KEMBA Live! (originally the PromoWest Pavilion) is a multi-purpose concert venue located in the
Arena District of
Columbus, Ohio. Opening in 2001, the venues operates year-round with indoor and outdoor facilities: the Indoor Music Hall and Outdoor Amphitheater. The venue was modeled after the
House of Blues and described as the "
Newport Music Hall on steroids". It features state-of-the-art lighting, acoustical systems and a reversible stage. In 2001, the venue was nominated for a Pollstar Awards for "Best New Major Concert Venue".[1]
A sister venue,
Stage AE is located in
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania and opened in December 2010. In 2018, Promowest Productions and its venues were acquired by American entertainment presenter
AEG.[2] In August 2021, PromoWest Productions and AEG opened another sister venue, MegaCorp Pavilion, in
Newport,
Kentucky (near
Cincinnati,
Ohio).[3]
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City of
Columbus, Ohio
