New renderings reveal Cleveland's mini-Blossom amphitheater
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Renderings: Courtesy of Bedrock/DLR Group
Plans are taking shape for a proposed riverfront amphitheater that would place a smaller version of Blossom Music Center along downtown's riverfront.
Why it matters: The 6,200-capacity amphitheater would give Cleveland another major concert destination while intensifying competition between the country's two biggest concert promoters.
Driving the news: Bedrock and sister company Rock Entertainment Group unveiled updated designs last week for the venue, which Live Nation will operate.
- The amphitheater would sit along the Cuyahoga River, south of the Cleveland Clinic Global Peak Performance Center and next to Cleveland Whiskey's historic headquarters.
The intrigue: Like Blossom, the proposed venue features a partially covered pavilion that slopes upward toward a small general admission lawn.
- Yes, but: At a capacity of 6,200, it's roughly one-third the size of Live Nation-operated Blossom, which holds more than 19,000 fans.
Between the lines: The proposed amphitheater is poised to compete with the similarly sized Jacobs Pavilion, an outdoor venue about a mile away in the Flats that holds about 5,000 people.
- Rival promoter AEG Presents replaced Live Nation as Jacobs Pavilion's operator in 2022.
What's next: Final city planning approvals are expected "soon," according to Bedrock, clearing the way for construction ahead of a targeted summer 2028 opening.
