Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre (originally World Music Theatre and formerly New World Music Theatre, Tweeter Center, First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre and Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre) is an outdoor music venue located in

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, that opened in 1990 and was built by Gierczyk Development. It is one of the largest music venues in the

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area, with a capacity of up to 28,000 spectators: 11,000 reserved seats and 17,000 lawn seats. It is a venue pulling fans from the city of Chicago, as well as surrounding suburbs and neighboring states. It is one of only a few large outdoor amphitheatres in the Chicago area. Nederlander Concerts and Jam Productions co-managed the venue from 1994 to 1999. Hollywood Casino acquired the naming rights, beginning in 2015. The venue is owned by

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. On April 25, 2023, Credit Union 1 bought the naming rights for the former Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, now known as the Credit Union 1 Amphitheater, in Tinley Park, Illinois.

Concerts and music festivals

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The venue has hosted many concerts and music festivals, including All That! Music and More Festival,

Anger Management Tour The Anger Management Tour was a rap and rock music tour, founded and started in the fall of 2000 by Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach and, after the release of ''The Marshall Mathers LP'', Eminem. The first "Anger Management" outing took place in 2000. I ...

, Area Festival, B96 Pepsi SummerBash,

Crüe Fest ''Crüe Fest'' was a summer 2008 tour by Mötley Crüe, which commenced on July 1, 2008 and concluded on August 31, 2008. It featured Mötley Crüe themselves, Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Sixx:A.M., and Trapt. ''Crüe Fest'' was said to be "the Loud ...

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, Curiosa Festival,

Family Values Tour The Family Values Tour was an annual rock and hip hop tour held by the American nu metal band Korn since 1998. The first tour took place in 1998 and the second tour in 1999, but the tour took a hiatus in 2000 due to heavy competition from the ...

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, Furthur Festival,

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, H.O.R.D.E. Festival,

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Lilith Fair Lilith Fair was a concert tour and travelling music festival, founded by Canadian musician Sarah McLachlan, Nettwerk Music Group's Dan Fraser and Terry McBride, and New York talent agent Marty Diamond. It took place during the summers of 199 ...

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, Rock the Bells Festival,

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and

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Q101.1's Jamboree.

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was the very first entertainer to perform at the venue – it was barely completed then – during her Heart of Stone Tour on June 2, 1990.

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headlined the venue's second day of operation on their Hot in The Shade Tour on June 3, 1990.

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performed two consecutive shows during their World Violation Tour on July 2–3, 1990, with

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as their opening act. Live footage shot by longtime collaborator

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was used for the official music video to their song " World in My Eyes". The

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show on July 23, 1990, was the last show that keyboard player

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played before his death three days later.

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played at the venue during their I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Tour on July 24, 1993, and as part of their

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on August 12, 1995. The

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performed a sold-out show on July 27, 1998, as part of their ''

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''.

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and Paul Simon performed here during their Never Ending Tour on July 9, 1999.

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performed during their

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Tour on August 14, 1993, the show was recorded and later released, as '' Live Phish Volume 7'', on April 16, 2002.

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performed during their Test for Echo Tour on June 14, 1997. Much of this show was featured on their live album, entitled '' Different Stages'', released on November 10, 1998. Disturbed performed during Q101.1's 2001 Jamboree; they used live footage of their song "

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" for its official music video.

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and

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performed during their co-headlining

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on July 11, 2014, with The New Politics as their opening act. Paramore used live footage from this show in the music video for their new song "Last Hope". Fall Out Boy returned on July 11, 2015, this time on tour with rapper

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