The Trib Total Media Amphitheatre was an outdoor music pavilion at
Station Square
Station Square is a entertainment complex located in the South Shore neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It sits across the Monongahela River from the Golden Triangle of downtown Pittsburgh. Station Square occupies the bu ...
in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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. The venue had a seating capacity of 5,000 people.
In January 2007 it was announced that the amphitheatre would change its name to "The Amphitheatre at Sandcastle" and move to
West Homestead, Pennsylvania
West Homestead is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, southeast of Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela River. Heavy industries associated with nearby steel mills existed here, such as axle works, brickworks, and manufactories ...
.
The amphitheatre closed in 2006 and remained vacant until reopening May 2009. The venue ultimately closed in January 2012 and was demolished in April 2012. The
Highmark Stadium Highmark Stadium may refer to:
* Highmark Stadium (New York)
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was built on the grounds of the former amphitheatre.
History
In 1989,
DiCesare Engler Productions ''DiCesare Engler Productions'' was a Pittsburgh-based concert promotion firm.
The company was formed in late 1973 when Pat DiCesare, who was the dominant concert promoter in the region, chose Pittsburgh native Rich Engler to form a new partnersh ...
announced that they had partnered with the owners of the Station Square Festival Tent to open the Melody Amphitheatre at Station Square. The venue opened on May 31, 1989. The site hosted acts such as The Judds, Kenny G, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, as well as various ethnic festivals. The venue became known as the I.C. Light Amphitheatre in 1990.
By 1996, the amphitheatre hosted as many as 200,000 people per summer for events such as concerts, weekend festivals, and the yearly Fright Fest designed by
Tom Savini
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The amphitheatre briefly moved to
Pittsburgh's South Side in 1994, but was relocated to its original location in 1995 when DiCesare-Engler invested $400,000 to build a more permanent structure and increased the seating capacity from 4,000 to 5,000.
In 1999, DiCesare-Engler renovated the amphitheatre again, changing the direction of the stage to face west and adding a roof to cover as many as 4,000 seats.
The venue went through another name change in 2003, when it became the Chevrolet Amphitheatre at Station Square. Its last season as the Chevrolet Amphitheatre was 2006.
Forest City Enterprises
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc., formerly Forest City Enterprises, was a real estate investment trust that invested in office buildings, shopping centers and apartments in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and the great ...
did not extend the lease for the amphitheatre. The company was preparing for possible redevelopment of the site.
Live Nation
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. is an American multinational Entertainment industry, entertainment company that was founded in 2010 following the Mergers and acquisitions, merger of Live Nation (events promoter), Live Nation and Ticketmaster. It ...
made tentative plans to move the amphitheatre to
West Homestead
West Homestead is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, southeast of Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela River. Heavy industries associated with nearby steel mills existed here, such as axle works, brickworks, and manufactories ...
, but the plans were postponed. The lot remained vacant until 2009.
On May 25, 2009, Brian Drusky, a former DiCesare-Engler employee who was laid off by Live Nation in 2005, promoted the first concert at the new amphitheatre.
The new venue seated up to 6,000 and was renamed to "The Amphitheatre at Station Square". A year later, the venue was known as the "Trib Total Media Amphitheatre". The venue closed after the 2011 season to make way for the
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1998 and beginning play in 1999, the club plays in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American ...
soccer stadium, planned to begin construction in mid-2012.
See also
*
List of contemporary amphitheatres
This is a list of amphitheatres in use today with a capacity of at least 1,000.
Amphitheatres by capacity
See also
* List of concert halls
* List of jazz venues
* List of opera houses
* List of Roman amphitheatres
* Lists of stadiums
Ex ...
External links
Discussion of the planning of traffic for the amphitheatrePittsburgh Concert History site
References
Music venues in Pittsburgh
Music venues completed in 1989
Demolished buildings and structures in Pittsburgh
Buildings and structures demolished in 2012
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