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Jiffy Lube Live 
Inside the amphitheater during a concertAddress 7800 Cellar Door Drive Location Bristow, Virginia Type Amphitheatre Opened June 1995 Owner Live Nation Former name(s) Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge (1995-2010) Seating type Reserved seating, lawn garden Capacity 25,000 Website Jiffy Lube Live Jiffy Lube Live (formerly Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge or Nissan Pavilion) in Bristow, Virginia, is an outdoor live performance amphitheater in suburban Prince William County, about 35 miles west of Washington, DC. Owned and operated by Live Nation, the amphitheater can seat 25,000: 10,000 in reserved seats and 15,000 on the lawn, making it the largest music-oriented venue in the Washington Metropolitan Area.
The amphitheater opened in June 1995, with a performance by The Village People.
On January 8, 2010, the name “Nissan Pavilion” was dropped in favor of “Jiffy Lube Live” reflecting a new franchise agreement between Live Nation, the owner of the venue and Jiffy Lube Washington Area Co-op Inc., (www.JiffyLubeDC.com), a group of 13 Jiffy Lube franchisees from Maryland and Virginia.
Since its opening, it has hosted a wide range of music artists in the summer season - including artists such as: Avenged Sevenfold, Green Day, Heart, Journey, Def Leppard, Poison, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, KISS, Aerosmith, Dave Matthews, Roger Waters, Yes, Dream Theater, Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, Megadeth, Lynard Skynard, Rob Zombie, 311, Pearl Jam, Slipknot, and more.
Since 1995, Jimmy Buffett has played annually. The last performance of LeRoi Moore, the late saxophonist of The Dave Matthews Band, took place here and was later released as Live Trax Vol. 14.
The amphitheater also annually holds WMZQfest in May and Mayhem Festival, usually in August. Other festivals and events include The Vans Warped Tour, America's Most Wanted Tour, Crüe Fest, Crüe Fest 2, Ozzfest, The 311 Unity Tour, The Area2 Festival, The Uproar Festival, Farm Aid, IDENTITY Festival, Projekt Revolution and American Idol Live!.
In February 2011 the venue posted to its website that it would stricly enforce its existing no-tailgating rule for its parking lots before and after concerts in conjunction with the Prince William County Police Department. Organizers cited safety concerns as reasons for the ban, though they planned to continue to sell alcohol inside the venue.[1]
Some high schools in Prince William County and Fauquier County hold their graduation ceremonies there each June.
Senator Barack Obama held a rally for his 2008 presidential campaign here on June 5, 2008.[2]
References
- ^ "Jiffy Lube Live bans tailgating". article. Washington Post. 2011. http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/jiffy-lube-live-bans-tailgating/2011/05/16/AFaL9C5G_story.html.
- ^ "Rally with Barack Obama: Bristow, Virginia". Organizing for America. Democratic National Committee. 2008. http://va.barackobama.com/page/s/bristow.
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