Whoever said you don’t get better with age has never been to Riverbend Music Center. When the gates open this May for Riverbend’s thirty-first concert season patrons will notice another major improvement. Today the venue unveiled four brand new, state-of-the-art, LED Lawn Video Boards. The new and improved Skyline Chilivision will make every lawn seat feel like the front row.
Mike Smith , CEO of Music and Event Management, Inc. commented, “We doubled the number of video boards from two to four and installed state-of-the art LED technology that will give lawn patrons an up close and personal view of every artist day or night.”
In addition, an identical fifth video board will be installed at the East end of the venue concourse to provide event imaging while fans visit concession stands and restrooms.
This enhancement is part of a multi-year strategic initiative to create an exceptional fan experience for everyone who visits Riverbend Music Center and PNC Pavilion. In 2012 Riverbend Music Center became the first (and still only) amphitheatre in the country to install a synthetic concert lawn which provides a safe, clean, and dry environment for lawn patrons regardless of the weather. Over the years Riverbend has invested over 15 million dollars in capital improvements with one simple goal, to be the best live concert venue in the country.
The addition of the new video screens would not be possible without the support of the Patricia and J. Ralph Corbett Riverbend Endowment as well as the generosity of Tom and Dee Stegman.
Concert-goers will get to experience the new video boards on May 30th when Lady Antebellum brings their Take Me Down Tour to Riverbend, however the concert season will officially kick off with the Sold Out
Daryl Hall and John Oates show at PNC Pavilion on Sunday, May 11th.
“Ticket sales are tracking ahead of last year at this time,” said Marketing Director Rosemarie Moehring. “We have already announced three sold out shows and it’s only April. I believe our success is due in part to the quality and diversity of entertainment as well as the investments we have made to enhance the fan experience.”
A list of shows announced to date is attached. More shows will be announced in the upcoming weeks
2014 Summer Concert Season
MAY
11 Daryl Hall & John Oates (SOLD OUT)
30 Lady Antebellum with Billy Currington and Joe Nichols Riverbend Music Center
JUNE
6 The Monkees
7 The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra presents POPS! Orchestral Spectacular Riverbend Music Center
13 Zac Brown Band
14 Ray LaMontagne with The Belle Brigade
15 Backstreet Boys with Avril Lavigne
20 Brad Paisley with Randy Houser, Leah Turner & Charlie Worsham Riverbend Music Center
21 The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra presents Chris Botti
22 Lionel Richie with CeeLo Green
25 Journey and Steve Miller Band with Tower of Power
27 Fifth Hamony with Before You Exit and Jackson Harris PNC Pavilion
28 O.A.R. and Phillip Phillips
29 Tim McGraw with Kip Moore and Cassadee Pope
JULY
1 Goo Goo Dolls and Daughtry
2 MOVE Live on Tour feat. Julianne Hough & Derek Hough PNC Pavilion
4 The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra presents Red, White & Boom! Riverbend Music Center
6 Mötley Crüe with Alice Cooper
8 Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo + Rick Springfield
9 Dave Matthews Band feat. Tim Reynolds
10 311
11 Sarah McLachlan
15 KISS & Def Leppard
16 2014 Vans Warped Tour
19 The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra presents Broadway Night And Sing-Along Riverbend Music Center
21 Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band
22 Aerosmith with Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators Riverbend Music Center
24 Matt Nathanson & Gavin DeGraw with Andrew McMahon PNC Pavilion
25 John Fogerty
31 Keith Urban with Jerrod Niemann and Bret Eldredge
AUGUST
1 Jim Brickman with Anne Cochran, Tracy Silverman & Ben Utecht PNC Pavilion
5 OneRepublic with The Script
8 Toby Keith with Cold Ford and Krystal Keith
12 Panic! At The Disco
13 Chicago and REO Speedwagon
22 Kings of Leon with Kongos
23 Luke Bryan with Lee Brice and Cole Swindell (SOLD OUT) Riverbend Music Center
24 Luke Bryan with Lee Brice and Cole Swindell (SOLD OUT) Riverbend Music Center
SEPTEMBER
5 Rascal Flatts with Sheryl Crow and Gloriana
25 Dierks Bentley with Chris Young and Chase Rice
Visits www.Riverbend.org and www.PNCPavilion.com for more information.
