Verizon Wireless Music Center (Indiana)

Infobox Venue
name = Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis


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nickname = "Deer Creek"
location = Noblesville, Indiana
coordinates = coord|40.00516|-85.931061|type:landmark|display=inline,title
type = Outdoor amphitheatre
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owner = Live Nation
former_names = Deer Creek Music Center
seating_type = reserved, lawn
seating_capacity = 24,000

The Verizon Wireless Music Center (formerly known as Deer Creek Music Center) is an outdoor amphitheater owned by Live Nation located in Noblesville, Indiana. The center is the largest outdoor music venue in central Indiana with 6,000 seats under a pavilion and about 18,000 general admission lawn seats.

Concerts and Music Festivals

Verizon Wireless Music Center is a large open-air concert venue capable of hosting live, high-profile concerts. This facility is capable of hosting outdoor music festivals, such as Ozzfest and Van's Warped Tour.

When it was known as Deer Creek Music Center, the Grateful Dead performed on July 2, 1995, in one of their final concerts before their last venue at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, on July 9, 1995. During the Dead's visit, a number of fans stormed a rear fence, attempting to enter without paid admission. As a result, the Dead's last concert at the facility on the following night was cancelled.

Verizon Wireless Music Center was ranked ^5th in the nation for ticket sales in 2006.

Possible Sale

On December 28, 2006, Live Nation, the owner of the music center, confirmed they were putting up for sale the 203-acres of land that currently holds the Verizon Wireless Music Center. Regardless of the sale, Live Nation said it was committed to the 2007 concert season.

As of June 9, 2007, the " [http://www.ibj.com/ Indianapolis Business Journal] ", a local business newspaper, reported, "But no acceptable offers have been received, and several local brokers say the unofficial asking price of more than $40 million is outrageous."²

On August 15, 2007, the "Indianapolis Business Journal" had a new report stating "Noblesville's Verizon Wireless Music Center is no longer for sale and will host a full lineup of shows in 2008, the facility's general manager, Steve Finkel, told IBJ this afternoon."

External links

* [http://www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/338 Verizon Wireless Music Center Official Website]
* [http://cms.ibj.com/ASPXPages/6iframes/FrontEndArticlesDetailPage.aspx?ArticleID=02377&NoFrame=1 Latest news on sale -- no dice yet Live Nation]