With less than two weeks until pop band One Republic takes the stage Aug. 9 at the 8,000-seat Ford Amphitheater that's under construction on Colorado Springs' north side, the outdoor music venue isn't quite ready for its first show. But it will be, its developer insists.
Crews finish the turf on Friday for the general admission area of the 8,000-seat Ford Amphitheater in northern Colorado Springs, set to open Aug. 6 for a private event and Aug. 9 for three shows with the band One Republic.
Twenty more shows are booked through mid-October. "Oh yeah, no question about that," said JW Roth, founder and CEO of VENU , the Springs entertainment company formerly known as Notes Live that's building the facility. In fact, not only will the amphitheater open as scheduled next month, but it will be finished in time for an Aug.
6, invitation-only event that VENU will host for about 5,500 shareholders, community leaders, project contractors and other guests, Roth said. That private gathering — intended as a thank-you to the project's supporters — will feature the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, performers from the Springs-based School of Rock and country music artist Phil Vassar, he said. "The 9th is one thing, but I'd better be done by the 6th," Roth said.
Some skeptics still don't believe him. Crews install the final section of seats Friday, July 26, at the 8,000-seat Ford Amphitheater in northern Colorado Springs. The open-air music venue, southeast of Interstate 25 and North Gate Bo.