Dead Floyd performing at the Mishawaka in 2017

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. The restaurant is open year-round and the amphitheatre is open from May to September. Past performers include

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, George Clinton, Sound Tribe Sector Nine, and many others. It is currently owned by Dani Grant, who bought it in 2010 from Robin Jones. Jones bought it in 1991 "to keep it from being torn down and turned into a parking lot," but was forced to sell it after being caught with of marijuana. Nevertheless, Jones wanted to sell the venue to "someone who would keep it a musical amphitheatre."

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