrace for Love Tour | May 14, 2019 | Ski Mask the Slump God, Roddy Ricch, & Lil Tjay | |
| Kenny G | Breathless Tour | July 11, 1993 | ||
| Kenny Loggins | 1993 Tour | August 31, 1993 | ||
| Khruangbin | Space Walk Tour | May 4, 2022 | Toro y Moi | |
| Kool & the Gang | 1995 Tour | September 21, 1995 | ||
| Little Big Town | Tornado Tour | June 14, 2013 | Holly Williams | |
| Little Feat | Shake Me Up Tour | July 31, 1992 | ||
| 1993 Tour | July 4, 1993 | |||
| Live | Throwing Copper Tour | July 23, 1995 | Catherine Wheel & Buffalo Tom | |
| Secret Samadhi Tour | August 12, 1997 | Luscious Jackson | ||
| Lorrie Morgan | Shakin' Things Up Tour | October 3, 1997 | Joe Diffie & Sawyer Brown | |
| Ludacris | Stone Soul Music and Food Festival | June 10, 2017 | Meek Mill, Fat Joe & Remy Ma, & Khalid | |
| The Lumineers | The Cleopatra World Tour | September 16, 2016 | Børns & Rayland Baxter | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd | The Last Rebel Tour | August 17, 1993 | Bad Company | |
| Endangered Species Tour | May 1, 1995 | Bloodline | ||
| 20 Tour | July 27, 1997 | Paul Rodgers & Corey Stevens | ||
| 1998 Tour | July 25, 1998 | |||
| Machine Gun Kelly | Tickets to My Downfall Tour | October 28, 2021 | Jxdn | |
| Mark Chesnutt | What a Way to Live Tour | September 22, 1994 | ||
| Mary Chapin Carpenter | 1993 Tour | August 3, 1993 | Hal Ketchum | |
| Meat Loaf & His Neverland Express | Everything Louder Tour | May 23, 1994 | Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies | |
| Melissa Etheridge | Yes I Am Tour | August 16, 1994 | Billy Pilgrim | |
| Michael Bolton | The One Thing Tour | September 14, 1994 | Dave Koz | |
| The Monkees | 30th Anniversary Tour | August 7, 1996 | ||
| The Moody Blues | 1994 Tour | July 7, 1994 | ||
| Natalie Cole | Holly & Ivy Tour | July 22, 1995 | ||
| Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats | September 28, 2021 | Bahamas | ||
| New Orleans Festival | July 30, 1993 | |||
| July 31, 1994 | ||||
| Norah Jones | Come Away with Me 20th Anniversary Tour | July 22, 2022 | Emily King | |
| The Oak Ridge Boys | 1994 Tour | September 29, 1994 | ||
| Peabo Bryson | 1996 Tour | April 27, 1996 | ||
| Phish | Hoist Tour | June 30, 1994 | ||
| Porter Robinson | October 14, 2021 | |||
| Raffi | Bananaphone Tour | August 31, 1994 | ||
| Raffi Radio Tour | August 19, 1995 | |||
| Randy Travis | Full Circle Tour | October 4, 1996 | Terri Clark | |
| RatDog | 1995 Tour | August 18, 1995 | From Good Homes | |
| 1997 Tour | October 18, 1997 | Big Head Todd and the Monsters | ||
| REO Speedwagon | Can't Stop Rockin' Tour | July 21, 1996 | Foreigner & Peter Frampton | |
| Ricky Van Shelton | Love and Honor Tour | October 2, 1994 | The Mavericks & Hal Ketchum | |
| Rob Zombie | 2017 Tour | October 6, 2017 | ||
| Robert Plant & The Sensational Spaceshifters | 2018 Tour | June 10, 2018 | Elle King | |
| Sade | Love Deluxe World Tour | September 5, 1993 | ||
| Santana | Milagro Tour | October 27, 1992 | ||
