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The '''Verizon Wireless Music Center – Birmingham''' (formerly known as '''Oak Mountain Amphitheatre''') is an outdoor amphitheater owned by [[Live Nation]] located in [[Pelham, Alabama]], a few miles south of [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]].
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'''Oak Mountain Amphitheatre''', formerly known as the '''Verizon Wireless Music Center''', is an outdoor amphitheater, owned by [[Live Nation]], located in [[Pelham, Alabama]], USA, a few miles south of [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]. It is the largest outdoor music venue in Alabama.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beall |first1=Becky J. |title=Oak Mountain Amphitheatre: Pelham’s Music Mecca |url=https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/2020/03/19/oak-mountain-amphitheatre-pelhams-music-mecca/ |website=Shelby County Reporter |access-date=2 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005015223/https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/2020/03/19/oak-mountain-amphitheatre-pelhams-music-mecca/ |archive-date=5 October 2023 |date=19 March 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>


VWMC is the largest outdoor music venue in Alabama. It is unusual that it features three tiers of reserved seating with no general admission seating area.
It is unusual in that it features three tiers of reserved seating, with no general admission seating area.

[[John Mayer]] performed and recorded his show here, on September 12, 2002, which was later released as a CD/DVD, titled ''[[Any Given Thursday]]''.

==See also==
* [[List of contemporary amphitheaters]]

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==External links==
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*[http://www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/804/ Official site]
*[http://www.livenation.com/Verizon-Wireless-Music-Center-tickets-Birmingham/venue/262182 Official site]


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Latest revision as of 23:39, 19 May 2024

Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
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Former namesVerizon Wireless Music Center (2004-12)
Address1000 Amphitheatre Drive
LocationPelham, Alabama
Coordinates33°19′53.25″N 86°47′04.60″W / 33.3314583°N 86.7846111°W / 33.3314583; -86.7846111
OwnerLive Nation
TypeAmphitheatre
Capacity10,500
Opened1986
Website
livenation.com

Oak Mountain Amphitheatre, formerly known as the Verizon Wireless Music Center, is an outdoor amphitheater, owned by Live Nation, located in Pelham, Alabama, USA, a few miles south of Birmingham. It is the largest outdoor music venue in Alabama.[1]

It is unusual in that it features three tiers of reserved seating, with no general admission seating area.

John Mayer performed and recorded his show here, on September 12, 2002, which was later released as a CD/DVD, titled Any Given Thursday.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Beall, Becky J. (19 March 2020). "Oak Mountain Amphitheatre: Pelham's Music Mecca". Shelby County Reporter. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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