IRVINE, Calif.—The City of Irvine will be contracting with concert venue operator Live Nation to find an area inside the Great Park to build a permanent amphitheater, after approving the matter during an April 26 council meeting.
Currently, the city has been using the FivePoint Amphitheatre, a temporary location south of the Great Park since 2016, after the Irvine Meadows amphitheater off Irvine Center Drive was closed for demolition.
The city council’s unanimous vote will give Live Nation 210 days to work with the city to find a 20-acre area to fit the planned amphitheater.
Live Nation is also paying the city $30,000 for “consultants, attorneys, engineers, and other third party services undertaken to accommodate the City’s responsibilities under the agreement,” according to an April 26 city document (pdf).
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