Clio Area Amphitheater

The Clio Area Amphitheater is a concert venue located in Clio, Michigan, which is just north of Flint. This venue is run by two boards of executives. The first board is run by the City of Clio staff, who book and take care of the acts and consists of seven non-paid staff. The second board, Tacoma Productions, also consists of seven non-paid members. Tacoma Productions takes care of the concession stands, repairs, and volunteers.

Venue complex

The patrons walk in the front gate and have three options. To their left is the Snack Shack. At the Snack Shack, customers can buy pop, candy, chips, cookies, and souvenirs. To their right is the Main Concessions. At the Main Concessions, patrons can buy everything from hot-dogs to ice cream to drinks. If visitors leave the Concessions and walk straight ahead, they will reach the bowl. The "bowl" is the main seating area. The bowl's signature blue seats are the most memorable objects in the complex. Standing at the top of the "bowl" and looking out across the crowd is breathtaking. The "Bowl" consists of close to 2500 seats. At the top of the bowl are three bleachers and on both sides of the "Bowl" are two VIP decks, which bring the seating to close to 3200. The Complex is located at 402 N Mill St. The main parking for the venue is located in a different location though. The parking is located at 301 Rodgers Lodge Dr. Chart

Bankruptcy

In 2005, the Clio Area Amphitheater went bankrupt due to a lack of funds. The 2005 concert season was made up of many high-selling acts such as Larry the Cable Guy, Ron White, Buddy Guy, Clay Aiken and Travis Tritt. A few of the shows that summer didn't sell the number of tickets that the board would have hoped they would and the theater's budget was being cut too close. The Board filed for bankruptcy and closed down the venue.^[1]

Revival

In 2006, citizens of the City of Clio decided that the Amphitheater was "too good of a place to waste". That summer, the venue was rented out to local businesses to use for shows. As time went on, the need for a working board of governors was rising due to the growing attendance to the shows and businesses renting out the buildings. Later that summer, Tacoma Productions was started as a way to help keep order in the Amphitheater.

Tacoma Productions was created in early 2006 to help take over some of the duties of the City of Clio concerning the Clio Amphitheater. These duties included concessions, Repairs, and Volunteers.

Tacoma Productions were faced with the responsibility to recruit workers for the venue and very quickly decided to go with using volunteers. Even today, every single person that works in this venue is unpaid. Patrons that have been there to see a show have reported that the Amphitheater volunteers are the nicest and most helpful people they have ever encountered at a concert venue.^{[citation needed]}

Big name acts

Here are some of the acts that have appeared at the Clio Area Amphitheater.

• Kenny Wayne Sheppard
• Big n' Rich
• [[Journey (band}|Journey]]
• REO Speedwagon
• Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Neal McCoy
• Johnny Lang
• Maroon 5
• Pat Green
• Tom Jones
• Leann Rimes

List of shows from the 2008 Summer Concert Series:

• Hotel California: Eagles Tribute
• The System: Bob Seger Tribute
• Spyder Turner: Tribute to Motown Music
• Terry Lee Goffey: Johnny Cash Tribute
• Dreams: Fleetwood Mac Tribute
• Piano Man: Elton John/Billy Joel Tribute

The Summer Concert Series 2009

• June 22 Marine Band Concert
• July 6 The Norton Chorus
• July 7 Bob Seger Tribute
• July 13 The Vaughn Family
• July 14 Garth Brooks Tribute
• July 20 CK105.5 Michigan Pop Star
• July 21 Persuasion
• July 27 The Master's Touch Quartet
• July 28 Johnny Cash Tribute
• August 3 The Journeymen Quartet
• August 4 Bee Gees Tribute
• August 6 The Blue Hawaiians and The Rusty Wright Band
• August 10 The Gospelmen Quartet
• August 11 Jake & Elwood – Blues Brothers Tribute
• August 17 Jerry Garcia
• August 24 The Reconciled Quartet
• August 31 The Calvarymen Quartet
• Sept 17 The Platters

References

1. ^ Amphitheater Empty

Coordinates: 43°10′48″N 83°44′02″W / 43.180°N 83.734°W / 43.180; -83.734