Goodbye Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre… hello, PNC Music Pavilion. Charlotte’s largest outdoor amphitheatre has a new name after announcing a multi-year agreement between PNC Bank and Live Nation.

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The venue, originally called Blockbuster Pavilion when it opened in 1991, has been known as Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre since February of 2001.

PNC Music Pavilion has a 18,000-person capacity and is located at 707 Pavilion Blvd.

Jeff Hahne became the music editor for Creative Loafing Charlotte in March 2007. He graduated with a degree in journalism and minor in Spanish from Auburn University in 1997. Since then he has worked for...

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