KEMBA Live!

	Outdoor amphitheater during a Goo Goo Dolls concert
Former names	PromoWest Pavilion (2001-05); Lifestyle Communities Pavilion (2005-16); Express Live! (2016-21)
Address	405 Neil Ave; Columbus, OH 43215-2341
Location	Arena District
Coordinates	39°58′11″N 83°00′37″W / 39.969811°N 83.010142°W
Public transit	3, 8
Owner	Nationwide Realty
Operator	PromoWest Productions
Capacity	2,300 (Indoor Music Hall); 5,200 (Outdoor Amphitheater)
Construction
Opened	October 2, 2001
Construction cost	$5.5 million
Website
	Official website
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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]

Names

PromoWest Pavilion (October 2, 2001—September 30, 2005)
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion (October 1, 2005—December 31, 2015)^[4]
Express Live! (January 27, 2016—December 31, 2021)^[5]
KEMBA Live! (January 1, 2022—Present)^[6]

Notable performances

LCD Soundsystem (2025)

References

^ "Pollstar Awards Archive 2001". Pollstar. Archived from the original on June 26, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
^ "AEG Presents Acquires PromoWest Productions, Largest Independent Promoter in the Midwest | AEG Worldwide". www.aegworldwide.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
^ Varias, Chris (August 30, 2021). "Review: Ovation is a great place to see a concert, especially this one". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
^ Kemper, Kevin (December 26, 2005). "LC Pavilion owner plans to open more concert venues across the country". Columbus Business First. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
^ Joy, Kevin (January 26, 2016). "Express expected to buy naming rights to Lifestyle Communities Pavilion". The Columbus Dispatch. GateHouse Media. Retrieved June 10, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ 10TV Web Staff (November 16, 2021). "Name change for popular Columbus concert venue". 10 WBNS. Retrieved January 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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[1] "Pollstar Awards Archive 2001". Pollstar. Archived from the original on June 26, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2016.

[2] "AEG Presents Acquires PromoWest Productions, Largest Independent Promoter in the Midwest | AEG Worldwide". www.aegworldwide.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.

[3] Varias, Chris (August 30, 2021). "Review: Ovation is a great place to see a concert, especially this one". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

[4] Kemper, Kevin (December 26, 2005). "LC Pavilion owner plans to open more concert venues across the country". Columbus Business First. Retrieved June 10, 2016.

[5] Joy, Kevin (January 26, 2016). "Express expected to buy naming rights to Lifestyle Communities Pavilion". The Columbus Dispatch. GateHouse Media. Retrieved June 10, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] 10TV Web Staff (November 16, 2021). "Name change for popular Columbus concert venue". 10 WBNS. Retrieved January 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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Former names	PromoWest Pavilion (2001-05) Lifestyle Communities Pavilion (2005-16) Express Live! (2016-21)
Address	405 Neil Ave Columbus, OH 43215-2341
Location	Arena District
Coordinates	39°58′11″N 83°00′37″W / 39.969811°N 83.010142°W / 39.969811; -83.010142
Public transit	3, 8
Owner	Nationwide Realty
Operator	PromoWest Productions
Capacity	2,300 (Indoor Music Hall) 5,200 (Outdoor Amphitheater)
Opened	October 2, 2001 (2001-10-02)
Construction cost	$5.5 million
Website
Official website