Orange County music fans will once again enjoy music in their backyard. The Irvine Meadows (formerly Verizon Wireless Amphitheater) was torn down in October 2016 to make room for apartment buildings.
The 16,000-plus capacity held artists such as Michael Jackson, Ozzy Osbourne, Lollapalooza and KROQ's Weenie Roast through the years.
Now Irvine has plans to resurrect a temporary 12,000 seat amphitheater adjacent the Orange County Great Park. “An amphitheater has been a part of this family fabric for years and years so it was a heartbreak when (Irvine Meadows) amphitheater was torn down for all those apartments,” Councilwoman Christina Shea said. She went on to say “I drive by there and I see that devastation and it just breaks your heart. This is just so nice to see we’re resurrecting the amphitheater and we can bring all of Orange County to Irvine to celebrate live music and just become a family again.”
The proposed venue will have a 4,000-space parking lot and will be roughly 1,000 feet from the Irvine train station.
The temporary concert venue could open in late summer, in time for the latter half of the concert seasons.
Image Credit: Live Nation
