Live Oak Bank Pavilion
| Former names | North Waterfront Park (2021) Riverfront Park Amphitheater (2021) |
|---|---|
| Address | 10 Cowan Street Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 |
| Owner | City of Wilmington |
| Operator | Live Nation |
| Type | Amphitheater |
| Capacity | 7,200 |
| Opened | July 16, 2021 |
| Website | |
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The Live Oak Bank Pavilion (originally North Waterfront Park) is an amphitheatre in Wilmington, North Carolina. It is the largest music venue in Wilmington, and located next the Cape Fear River. It opened in July 2021.[1] The venue is operated by Live Nation and owned by the City of Wilmington. The amphitheater has a capacity of 7,200: 2,400 seated, and lawn space of 4,800.
History
Originally the venue was called North Waterfront Park then in April 2021, it was renamed Riverfront Park Amphitheater. Three months later in July the venue was renamed once again after a new naming rights deal with Wilmington based Live Oak Bank. The amphitheater opened on July 16, 2021, with inaugural act Widespread Panic playing sold three shows in a row.[1][2]
Events
| List of events held at the Amphitheatre | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Event | Date | Opening act(s) |
| 311 | Live from the Ride Tour | September 4, 2021 | Iration & Iya Terra |
| Avett Brothers | North Carolina Azalea Festival 2021 | August 20, 2021 | — |
| August 21, 2021 | |||
| Bon Iver | USS–S Tour | April 12, 2022 | Dijon |
| Brantley Gilbert | North Carolina Azalea Festival 2022 | April 7, 2022 | — |
| Brett Eldredge | Good Day Tour | October 14, 2021 | Morgan Evans |
| Chatham County Line | – | August 21, 2021 | — |
| Chicago | Chicago Live in Concert | October 12, 2021 | — |
| Counting Crows | Butter Miracle Tour | September 29, 2021 | Frank Turner |
| Cypress Hill & Big Daddy Kane | North Carolina Azalea Festival 2022 | April 9, 2022 | — |
| Girl Named Tom | North Carolina Azalea Festival 2022 | April 6, 2022 | — |
| Glass Animals | Dreamland Tour | September 5, 2021 | Binki |
| Gov't Mule | Summer Tour 2021 | September 23, 2021 | Trombone Shorty & Margo Price |
| GRiZ | GRizmas in July | July 30, 2021 | Eazybaked & Kilamanzegp |
| Harry Connick Jr. | Time to Play Tour | August 25, 2021 | — |
| Lady A | What A Song Can Do Tour | September 30, 2021 | Carly Pearce, Niko Moon, Tenille Arts |
| Miranda Lambert | Wildcard Tour | August 7, 2021 | Matt Stell & Elvie Shane |
| REO Speedwagon | North Carolina Azalea Festival 2022 | April 8, 2022 | Mother's Finest |
| Santana | Blessings and Miracles Tour | September 15, 2021 | — |
| Sublime with Rome, Michael Franti & Spearhead | North Carolina Azalea Festival 2021 | August 19, 2021 | — |
| Train | 2021 Tour | August 10, 2021 | Vertical Horizon |
| Trevor Noah | Back to Abnormal Tour | September 25, 2021 | — |
| Trey Anastasio Band | 2021 Tour | September 24, 2021 | — |
| Widespread Panic | Widespread Panic Tour 2021 | July 16, 2021 | — |
| July 17, 2021 | |||
| July 18, 2021 | |||
See also
References
- ^ a b Nunn, Cece (July 14, 2021). "New Amphitheater Named Live Oak Bank Pavilion At Riverfront Park". Wilmington Biz. SAJ Media, LLC. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ Port City Daily Staff (July 15, 2021). "Live Oak Bank becomes title sponsor for downtown's Riverfront Park". Port City Daily. Retrieved July 6, 2025.