Former names | Garden State Arts Center (1968-96) |
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Address | Exit 116, Garden State Parkway Holmdel, NJ 07733-1974 |
Coordinates | 40°23′36″N 74°10′32″W / 40.393414°N 74.175562°W |
Public transit | Aberdeen-Matawan (via shuttle bus) |
Owner | New Jersey Turnpike Authority |
Operator | Live Nation |
Type | Amphitheater |
Capacity | 17,500 |
Construction | |
Built | 1964 | –1968
Opened | June 12, 1968 |
Expanded | 1996 |
Construction cost | $6.75 million |
Architect | Edward Durell Stone |
Website | |
Venue Website |
The PNC Bank Arts Center (originally the Garden State Arts Center) is an amphitheatre in Holmdel, New Jersey. About 17,500 people can occupy the venue; there are 7,000 seats and the grass area can hold about 10,500 people. Concerts are from May through September featuring 45-50 different events of many types of musical styles. It is ranked among the top five most successful amphitheatres in the country. It is one of two major outdoor arenas in the New York City Metropolitan Area, along with Jones Beach Theater on Long Island. Both venues are managed by Live Nation.[1]