The San Manuel Amphitheater (formerly the Glen Helen Pavilion, Hyundai Pavilion, and the Blockbuster Pavilion), is a 65,000-seat amphitheater located in the hills of Glen Helen Regional Park in the neighborhood of Devore in the city of San Bernardino. It is the largest outdoor amphitheater in the United States.[1] The orchestra, box, and loge sections seat a combined 10,902 people, while the lawn section seats 54,098. It was created in 1982 when Steve Wozniak & the Unuson Corporation completely reformed the land to have a site to put on the 1982 US Festival.
The San Manuel Amphitheater's concert season begins in April and ends in November, for the winter season.
It was a yearly host to the Ozzfest hard rock and metal tour, except in the years 98, 08, and 09. Ozzfest will continue at the amphitheater in 2010. It is now the yearly host to the Mayhem Festival. It also hosted Crüe Fest on August 2, 2008 & Crüe Fest 2 on July 31, 2009. It also hosted the 2009 edition of the Cypress Hill Smokeout Festival featuring Slipknot, Deftones, and Cypress Hill.
Tina Turner also performed there in 1993 and released a video from that performance, called What's Love: Live, in 1994.
On July 11, 2008, the San Manuel Indian Casino announced that it has acquired a long-term agreement to the naming rights of the amphitheater. Since then, all upcoming concerts are now announced as playing at the San Manuel Amphitheater.
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