Pier Six Pavilion

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| address = 731 Eastern Ave
Baltimore, MD 21202-4320

| location = Inner Harbor

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| built = 1981

| opened = {{Start date|1981}}

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| owner = City of Baltimore

| operator = {{hlist|ASM Global|Live Nation}}

| former names = Harbor Lights Concert Pavilion {{small|(1981-1991)}}
Pier Six Concert Pavilion {{small|(1991-2004)}}
Cavalier Telephone Pavilion {{small|(2004-2006)}}
Pier Six Pavilion {{small|(2006-2018)}}

MECU Pavilion {{small|(2018-2021)}}

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Pier Six Pavilion is a music venue located in Baltimore, Maryland. The waterfront venue is located on Pier Six of the Inner Harbor and opened in 1981.

History

File:Pier Six Pavilion and Inner Harbor.jpg

The venue opened in 1981 as a temporary structure known as the "Harbor Lights Concert Pavilion",{{cite book |last1=Addis |first1=Bill |last2=Walker |first2=Derek |date=August 25, 1998 |title=Happold: The Confidence to Build |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TdJ5AgAAQBAJ&q=ftl%20associates%20pier%20six%20pavilion&pg=PA73 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |pages=73–74 |isbn=0419240608 }} with a capacity of 3,133. In 1990, the City of Baltimore enlisted Future Tents Limited (now known as FTL Associates) to create a permanent structure. The $4.9 million renovation was completed in July 1991, now known as the "Pier Six Concert Pavilion", with an increased capacity of 4,341.{{cite web |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-07-25-1991206129-story.html |title=Pier Six pavilion new, improved and ready for concerts |last1=Aparicio |first1=Nestor |date=July 25, 1991 |website=The Baltimore Sun |publisher=Tribune Publishing |access-date=November 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191102025108/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-07-25-1991206129-story.html |archive-date=November 2, 2019 |url-status=live }} In 2004, the venue was briefly known as the "Cavalier Telephone Pavilion",{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/bal-innerharbor28nov07-htmlstory.html |title=Inner Harbor |last1=Tunison |first1=Michael |date=July 27, 2004 |website=Chicago Tribune |publisher=Tribune Publishing |access-date=November 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191102024105/https://www.chicagotribune.com/bal-innerharbor28nov07-htmlstory.html |archive-date=November 2, 2019 |url-status=live }} until the City restored its original name in 2006.{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/pier-six-celebrates-extreme-miracle-makeover |title=Pier Six celebrates ?Extreme Miracle Makeover? |author= |date=April 17, 2016 |website=Washington Examiner |access-date=November 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191102025640/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/pier-six-celebrates-extreme-miracle-makeover |archive-date=November 2, 2019 |url-status=live }}

On November 30, 2016, a contract was approved to allow Live Nation and SMG co-operate Pier Six for up to 10 years.{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2016/11/30/live-nation-smg-contract-with-pier-six-approved.html |title=Live Nation, SMG contract to operate Pier Six is approved despite protest |last1=Munshaw |first1=Jonathan |date=November 30, 2016 |website=Baltimore Business Journal |publisher=Advance Publications |access-date=November 2, 2019}} As part of the agreement, the pavilion underwent a $4 million renovation that includes the installation of a new tent and seats.{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2018/03/17/pier-six-pavilion-getting-new-tent-seats-as-part.html |title=Pier Six Pavilion getting new tent, seats as part of multimillion-dollar renovation |last1=Sharrow |first1=Ryan |date=March 17, 2018 |website=Baltimore Business Journal |publisher=Advance Publications |access-date=November 2, 2019}} Following renovations, the venue capacity was increased to 4,600.{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2018/04/24/mecu-buys-naming-rights-to-pier-six-pavilion.html |title=MECU buys naming rights to Pier Six Pavilion |last1=Yeager |first1=Amanda |date=April 24, 2018 |website=Baltimore Business Journal |publisher=Advance Publications |access-date=November 2, 2019}}

The naming rights of the venue were sold to the Municipal Employees Credit Union of Baltimore in April 2018, effectively changing its name to "MECU Pavilion."{{cite web |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/food-drink/bs-fe-mecu-pavilion-20180424-story.html |title=Under renovations, Pier Six Pavilion announces name change to MECU Pavilion |last1=Case |first1=Wesley |date=April 24, 2018 |website=The Baltimore Sun |publisher=Tribune Publishing |access-date=November 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102020847/https://www.baltimoresun.com/food-drink/bs-fe-mecu-pavilion-20180424-story.html |archive-date=November 2, 2019}}

Noted performers

External links

[https://www.livenation.com/venue/KovZpZAa1enA/pier-six-pavilion-events]

References

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Category:Inner Harbor, Baltimore

Category:Music venues in Baltimore

Category:Piers in Maryland

Category:Event venues established in 1981

Category:1981 establishments in Maryland