Germain Amphitheater
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The Germain Amphitheater -- renamed from the previous Polaris Amphitheater following a sponsorship deal with the Germain Motor Company in 2003 -- is a 20,000 seat outdoor entertainment venue located in Columbus, Ohio.
Billy Ray Cyrus played the first concert at Germain Amphitheater in 1994. Since that time, Germain Amphitheater has hosted some of the largest names in music including Farm Aid in 2003.
There are 6,700 seats in an open-air pavilion -- much of it under cover -- and room for another 13,300 people on general admission lawn seating. The majority of the concert season is announced in mid-April and typically begins in mid-May, continues through early October and features 20 to 30 concerts per year.
Germain Amphitheater is currently owned and operated by Live Nation.
According to the Columbus Dispatch,[1] the amphitheater will be for sale after the 2007 season and may close. The article cites rising real estate values as the main reason behind the sale and also speculates competition from other similarly sized venues such as Nationwide Arena, Value City Arena and Lifestyle Communities Pavilion in the area may have contributed to the decline in number of shows hosted by Germain Amphitheater in recent years.
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- Pramik, Mike and Aaron Beck. "Proposed sale may mean demise of Germain Amphitheater", The Columbus Dispatch, 2006-12-21. Retrieved on December 28, 2006.
