Wikipedia / MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
Wikipedia / MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
The MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre (originally Ford Amphitheatre and formerly 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre and Live Nation Amphitheatre) is an outdoor amphitheater in East Lake-Orient Park, Florida. The venue is located on the Florida State Fairgrounds, adjacent to Interstate 4, in the eastern side of town.
MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre has a capacity of approximately 20,000 (9,900 reserved seats and 10,000 on the lawn).
About the venue
Originally named the Ford Amphitheatre, when opened by Christian artists Michael W. Smith, David Crowder and headliner Mercy Me on July 23, 2004. It was renamed the 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre when the naming rights were purchased by the lawyer referral service for 2010 to 2012. The name change was not well received. In an online poll accompanying an article on the subject in the St. Petersburg Times, 95% of people responded with either "I hate it" or "I think it's pretty lame". At the beginning of 2013, it was announced Live Nation chose not the renew the naming rights for the facility. For the first five months of 2013, the venue was known as the Live Nation Amphitheatre. On May 15, 2013, MidFlorida Credit Union, a Florida-based financial institution acquired the naming rights for three years.
The amphitheater has played host to many music festivals. On the first Sunday of every December, it hosts 97X's Next Big Thing, an all day rock festival, mainly featuring alternative rock bands.
Bands that perform there must obey a decibel limit, due to noise complaints from residents that live close to the venue. A wall was erected in an attempt to help shield the noise.
Events
List of events held at the Amphitheatre | |||
Artist | Event | Date | Opening Act(s) |
August 19, 2023 | |||
Summer Unity Tour | August 1, 2004 | ||
September 3, 2005 | |||
August 27, 2006 | |||
July 18, 2007 | |||
July 27, 2008 | |||
July 20, 2012 | |||
July 23, 2013 | Cypress Hill, G. Love & Special Sauce, Pennywise & Sublime with Rome | ||
NextFest Tour | August 18, 2007 | ||
August 7, 2010 | |||
Aerosmith & Mötley Crüe | November 22, 2006 | ||
Alan Jackson & The Strayhorns | What I Do Tour | November 2, 2004 | Martina McBride |
2005 Tour | November 4, 2005 | ||
Like Red on a Rose Tour | December 2, 2006 | ||
2007 Tour | October 6, 2007 | ||
2005 Tour | May 21, 2005 | ||
America's Most Wanted Music Festival | September 5, 2009 | ||
July 13, 2013 | |||
Arab Idol Live! | December 14, 2013 | ||
August 20, 2005 | |||
April 19, 2008 | |||
July 23, 2005 | |||
August 23, 2013 | |||
June 21, 2022 | |||
The Bamboozle Festival | The Bamboozle Roadshow 2010 | May 26, 2010 | |
Last Summer on Earth Tour | July 17, 2012 | ||
Big Guava Festival | May 2, 2014 | ||
May 3, 2014 | |||
May 4, 2014 | |||
August 25, 2012 | |||
July 22, 2022 | |||
2006 Tour | July 7, 2006 | ||
July 29, 2013 | |||
August 30, 2013 | |||
September 27, 2009 | The All-American Rejects, Fall Out Boy & Asher Roth | ||
September 24, 2011 | My Chemical Romance & Matt & Kim | ||
August 6, 2016 | |||
July 26, 2019 | |||
June 27, 2013 | |||
Corporate America Tour | August 24, 2004 | ||
Brad Paisley & The Drama Kings | Time Well Wasted Tour | August 5, 2006 | Sara Evans & Eric Church |
Bonfires & Amplifiers Tour | September 21, 2007 | ||
Paisley Party Tour | September 19, 2008 | ||
October 16, 2009 | Dierks Bentley & Jimmy Wayne | ||
H2O Tour | August 13, 2010 | Darius Rucker, Justin Moore, Josh Thompson, Easton Corbin & Steel Magnolia | |
