The Real Life Amphitheater is an open-air
amphitheater , located in
Selma, Texas .
In 2001 it was opened as the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater . It closed in 2009 due to a lack of performances.
Its overall capacity is 20,000, with 6,000 seated and approximately 14,000 on the lawn, and has more than 4,200 parking spaces.
The facility was purchased by River City Community Church in 2011 and hosts a wide variety of entertainment and community outreach events.
History
The facility was opened in 2001 by
Clear Channel Entertainment . That company's successor,
Live Nation , put the facility on the market in 2007 and sold it to a Dallas-based real estate company, Stream Realty, in 2009. The sale included a 7-year restriction against its continuing use as a concert venue.
[1]
After initially considering redevelopment, Stream Realty decided to market the property for resale. Later that year, a large local church, River City Community Church, entered into a contract to buy the facility, but had to cancel the transaction (and forfeit a deposit) after failing to find financing.
[2] However, the property remained on the market, and in 2011 River City Community Church was successful in its renewed effort to buy the facility.
[3] The church commenced renovation of the facility
[4] and reopened for shows in November 2019 under the new name.
Concerts
List of Concerts
Third Eye Blind – May 6, 2001, with
The Go-Go's
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – May 19, 2001, with The Wallflowers, August 10, 2002, August 24, 2003 and August 26, 2008, with
Steve Winwood
Styx – May 20, 2001, with
Bad Company ,
Survivor ,
Blue Öyster Cult ,
Billy Squier and Joe Stark and May 16, 2004, with
Peter Frampton and
Nelson
Poison – May 26, 2001, with
Warrant ,
Quiet Riot ,
Enuff Z'nuff , The
Vince Neil Band,
Great White and The
BulletBoys and July 8, 2006, with
Cinderella and
Endeverafter
KC's Boogie Blast – June 3, 2001, August 12, 2006 and July 29, 2007
Journey – June 9, 2001, with Peter Frampton and
John Waite , September 21, 2005 and July 25, 2008, with
Cheap Trick and
Heart
Rod Stewart – June 22, 2001 and July 31, 2004
Staind – June 29, 2001, with
Rammstein ,
Cold and
Crossbreed
Brooks & Dunn – July 1, 2001, with Toby Keith, Montgomery Gentry,
Keith Urban and
Cledus T. Judd and October 22, 2005, with
Deana Carter and
The Warren Brothers
Ozzfest – July 3, 2001, September 7, 2002, June 28, 2003, August 7, 2004, August 28, 2005, July 11, 2006 and August 4, 2007
Deep Purple – July 7, 2001, with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Cheap Trick and August 27, 2004, with
Thin Lizzy and The
Joe Satriani Band
Depeche Mode – July 15, 2001, with
Poe
The
Dave Matthews Band – July 17, 2001, with
Junior Brown , May 2, 2002, with
Taj Mahal & The Hula Blues Band, July 19, 2003, with
Doyle Bramhall II & Smokestack, August 18, 2004, with The
Graham Colton Band and September 2, 2005, with The
Victor Wooten Band
The
Warped Tour – July 21, 2001, June 30, 2002, July 18, 2003, June 27, 2004, June 26, 2005, July 2, 2006, July 13, 2007 and July 5, 2008
The
Deftones – July 28, 2001, with Godsmack and
Puddle of Mudd
Sade – July 29, 2001, with
India.Arie
The
MTV Total Request Live Tour – August 3, 2001
Blink-182 – August 9, 2001, with
New Found Glory and
Midtown and May 4, 2004, with
Taking Back Sunday and
Cypress Hill
Willie Nelson &
Family – August 11, 2001, with
Dwight Yoakam , Gary Allan and
Robert Earl Keen , August 3, 2002, with
Lee Ann Womack and
Bob Schneider and July 4, 2008, with
Merle Haggard &
The Strangers ,
Ray Price and
Asleep at the Wheel
The
Barenaked Ladies – August 14, 2001
Kenny Chesney – August 18, 2001, with Tim McGraw and
Mark Collie , May 17, 2002, with Montgomery Gentry, Phil Vassar and
Jamie O'Neal , April 3 and July 2, 2003, May 15, 2005, with
Gretchen Wilson and