| Sawyer Brown | This Thing Called Wantin' and Havin' It All Tour | September 27, 1995 | ||
| Skillet & Sevendust | Victorious War Tour | August 13, 2019 | Pop Evil & Devour the Day | |
| Smokin' Grooves Festival | July 9, 1997 | |||
| Spin Doctors | 1993 Tour | June 20, 1993 | Soul Asylum & Screaming Trees | |
| Steve Miller Band | Wide River Tour | July 10, 1993 | Paul Rodgers | |
| 1994 Tour | July 22, 1994 | |||
| Steven Curtis Chapman | Heaven in the Real World Tour | September 15, 1994 | Newsboys | |
| Stevie Nicks | Street Angel Tour | August 6, 1994 | Darden Smith | |
| Sting | Ten Summoner's Tales Tour | May 30, 1993 | Dada | |
| The String Cheese Incident | Big Summer Classic Tour | July 15, 2005 | ||
| Styx | 2019 Tour | June 21, 2019 | ||
| Tanya Tucker | Complicated Tour | October 5, 1997 | Trace Adkins | |
| Tesla | Psychotic Supper Tour | April 18, 1992 | FireHouse | |
| Tim McGraw | 1995 Tour | April 23, 1995 | Little Texas & BlackHawk | |
| Spontaneous Combustion Tour | August 22, 1996 | Faith Hill | ||
| Tina Turner | What's Love? Tour | August 4, 1993 | Chris Isaak | |
| Wildest Dreams Tour | June 20, 1997 | Cyndi Lauper | ||
| Tracy Lawrence | I See It Now Tour | October 1, 1995 | Kathy Mattea & Rick Trevino | |
| Traffic | Far from Home Reunion Tour | August 20, 1994 | The Subdudes | |
| Travis Tritt | T-R-O-U-B-L-E Tour | July 29, 1993 | Trisha Yearwood & Little Texas | |
| Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof Tour | September 9, 1994 | Joe Diffie & Lee Roy Parnell | ||
| 1995 Tour | August 31, 1995 | Marty Stuart & Doug Stone | ||
| 1998 Tour | April 25, 1998 | Diamond Rio & Dixie Chicks | ||
| Turnstile | Grey Day Tour | October 5, 2021 | ||
| Umphrey's McGee | 2019 Tour | July 19, 2019 | Big Something | |
| Van Halen | The Balance "Ambulance" Tour | August 30, 1995 | Our Lady Peace | |
| III Tour | August 28, 1998 | Kenny Wayne Shepherd | ||
| Vince Gill | High Lonesome Sound Tour | May 17, 1996 | Patty Loveless | |
| 1997 Tour | August 24, 1997 | Bryan White | ||
| Virginia Symphony Orchestra | The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber | June 9, 1995 | ||
| The Music of Led Zeppelin | June 7, 1996 | |||
| Wu-Tang Clan | 25th Anniversary of 36 Chambers Tour | June 18, 2019 | ||
| Weezer | XL102 Big Field Day | May 13, 2017 | PVRIS, Bob Moses, & Dreamers | |
| Wynonna Judd | 1994 Tour | August 26, 1994 | Tim McGraw & BlackHawk | |
| Revelations Tour | October 6, 1996 | BlackHawk | ||
| Yanni | Yanni Live, The Symphony Concerts 1993 Tour | July 21, 1993 | ||
| Yanni Live, The Symphony Concerts 1995 Tour | July 11, 1995 | |||
| Yes | Talk Tour | August 24, 1994 | ||
| An Evening with YES: Celebrating 50 Years of YES Tour | July 24, 2018 | |||
| Young the Giant & Fitz and the Tantrums | 2019 Tour | June 25, 2019 | COIN | |
| Zach Bryan | 2022 Tour | June 16, 2022 | Charles Wesley Godwin | |
| ZZ Top | Mean Rhythm Global Tour | June 25, 1997 | Cheap Trick | |
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