Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte

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The Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte is an outdoor amphitheatre just outside Charlotte, North Carolina that specializes in hosting large concerts. The facility originally opened as the Blockbuster Pavilion in 1991, and largely replaced the Paladium Amphitheatre at Carowinds as the premier concert venue in the Metrolina region.

The amphitheater is located on Pavilion Boulevard in the University City neighborhood near the US 29/I-485 (Outerbelt) interchange. The venue is operated by Live Nation, a concert company. There are other Verizon Wireless Amphitheatres around the United States. The amphitheatre hosts many different varieties of acts, including rock, alternative, pop, country, jazz, and rhythm and blues along with special events and festivals of all kinds.

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Many times during the 2005 Duran Duran concert at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte, band leader, Simon Le Bon, referred to Charlotte, North Carolina as "Charlotte, Virginia"
Pavilion Blvd. was named for the facility which opened as the "Blockbuster Pavilion" in 1991.