Koka Booth Amphitheatre

The Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park is a performing arts amphitheatre in Cary, North Carolina. It is located in Regency Park, which is owned and operated by the Town of Cary; the venue is managed by Spectacor Management Group. The venue was formerly known as The Amphitheatre at Regency Park prior to the town's decision to name it after former Cary mayor Koka Booth. It was constructed in 2001 on the north bank of the park's Symphony Lake. The Booth Amphitheatre is located on Regency Parkway in southern Cary, which can be accessed by US 1/US 64 via the Tryon Road exit. The venue predominantly serves the Triangle area. The amphitheater, as well as adjacent Regency Park, plays host to the annual Cary 5K/10K, as of 2005.

Past performances

The Booth Amphitheatre has hosted many festivals and a number of concerts by the North Carolina Symphony and numerous other performers, some of which include:

* Arrogance
* B-52's
* B.B. King
* Ben Harper
* Bob Dylan
* Clay Aiken
* Dashboard Confessional
* Elvis Costello
* Guster
* Hootie & the Blowfish
* Howie Day
* Indigo Girls
* Jack Johnson
* Jack's Mannequin
* Jesse McCartney
* John Mayer
* O.A.R.
* Phil Lesh
* Poison
* Sheryl Crow
* String Cheese Incident
* Tracy Chapman
* Fiona Apple
* The Fray
* Wilco

ee also

* List of contemporary amphitheatres

External links

* [http://www.boothamphitheatre.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.townofcary.org/depts/prdept/facilities/regency.htm Town of Cary - Info on Regency Park]
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