Uncle Kracker and June 17, 2007, with
Sugarland and Pat Green
John Mellencamp – August 22, 2001, with The Wallflowers
The
Gipsy Kings – August 24, 2001
James Taylor – August 25, 2001 and May 16, 2003
Aerosmith – August 28, 2001, with
Fuel , October 28, 2002, with The
Stone Temple Pilots ,
Run–D.M.C. , Kid Rock & Twisted Brown Trucker and Must and November 17, 2006, with
Mötley Crüe
Crosby, Stills & Nash – September 4, 2001
Matchbox 20 – September 7, 2001, with Train and
Davíd Garza
Clay Walker – September 8, 2001, with
Blake Shelton and
Lila McCann
The Guess Who – October 13, 2001, with
Joe Cocker
Ángeles del Infierno – October 14, 2001
Phil Vassar – October 21, 2001
Tool – October 25, 2001, with
Tricky
KZEP 93.3's Classic Rock Concert – November 3, 2001
John Mayer – April 27, with
Ryan Adams , September 12, 2002 and October 9, 2006
Green Day – May 10, 2002, with Blink-182 and
Jimmy Eat World
Ricky Skaggs &
Kentucky Thunder – May 24, 2002, with Robert Earl Keen,
Cory Morrow ,
Charlie Robison and
Cowboy Mouth
Scorpions – June 7, 2002, with Deep Purple and
Dio
Kid Rock & Twisted Brown Trucker – June 8, 2002
Chris Isaak – June 21, 2002, with
Natalie Merchant
Foreigner – June 28, 2002, with Bad Company and Cheap Trick and July 24, 2008, with Bryan Adams
Usher – July 4, 2002, with
Faith Evans
Barry Manilow – July 6, 2002, with
Curtis Stigers
Train – July 27, 2002, with
O.A.R.
David Lee Roth – July 28, 2002, with Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas
Weezer – August 4, 2002, with
Dashboard Confessional and
Sparta
Chicago – August 9, 2002, June 12, 2004, with Earth, Wind & Fire, August 19, 2005, with Earth, Wind & Fire, June 24, 2006, with
Huey Lewis and the News and April 28, 2007, with
Kool & the Gang
Marc Anthony – August 16, 2002, with
Tony Lucca and Joey Vega, August 24, 2005, with
Chayanne and
Alejandro Fernández and July 22, 2006, with
Marco Antonio Solís and
Laura Pausini
Rush – August 17, 2002, June 25, 2004 and August 12, 2007
Lenny Kravitz – August 18, 2002, with
P!nk and October 8, 2004
Creed – September 20, 2002, with
Sevendust ,
12 Stones and
Cinder
Angie Stone – September 21, 2002
Vicente Fernández – September 22, 2002
Enrique Iglesias – October 5, 2002, with
Paulina Rubio
Montgomery Gentry – October 12, 2002
Lil Wayne – October 19, 2002
Maná – October 20, 2002
Toby Keith – October 26, 2002, with The Rascal Flatts, August 16, 2003, with Blake Shelton and Junior Brown, August 14, 2004, with
Terri Clark and
Scotty Emerick and September 7, 2008, with Montgomery Gentry
Incubus – October 31, 2002, with
Har Mar Superstar
KoЯn – November 2, 2002, with
Disturbed ,
Trust Company ,
Earshot and
Marz
Pearl Jam – April 5, 2003, with
Sleater-Kinney
ZZ Top – April 29, 2003, with
Ted Nugent and The
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band and August 5, 2007, with
The Pretenders , The
Stray Cats and
Whitestarr
Our Lady Peace – May 11, 2003, with
Finger Eleven ,
Stone Sour and
Seether
Def Leppard – May 30, 2003, October 30, 2005, with Cheap Trick and
Ricky Warwick , July 28, 2006, with Journey and
Stoll Vaughan and August 30, 2007, with Styx and Foreigner
The
Red Hot Chili Peppers – June 13, 2003, with
The Mars Volta and Snoop Dogg
Evanescence – June 14, 2003
Beck – June 27, 2003, with
The Black Keys
Counting Crows – July 24, 2003, with John Mayer and September 8, 2006, with
Goo Goo Dolls and
Eliot Morris
tobyMac & The Diverse City Band – July 27, 2003, with Third Day and April 16, 2005
JAY Z – August 1, 2003, with
50 Cent ,
Busta Rhymes and
Fabolous
Boston – August 8, 2003 and June 21, 2008, with Styx and
Smash Mouth
Lollapalooza – August 9, 2003
Iron Maiden – August 15, 2003, with Dio and
Motörhead and May 21, 2008, with
Lauren Harris
N.E.R.D – August 22, 2003, with
Talib Kweli
Joan Osborne – September 18, 2003
The Gourds – September 20, 2003, with
Los Lonely Boys
Cher – September 27, 2003, with Tommy Drake
