Coastal Credit Union Music Park (originally named Walnut Creek Amphitheatre and formerly Alltel Pavilion) is an outdoor

amphitheater An amphitheatre ( U.S. English: amphitheater) is an open-air venue used for entertainment, performances, and sports. The term derives from the ancient Greek ('), from ('), meaning "on both sides" or "around" and ('), meaning "place for vie ...

located in

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, United States, that specializes in hosting large

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. The amphitheater is part of a complex, located on the west bank of Walnut Creek, southeast of Raleigh, near the

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/ I-440 (Beltline) interchange. It was built by the City of Raleigh, with private sector participation, at a cost of $13.5 million and opened on July 4, 1991, with

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as the inaugural act. Seating capacity is about 6,847, of which about half are under cover; the open lawn can accommodate another 13,653. The venue is operated by

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, a concert promoting company, under lease from the City of Raleigh.

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