The Meadow Brook Amphitheatre (originally the Meadow Brook Music Festival) is an outdoor pavilion music venue, located at 3554 Walton Boulevard in Rochester Hills, Michigan on the campus of Oakland University.[1][2]
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| Former names | Meadow Brook Music Festival (1994-2016) |
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| Address | 3554 Walton Blvd. Rochester Hills, Michigan United States |
| Owner | Oakland University |
| Operator | 313 Presents |
| Capacity | 7,701 |
| Opened | 1964 |
The venue seats 7,701 patrons with 2,819 pavilion seats and 4,882 in the lawn.[3]
History
editOpened in 1964, Meadow Brook Music Festival was the summer residence of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra through 1991. It has since become a historic venue for various concerts and shows. It also holds graduation ceremonies for various high schools in the area. The venue came under the management of Palace Sports and Entertainment in 1994 where it still remains today.[4]
Barns
editThe two remaining of the 10 original barns on Meadow Brook Estate have been situated on what is currently the Meadow Brook Music Festival grounds since they were relocated from their original site in 1935. In 2014, one of the barns was restored while the other was torn down. Both were originally constructed around the 1910s.[5]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Shea, Bill (February 1, 2016). "Meadow Brook Music Festival rebrands to become Meadow Brook Amphitheatre". Crain's Detroit Business. Crain Communications. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ Woodford, Arthur M. (2001). This is Detroit, 1701 - 2001. Bloomfield Hills, MI: Wayne State University Press. p. 215. ISBN 0814329144. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ "Official Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Venue Information". www.313presents.com. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "Meadow Brook Music Festival". Palacenet. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ "100-year-old barn restored to former glory". Oakland University. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.