KISS – October 4, 2003, with Aerosmith and
Saliva and June 10, 2004, with Poison and
ZO2
LeAnn Rimes – October 11, 2003
Good Charlotte – November 8, 2003
The
Blue Man Group – November 14, 2003, with
Tracy Bonham and
Venus Hum
Drowning Pool – April 16, 2004, with
Hatebreed ,
Unearth and
Damageplan
The
Steve Miller Band – July 3, 2004 and September 29, 2006
The
John Mayer Trio – July 25, 2004, with
Maroon 5 and
DJ Logic
Tim McGraw – July 30, 2004, with
Big & Rich and The Warren Brothers
Projekt Revolution – August 21, 2004 and August 3, 2007
Sting – September 17, 2004, with
Annie Lennox and
Dominic Miller
Hall & Oates – October 9, 2004, with
Michael McDonald and The
Average White Band
Lynyrd Skynyrd – October 10, 2004, with
The Allman Brothers Band and July 7, 2006, with 3 Doors Down and
Shooter Jennings
Norah Jones & The Handsome Band – October 16, 2004, with
Amos Lee
Gary Allan – October 17, 2004, with
Dierks Bentley and Pat Green
Velvet Revolver – October 28, 2004, with
Shinedown
Snoop Dogg – May 14, 2005, with
The Game
The Moody Blues – June 18, 2005
Judas Priest – June 25, 2005, with
Queensrÿche and August 24, 2008, with Motörhead,
Testament and Heaven & Hell
The
Anger Management Tour – July 29, 2005
3 Doors Down – October 1, 2005, with Shinedown and
Alter Bridge
Pat Green – October 29, 2005, with Shooter Jennings and
Wade Bowen
Bryan Adams – November 12, 2005
The
Honda Civic Tour – April 9, 2006 and June 20, 2007
Kanye West – May 6, 2006, with
Daddy Yankee and
Baby Bash
Nine Inch Nails – June 2, 2006, with
TV on the Radio and
Bauhaus
Sammy Hagar &
The Waboritas – June 9, 2006
The
Rascal Flatts – June 17, 2006, with
The Wreckers and June 22, 2008, with
Taylor Swift
Steely Dan – July 15, 2006
The
Sounds of the Underground Music Festival – July 23, 2006
The
Family Values Tour – August 4, 2006 and August 19, 2007
Lee Rocker – August 5, 2006
Mary J. Blige – August 9, 2006, with
LeToya Luckett and
Jaheim
Earth, Wind & Fire – August 18, 2006, with
Chris Botti
Godsmack – August 26, 2006, with
Rob Zombie and Shinedown
Toots and the Maytals – September 2, 2006, with
Maxi Priest
Chris Brown – September 21, 2006, with Lil Wayne,
Juelz Santana and
Dem Franchize Boyz
KISS FM 99.5's Fall Festival – October 7, 2006
Heaven & Hell – May 1, 2007, with
Megadeth and
Machine Head
Boys Like Girls – July 12, 2007
The Automatic – July 18, 2007
78violet – July 24, 2007, with
Drake Bell ,
Corbin Bleu and
Bianca Ryan
Marilyn Manson – September 1, 2007, with
Slayer and
Bleeding Through
Brad Paisley & The Drama Kings – November 2–3, 2007, with
Rodney Atkins and Taylor Swift and October 18, 2008, with
Jewel ,
Chuck Wicks and
Julianne Hough
The Pre–Summer Country Music Festival – April 12, 2008
Breaking Benjamin – April 25, 2008, with
Three Days Grace and Seether
Avril Lavigne – April 27, 2008, with Boys Like Girls
Martina McBride – July 17, 2008, with
Jack Ingram and
Chris Young
Tony Hawk 's Boom Boom HuckJam – July 18, 2008
The
Crüe Fest – July 23, 2008
The
Mayhem Festival – July 26, 2008
Santana – September 19, 2008, with The
Salvador Santana Band
The
Jars of Clay – October 4, 2008, with
Third Day ,
Switchfoot and
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals – October 14, 2008
Kings of Leon – October 28, 2008
See also
References
^
"Live Nation inks deal to sell amphitheater" ,
San Antonio Business Journal , March 1, 2009.
^ David DeKunder,
"Church hits roadblock in bid to buy amphitheater" ,
San Antonio Express-News , December 2, 2009.
^ Abe Levy,
"Old Verizon Wireless Amphitheater a godsend to growing church: River City Community Church counts blessings after acquiring Verizon Wireless Amphitheater."
San Antonio Express-News , May 28, 2011.
^ Hollie O'Connor,
"Churches pull out all stops for big crowds" ,
San Antonio Express-News , April 6, 2012.
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