Starwood Amphitheatre

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Starwood Amphitheatre
Defunct logo for venue, 2004-06
Aerial view of venue (c.2007)
Former namesStarwood Amphitheatre (1985-98; 2004-07)
First American Music Center (1999)
AmSouth Amphitheatre (2000-04)
Address3839 Murfreesboro Rd
Nashville, TN 37013-2215
LocationAntioch
OwnerLive Nation
Capacity17,137
Construction
Broke groundNovember 11, 1985 (1985-11-11)
OpenedJune 20, 1986 (1986-06-20)
ClosedOctober 21, 2006 (2006-10-21)
DemolishedSeptember 27, 2007 (2007-09-27)
Construction cost$7.8 million
($22.1 million in 2023 dollars[1])

The Starwood Amphitheatre was the primary outdoor music venue in the Nashville, Tennessee area from 1986 to 2006. It was owned by Live Nation and had a capacity of 17,137. It had previously been owned by SFX Entertainment and Clear Channel Worldwide, both predecessors of Live Nation Entertainment. It was demolished in 2007 and the site, as of 2021, has not yet been redeveloped. It was not affiliated with the now-defunct Starwood hospitality company.

  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.