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NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW. THIS RIGHT HERE. THIS IS THE FUTURE OF ENTERTAINMENT IN THE MAGIC CITY. ONE OF THE ONLY QUESTIONS REMAINS TONIGHT HOW TO PAY FOR IT AND WHO WILL RUN THAT NEW AMPHITHEATER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT AT SIX. I’M IAN REITZ. AND I’M BRITTANY DECKER. THE NEW AMP IS LIKELY GOING TO BE A GAME CHANGER FOR THE CITY TONIGHT. WE GOT EVEN CLOSER TO MAKING THIS DREAM A REALITY. YEAH. WVTM 13 LISA CRANE JOINING US LIVE WHERE THE AMP IS GOING TO BE BUILT. LISA, THIS IS GOOD NEWS. YEAH, IT REALLY IS. THIS IS REALLY MOVING THE PROJECT FORWARD. BUT AS TAD SNYDER WITH THE BJCC SAID TODAY, THEY DON’T HAVE LONG TO CELEBRATE BECAUSE NOW THE REAL WORK BEGINS. THIS IS THE VISION BJCC LEADERS HAVE FOR A 13 ACRE PARCEL IN NORTH BIRMINGHAM. RIGHT NOW. THE AREA IS OVERGROWN WITHIN ABANDONED BUILDING AND PARKING DECK, BUT TODAY THE VISION IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO REALITY. THIS IS A KIND OF A TIPPING POINT MOMENT. NOW WE’RE MOVING FORWARD TOWARDS CONSTRUCTING AND BUILDING AND PREPARING TO OPERATE. THE BJCC BOARD APPROVED THE SALE OF BONDS THAT WILL GENERATE $30 MILLION TOWARDS THE $50 MILLION PROJECT. THE BOARD ALSO ANNOUNCED THE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY LIVE NATION WILL MANAGE THE VENUE SEALED WITH A 30 YEAR CONTRACT. THEY’RE ALREADY DOING IT NOW BECAUSE LIVE NATION OWNS THE OAK MOUNTAIN THEATER TODAY. THERE ARE CERTAIN SHOWS THAT GO OUT ON THE ROAD THAT PLAY IN THE SUMMER CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR, ONLY IN AMPHITHEATERS. SO WE DON’T FEEL LIKE THERE’S ANY, YOU KNOW, TAKING AWAY FROM ONE VENUE TO PLAY ANOTHER. YOU KNOW, WE’RE JUST DOING MORE IN THIS GEOGRAPHIC AREA. NOW, THE FOCUS ON THIS SITE IS TO START TEARING DOWN THE BUILDING, MOVING UTILITIES AND DIRT TO TURN THIS EPES INTO THIS. THE GOAL ALL ALONG HAS BEEN TO TRY TO DO SHOWS DURING THE 2025 AMPHITHEATER SEASON. WE’VE SAID ALL ALONG THIS IS A VERY AGGRESSIVE SCHEDULE AND THINGS HAVE TO FALL IN LINE IN CERTAIN TIMES. SO FAR WE’VE MADE ALL THOSE WE NEED TO KEEP MAKING ALL THOSE SO YOU NEVER REALLY GET TO RELAX OR BREATHE UNTIL THAT FIRST SHOW. NOW, BY THE TIME WE SEE THAT FIRST SHOW, THIS WHOLE AREA OF NORTH BIRMINGHAM, DRUID HILLS AND NORWOOD IS GOING TO LOOK A LOT DIFFERENT. THEY’RE IN THE MIDDLE RIGHT NOW OF TEARING DOWN CARRAWAY HOSPITAL RIGHT NEXT DOOR HERE AND PUTTING UP THAT BIG 500 MILLION MULTI USE FACILITY. IT’S GOING TO HAVE ALL KINDS OF RESIDENTIAL, RECREATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT AN
Funding secured for Birmingham’s new amphitheater
Live Nation will manage the new venue
A new state-of-the-art amphitheater is moving toward becoming a reality in Birmingham. We now know how it’ll be paid for and who will manage it. Wednesday the BJCC Board of Directors met to approve the sale of bonds to pay for a portion of the $50 million dollar venue and announce the entertainment company that will manage it. But they can’t celebrate for long, because now the real work begins.Artist renderings show what the amphitheater will look like once complete. It’ll be built on a 13-acre parcel in North Birmingham, next to the old Carraway Hospital site. Right now, the area is overgrown with an abandoned building and parking deck. BJCC Executive Director Tad Snyder said, “This is kind of a tipping point moment now where we're moving forward towards constructing and building, preparing to operate.” The BJCC board approved the sale of bonds that will generate $30 million toward the $50 million project. The board also announced the entertainment company, Live Nation, will manage the venue sealed with a 30-year contract.Snyder said, “They're already doing it now because Live Nation owns Oak Mountain amphitheater today. So yeah, there are certain shows that go out on the road that play in the summer certain times of year, only in amphitheaters. So, we don't feel like there's any, you know, you're taking away from one venue to play another. You know, we're just doing more in this geographic area.” Now, the focus on the site is to start tearing down the building, moving utilities and dirt.Synder said, “The goal all along has been to try to do shows during the 2025 amphitheater season. Now we've said all along this is a very aggressive schedule and things have to fall in line in certain times. So far, we've made all those. We need to keep making all those. You never really get to relax or breathe until that first show.”By the time we get to that first show, the area will look a lot different. Work is already underway to demolish the old hospital to make way for the $300 million multi-use development that'll include entertainment, retail and residential space.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —
A new state-of-the-art amphitheater is moving toward becoming a reality in Birmingham. We now know how it’ll be paid for and who will manage it. Wednesday the BJCC Board of Directors met to approve the sale of bonds to pay for a portion of the $50 million dollar venue and announce the entertainment company that will manage it. But they can’t celebrate for long, because now the real work begins.
Artist renderings show what the amphitheater will look like once complete. It’ll be built on a 13-acre parcel in North Birmingham, next to the old Carraway Hospital site. Right now, the area is overgrown with an abandoned building and parking deck. BJCC Executive Director Tad Snyder said, “This is kind of a tipping point moment now where we're moving forward towards constructing and building, preparing to operate.”
The BJCC board approved the sale of bonds that will generate $30 million toward the $50 million project. The board also announced the entertainment company, Live Nation, will manage the venue sealed with a 30-year contract.
Snyder said, “They're already doing it now because Live Nation owns Oak Mountain amphitheater today. So yeah, there are certain shows that go out on the road that play in the summer certain times of year, only in amphitheaters. So, we don't feel like there's any, you know, you're taking away from one venue to play another. You know, we're just doing more in this geographic area.”
Now, the focus on the site is to start tearing down the building, moving utilities and dirt.
Synder said, “The goal all along has been to try to do shows during the 2025 amphitheater season. Now we've said all along this is a very aggressive schedule and things have to fall in line in certain times. So far, we've made all those. We need to keep making all those. You never really get to relax or breathe until that first show.”
By the time we get to that first show, the area will look a lot different. Work is already underway to demolish the old hospital to make way for the $300 million multi-use development that'll include entertainment, retail and residential space.
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