MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater
| MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater | |
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| The theater in 2006. | |
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| place |
 Tampa Bay
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| Coordinates | 27 ° 59 '36.5 " N , 82 ° 21' 54" W |
| owner | Florida State Fairgrounds |
| operator | Live Nation Entertainment |
| opening | July 25, 2004 |
| capacity | 22,500 seats |
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Concerts, music festivals |
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The MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater is an amphitheater in Tampa Bay, Florida .
History and use
The open-air arena was opened as the Ford Amphitheater on July 25, 2004 with a concert by The Cure . The building kept this name until 2010 and held concerts by internationally successful artists such as Eric Clapton , Aerosmith , Avril Lavigne and Coldplay . From 2010 to 2012 the amphitheater was renamed the 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheater and hosted concerts by Brad Paisley , Dave Matthews Band , John Mayer and Kings of Leon, among others . In 2013 Live Nation Entertainment took over the naming rights for the building, until MidFlorida Credit Union became the main sponsor in 2014 and thus got the naming rights.