New Amphitheater in Bham??

Question

Lots of buzz these last few weeks for a potential new amphitheater in the “Uptown”/North Bham neighborhood. This would be the 2nd massive development in the area (see Uptown Star project), and the initial proposal sits at $50 million.

Those in favor quote the obvious boon to the neighborhood and the city in general. Those opposing have concerns about creating competition for the Oak Mountain Amphitheater in Hoover and the Orion amphitheater in Huntsville.

Personally, I’m all for it! This is exactly the type of moving and shaking that’s going to take Birmingham to the next level in terms of a destination and amazing place to live. Plus, I’ll be scooping up as much property as I can in the meantime :)

What are your thoughts?

https://bhamnow.com/2022/10/24...

Harry Gamble · Answer

My understanding is that livenation would be the ones that own both amphitheaters, and that oak mountain would close. But I am all for a new state of the art amphitheater in Birmingham, I think we could use it. Currently Tuscaloosa and Huntsville have better amphitheaters, but the new Bham one would be top of the line and I think would be great for the entire Metro area.

Hunter Terryn · Answer

Makes sense why some folks in Hoover/Pelham are up in arms about it. The Oak Mountain amphitheater is great, but I tend to agree with you that the spark for Bham metro in general would outweigh the fall of Oak Mtn. Will definitely be keeping a close eye on this one as it develops!