Lakewood Amphitheatre

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The Lakewood Amphitheatre located in Atlanta, Georgia, has been one of the premier concert venues in the Southeast since its debut season in 1989. The venue was built specifically for popular music. It was designed to offer a state of the art musical experience for both music fans and artists. Notable past performers include Weezer, 311, Bon Jovi,Van Halen, Rod Stewart, Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Prince, The Steve Miller Band, Sting, Lenny Kravitz, Dave Matthews Band, Kiss, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, and Radiohead.

[edit] History of Name Changes

The venue opened as the Lakewood Amphitheatre in 1989. At some point, it became the Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre and retained that name until 2000, when the name was changed back to Lakewood Amphitheatre. In 2001, the venue became known as HiFi Buys Amphitheatre.

As of the 2008 season, the venue is once again known as Lakewood Amphitheatre,due to HiFi Buys filling for bankruptcy. utilizing a logo similar to the one used before the name-change to HiFi Buys Amphitheatre.

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