The AvidxChange Music Factory is an entertainment complex located in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina. It consists of two concert venues and a number of restaurants and bars on the former site of a mill in the northern end of the downtown area.
History
editThe complex first opened in 2006 as the NC Music Factory. Developer ARK Group wanted to build a Charlotte version of New York City's SoHo, and intended it as the first stage of an entertainment, office and residential district.[1]
In 2016, payment software firm AvidxChange took over the naming rights for the complex. On March 1, 2016; it officially changed its name to the AvidxChange Music Factory. Terms for the naming rights were not disclosed.[2]
Venues
editThe centerpieces of the complex are the Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre and The Fillmore Charlotte, two entertainment venues managed by Live Nation.
Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
editThe Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre seats 5,000 people, including 2,000 reserved seats and a festival lawn that can accommodate up to 3,000 people. It opened in June 2009.[1] When it opened, it took most of the major acts that had previously played at the Palladium at Carowinds.
Originally known as simply the "Uptown Amphitheatre," it has also been known as the Road Runner Mobile Amphitheatre.
The Fillmore Charlotte
editThe Fillmore Charlotte opened in June 2009, shortly after the amphitheatre opened next door.[1]
As part of the 2019 NBA All-Star Weekend, TNT aired a live broadcast of Inside the NBA at the Fillmore Charlotte on Thursday, February 14, 2019, and Friday February 15, 2019. It was hosted by Ernie Johnson Jr., Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O'Neal, with special performances by Chris Tucker (Thursday) and Rae Sremmurd (Friday).[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Jeff Hahne (May 12, 2009). "N.C. Music Factory is ready to rock". Creative Loafing Charlotte.
- ^ Ely Portillo (January 14, 2016). "Charlotte's N.C. Music Factory gets a new name". The Charlotte Observer.
- ^ "NBA on TNT American Express Road Show". NBA. February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
External links
edit
Media related to AvidxChange Music Factory at Wikimedia Commons- Official Music Factory Website
- The Fillmore Charlotte
35°14′23″N 80°50′44″W / 35.23972°N 80.84556°W
 | This North Carolina–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |