COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo — Colorado's new outdoor amphitheater is readying for its big debut.
Now under construction in north Colorado Springs, the Sunset Amphitheater is busy preparing for its opening concert this summer.
"The clock is ticking. We are excited to reveal who'll be headlining our electrifying Grand Opening bash. Get ready to rock Colorado Springs!" the amphitheater teased on Instagram.
The $90 million entertainment compaus plans to open in August at the Polaris Pointe development near the Air Force Academy.
Colorado Springs' own OneRepublic will headline the first concert on Friday, Aug. 9.
First announced in April 2022, the amphitheater was given final approval by the Colorado Springs City Council in January 2023.
Notes Live, the venue's creators, have promised "an unparalleled view of the sun setting over Pikes Peak, America’s mountain, right behind the stage as each concert begins, flanked by the United States Air Force Academy stadium on the left and the iconic Air Force chapel on the right."
The Sunset Amphitheater will host large touring acts and feature amenities like 60 VIP luxury firepit suites, four-to-five star restaurants including a chophouse with a rooftop bar "carrying over 150 of the rarest bourbons in the world," according to Notes Live.
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Notes Live opened another Colorado Springs music venue, Boot Barn Hall, in February 2019.
The venue is one of several venues Notes Live has been opening across the country in "entertainment deserts" where there are growing populations but a lack of high-quality venues.
"These are some of the fastest-growing cities in America, but the live entertainment options haven’t caught up to the population," said Notes Live Founder and Chairman JW Roth. "Notes Live venues will cater to these upscale demographics looking for a place where the overall experience is as good as the music itself."
"People know that I go over the top, it’s just what I do," said Roth. "I want it to be perfect, and I want that perfection to be translated into everything we do."
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