H2O II: Wetter & Wilder Tour | September 9, 2011 | Blake Shelton & Jerrod Niemann | |
September 28, 2012 | |||
June 22, 2013 | |||
August 15, 2014 | |||
Neon Circus & Wild West Show Tour | October 23, 2004 | Montgomery Gentry & Gretchen Wilson | |
October 29, 2005 | |||
Long Haul Tour | November 11, 2006 | Jack Ingram & Sugarland | |
2007 Tour | October 20, 2007 | Alan Jackson, Jake Owen & Catherine Britt | |
2008 Tour | July 25, 2008 | Rodney Atkins & James Otto | |
Last Rodeo Tour | June 11, 2010 | Jason Aldean & Tyler Dickerson | |
September 12, 2009 | |||
May 1, 2014 | |||
Charlie Daniels Band | Volunteer Jam Tour | May 11, 2007 | |
Charlie-Palooza | December 11, 2004 | ||
2005 Tour | August 13, 2005 | Earth, Wind & Fire | |
Chicago XXX Tour | July 13, 2006 | ||
Up Close & Personal Tour | September 8, 2006 | ||
October 7, 2011 | |||
Coastline Festival | November 9, 2013 | ||
March 5, 2006 | |||
Coral Skies Music Festival | October 25, 2014 | ||
October 3, 2008 | Maroon 5 & Augustana | ||
Country Throwdown Tour | May 14, 2010 | ||
Full Circle Reunion Tour | September 1, 2010 | Skillet & Theft | |
Crüe Fest | July 3, 2008 | ||
August 28, 2009 | |||
Curiosa Festival | July 25, 2004 | ||
2004 Tour | July 29, 2004 | ||
Stand Up Tour | July 14, 2005 | ||
2006 Tour | August 9, 2006 | ||
2007 Tour | September 12, 2007 | The Wailers Band | |
2008 Tour | July 9, 2008 | ||
August 12, 2009 | |||
2010 Tour | July 28, 2010 | ||
2012 Tour | July 18, 2012 | ||
Away from the World Tour | July 17, 2013 | ||
2014 Tour | July 16, 2014 | ||
July 11, 2006 | Journey & Stoll Vaughan | ||
August 24, 2007 | Styx & Foreigner | ||
August 14, 2009 | Poison & Cheap Trick | ||
June 17, 2011 | Heart | ||
September 4, 2009 | |||
September 14, 2013 | |||
October 24, 2016 | |||
2004 Tour | July 27, 2004 | Chicago | |
Illumination Tour | September 3, 2006 | ||
2008 Tour | May 3, 2008 | ||
July 26, 2014 | |||
August 25, 2016 | JoJo and Victoria Monét | ||
August 11, 2018 | |||
August 15, 2007 | |||
Yonder Is the Clock Tour | September 29, 2009 | ||
Fiesta Maxima | June 16, 2012 | ||
April 6, 2013 | |||
Fiesta Mexicana | September 29, 2007 | ||
FunShine Music Festival | May 3, 2013 | ||
May 4, 2013 | |||
May 5, 2013 | |||
As 1 Tour | March 6, 2010 | ||
20th Anniversary Tour | September 1, 2006 | Counting Crows & Eliot Morris | |
2007 Tour | August 4, 2007 | ||
August 15, 2010 | |||
Goo Goo Dolls & Matchbox 20 | August 4, 2013 | ||
Goo Goo Dolls & Daughtry | June 20, 2014 | ||
May 8, 2007 | Akon, Lady Sovereign & Raistalla | ||
2005 Tour | January 29, 2005 | ||
Heartbreaker Tour | June 18, 2013 | ||
6th Annual Honda Civic Tour | June 15, 2007 | ||
September 24, 2011 | |||
September 13, 2013 | |||
Looking for Lucky Tour | September 15, 2006 | ||
August 24, 2011 | |||
August 3, 2012 | |||
Ancora Tour | June 16, 2006 | ||
Light Grenades Tour | August 30, 2007 | ||
August 15, 2009 | |||
If Not Now, When? Tour | September 18, 2011 | ||
August 25, 2010 | G. Love & Special Sauce & Animal Liberation Orchestra | ||
August 7, 2018 | |||
July 16, 2024 | |||
My Kinda Party Tour | July 15, 2011 | Chris Young & Thompson Square | |
August 10, 2012 | Luke Bryan & Rachel Farley | ||
September 6, 2013 | Jake Owen & Thomas Rhett | ||
October 17, 2014 | |||
Tour Is a Four Letter Word Tour | August 14, 2012 | ||
A Salty Piece of Land Tour | February 26, 2005 | ||
Party at the End of the World Tour | November 16, 2006 | ||
Bama Breeze Tour | November 1, 2007 | ||
November 3, 2007 | |||
Summerzcool Tour | April 25, 2009 | ||
Under the Big Top Tour | April 24, 2010 | ||
Welcome to Fin Land Tour | April 16, 2011 | ||
Lounging at the Lagoon Tour | March 30, 2012 | ||
April 19, 2014 | |||
2011 Tour | February 11, 2011 | ||
2006 Tour | July 23, 2006 | ||
