The AvidxChange Music Factory is an entertainment complex located in downtown

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. It consists of two concert venues and a number of restaurants and bars on the former site of a mill in the northern end of the downtown area.

History

The complex first opened in 2006 as the NC Music Factory. Developer ARK Group wanted to build a Charlotte version of

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, and intended it as the first stage of an entertainment, office and residential district. In 2016, payment software firm AvidxChange took over the naming rights for the complex. On March 1, 2016; it officially changed its name to the AvidxChange Music Factory. Terms for the naming rights were not disclosed. CMCU Amphitheatre entrance

Venues

The centerpieces of the complex are the Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre and

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Charlotte, two entertainment venues managed by

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Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre

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. Originally known as simply the "Uptown Amphitheatre," it has also been known as the Road Runner Mobile Amphitheatre.

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aired a live broadcast of ''

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'' at the Fillmore Charlotte on Thursday, February 14, 2019, and Friday February 15, 2019. It was hosted by

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and

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, with special performances by

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(Thursday) and

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(Friday).

References

External links

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Official Music Factory Website

The Fillmore Charlotte
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