The Time Warner Cable Amphitheater (formerly Tower City Amphitheater) was an outdoor

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and part of the mixed-use

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development in

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. The approximately 5,000-seat venue opened in 2001 and closed in March 2011 due to construction related to the

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. The structure later was used for covered

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until it was removed in April 2012. With a location along the banks of the

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, the structure offered scenic views of the city lights and the river bridges. The amphitheater typically hosted 25–30 events per year, including festivals such as Great American Rib Cook-off and the Taste of Cleveland. Shows sometimes began as early as April and typically ran through September. In 2006, the building played host to such acts as

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and

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. Time Warner Cable Amphitheater was owned and operated by

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, a company that also runs

Jacobs Pavilion Jacobs Pavilion (originally Nautica Stage, later Scene Pavilion, The Plain Dealer Pavilion and Nautica Pavilion) is an open-air amphitheater located on the west bank of The Flats in Cleveland, Ohio. The venue is part of the Nautica Waterfront Dist ...

and

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