Once Again Tour | October 24, 2006 | ||
2006 Tour | October 12, 2006 | ||
John Mayer | Continuum World Tour | August 7, 2007 | |
August 30, 2008 | OneRepublic | ||
Battle Studies World Tour | September 10, 2010 | ||
September 7, 2013 | |||
Burnin' Up Tour | September 4, 2008 | ||
Jonas Brothers Live | August 3, 2013 | ||
30th Anniversary Tour | September 17, 2005 | ||
July 30, 2008 | Cheap Trick & Heart | ||
September 17, 2011 | Foreigner & Night Ranger | ||
October 12, 2012 | |||
March 14, 2015 | |||
2006 Tour | March 25, 2006 | ||
Angel of Retribution Tour | June 22, 2005 | ||
November 30, 2011 | |||
May 5, 2008 | Rihanna, Lupe Fiasco, N.E.R.D & DJ Craze | ||
KC's Boogie Blast | July 8, 2006 | ||
October 4, 2013 | Little Big Town & Dustin Lynch | ||
Addicted Tour | July 1, 2006 | ||
Flip-Flop Summer Tour | June 2, 2007 | Pat Green & Sugarland | |
The Poets & Pirates Tour | August 29, 2008 | LeAnn Rimes & Miranda Lambert | |
Sun City Carnival Tour | August 8, 2009 | Miranda Lambert & Lady Antebellum | |
Rock 'n' Rebels II Tour | June 27, 2009 | Lynyrd Skynyrd & Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights | |
$20 Best Night Ever Tour | September 15, 2013 | ||
Red Blooded Rock 'n' Roll Redneck Extravaganza | October 12, 2018 | ||
June 11, 2022 | |||
September 18, 2010 | |||
September 5, 2014 | Young the Giant & Kongos | ||
KISS & Mötley Crüe | July 28, 2012 | The Treatment | |
Kiss & Def Leppard | July 23, 2014 | ||
Own The Night Tour | May 11, 2012 | Darius Rucker & Thompson Square | |
May 17, 2014 | Joe Nichols & Billy Currington | ||
August 3, 2011 | Keri Hilson, Rick Ross, Porcelain Black, Lloyd & Far East Movement | ||
Lil Wayne & Drake | Lil Wayne Vs. Drake Tour | September 4, 2014 | |
July 14, 2014 | CeeLo Green & The Board Memberz | ||
October 24, 2013 | Thompson Square & Florida Georgia Line | ||
October 25, 2013 | |||
September 25, 2014 | |||
September 26, 2014 | |||
2012 Tour | March 17, 2012 | ||
June 14, 2007 | |||
July 27, 2007 | |||
2011 Tour | August 31, 2011 | ||
October 10, 2008 | Jack Ingram & Jason Michael Carroll | ||
August 26, 2006 | |||
October 11, 2008 | |||
2006 Tour | July 22, 2006 | ||
July 29, 2008 | |||
August 11, 2009 | |||
August 10, 2010 | |||
August 13, 2011 | |||
July 13, 2012 | |||
July 31, 2013 | |||
2005 Tour | June 24, 2005 | ||
Locked & Reloaded Tour | September 20, 2013 | Randy Rogers Band & The Cadillac 3 | |
Some People Change Tour | October 14, 2006 | ||
August 17, 2014 | |||
October 9, 2005 | |||
Walkin' in the Shadow of Life Tour | February 14, 2005 | ||
April 26, 2009 | |||
March 27, 2015 | |||
May 9, 2009 | |||
Nine Inch Nails & Soundgarden | 2014 Tour | August 11, 2014 | |
June 2, 2009 | Paramore & The Sounds | ||
Feels Like Home Tour | November 12, 2004 | ||
Summer Nationals Tour | August 14, 2014 | Bad Religion, Pennywise & Stiff Little Fingers | |
June 29, 2012 | |||
August 16, 2014 | |||
OWSLA | OWSLA Music Tour | November 2, 2012 | |
September 2, 2004 | |||
2008 Tour | September 26, 2008 | ||
PAETEC | PAETEC Music Tour | April 4, 2008 | |
April 5, 2008 | |||
June 28, 2013 | |||
Poison'd! Summer Tour | August 31, 2007 | ||
Live, Raw & Uncut Tour | July 22, 2008 | Dokken & Sebastian Bach Band | |
August 18, 2004 | |||
August 11, 2007 | |||
August 2, 2008 | |||
In Rainbows Tour | May 6, 2008 | ||
Here's to You Tour | June 4, 2005 | Gary Allan, Keith Anderson & Blake Shelton | |
Still Feels Good Tour | November 4, 2007 | Jason Aldean | |
Bob That Head Tour | August 16, 2008 | Taylor Swift | |
American Living Unstoppable Tour | July 25, 2009 | Darius Rucker & Cledus T. Judd | |
Nothing Like This Tour | September 25, 2010 | Chris Young & Kellie Pickler | |
Flatts Fest Tour | September 25, 2011 | Sara Evans, Justin Moore & Easton Corbin | |
