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Gexa Energy Revitalization
Gexa Energy Pavilion in Dallas’ Fair Park is getting a $7 million facelift thanks to operator Live Nation.
The 26-year-old amphitheater is showing its age with different-colored and detached seats, outdated signage, and poor landscaping and parking.
“God almighty. It’s in bad shape,” Fair Park executive GM Daniel Huerta told the Dallas Morning News. LN’s cash featuring artists including David Guetta, Alabama Shakes, and
The 26-year-old amphitheater is showing its age with different-colored and detached seats, outdated signage, and poor landscaping and parking.
“God almighty. It’s in bad shape,” Fair Park executive GM Daniel Huerta told the Dallas Morning News. LN’s cash.
“In a few years they may say, ‘Let’s do our own amphitheater and lure Live Nation to run that one,’ and then this is left empty,” Huerta continued. “The fact it’s one of the few of its kind built near the downtown core is a big plus for Dallas. And it’s next to the DART station. It’s positioned rather well, and it adds to the mix of Fair Park.”
In return for funding the upgrades, LN will have $500,000 taken off its rent each year for the life of the lease, which expires in 2028, the Morning News said, and a 20-cent per ticket fee will go to the South Dallas/Fair Park Trust Fund.