Changed Tour | October 26, 2012 | Little Big Town, Eli Young Band & Edens Edge | |
June 7, 2013 | The Band Perry & Cassadee Pope | ||
September 12, 2014 | Sheryl Crow & Gloriana | ||
November 9, 2007 | |||
2 Hats & A Readhead Tour | April 23, 2005 | Brad Paisley & Terri Clark | |
2006 Revival Tour | August 11, 2006 | ||
Ride Back Bike Fest | February 25, 2012 | ||
July 30, 2011 | Ke$ha & Travie McCoy | ||
2008 Tour | August 28, 2008 | ||
May 19, 2007 | |||
July 30, 2004 | |||
June 16, 2007 | |||
October 1, 2010 | |||
November 3, 2012 | |||
Livin' It Up! Tour | June 17, 2006 | ||
May 30, 2005 | |||
September 29, 2006 | |||
April 27, 2008 | |||
July 31, 2010 | |||
July 17, 2010 | Ratt & The Blackout | ||
September 4, 2019 | |||
The Fab-Originees.com Tour | August 10, 2006 | ||
2008 Tour | May 25, 2008 | ||
Steve Miller Band & Journey | 2015 Tour | March 14, 2015 | |
Gold Dust Tour | July 13, 2005 | ||
Crystal Visions Tour | February 9, 2007 | ||
Soundstage Sessions Tour | June 8, 2008 | ||
Sacred Love Tour | October 22, 2004 | ||
Sting & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | July 3, 2010 | ||
Strange Days Festival | June 8, 2005 | ||
Big Bang Theory Tour | September 23, 2006 | Foreigner & Foghat | |
2009 Tour | October 30, 2009 | REO Speedwagon & Night Ranger | |
October 15, 2010 | Little Big Town & Randy Montana | ||
In Your Hands Tour | July 27, 2012 | ||
Super Bowl Bash | January 29, 2009 | ||
January 30, 2009 | |||
Where You Want to Be Tour | April 25, 2005 | ||
2008 Tour | March 4, 2008 | Breaking Benjamin, Seether & Hurt | |
Live Your Voice Tour | May 9, 2008 | Jason Aldean & Halfway to Hazard | |
Southern Voice Tour | May 7, 2010 | Lady Antebellum & Love and Theft | |
Emotional Traffic Tour | April 29, 2011 | Luke Bryan & The Band Perry | |
Two Lanes of Freedom Tour | May 11, 2013 | Brantley Gilbert & Love and Theft | |
July 12, 2014 | Cassadee Pope & Kip Moore | ||
Big Throwdown Tour | October 2, 2004 | Terri Clark & Scotty Emerick | |
Big Throwdown II Tour | August 6, 2005 | ||
September 2, 2006 | Joe Nichols & Rushlow Harris | ||
Hookin' Up & Hangin' Out Tour | August 10, 2007 | Miranda Lambert & Flynnville Train | |
Biggest & Baddest Tour | June 28, 2008 | Montgomery Gentry, Carter's Chord & Mica Roberts | |
America's Toughest Tour | June 26, 2009 | ||
American Ride Tour | September 3, 2010 | Trace Adkins & Jaron & The Long Road to Love | |
Locked & Loaded Tour | October 14, 2011 | Eric Church & JT Hodges | |
Love in Overdrive Tour | September 16, 2012 | Brantley Gilbert | |
tobyMac & The Diverse City Band | Boomin' Beyond Measure Tour | March 16, 2008 | |
2005 Tour | June 10, 2005 | The Black Crowes | |
Mojo Tour | September 16, 2010 | ZZ Top | |
February 10, 2005 | |||
Big Guava Music Festival | May 2, 2014 | ||
WSUN 97X Next Big Thing | December 5, 2015 | ||
WSUN 97X Next Big Thing | December 3, 2021 | ||
The Clancy World Tour: Breach Tour | October 11, 2025 | ||
November 11, 2005 | |||
September 5, 2010 | |||
September 3, 2011 | |||
September 13, 2012 | |||
August 30, 2014 | |||
Secret Valentine Tour | February 16, 2009 | ||
March 25, 2007 | |||
WLLD 94.1 | WiLDsplash Festival | March 21, 2009 | |
WQYK 99.5 | Santa Blast: A Country Christmas Concert | December 2, 2012 | |
WSUN 97X | Nutcracker Ball | December 2, 2007 | |
December 7, 2008 | |||
December 6, 2009 | |||
December 5, 2010 | |||
December 4, 2011 | |||
December 3, 2012 | |||
WXTB 98 Rock | Halloweenie Roast | October 27, 2012 | |
October 26, 2013 | |||
2012 Tour | January 28, 2012 | ||
Uncaged Tour | February 22, 2013 | ||
Great American Road Trip Tour | May 29, 2014 | ||
May 30, 2014 |
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