Live Nation Partners With Les Schwab Amphitheater In Oregon

Les Schwab Amphitheater in Bend, Oregon, has joined forces with the world’s largest promoter and has a full summer concert schedule to show for it.

The partnership has already seen the venue undergo renovations to the stage and increased venue accessibility. There are also plans to improve accessibility features, box seating, improved lines of sight and new F&B options.

“From our first visit, we could feel the heart of the venue and we knew we could help bring even more shows to Bend,” Sherri Sosa, President of Venue Nation U.S. said in a statement “More shows means more amazing memories for artists and fans along the river, as well as more jobs and support going back into the local community.  Live Nation is excited to add to an already strong team and take the venue to the next level, without changing the spirit of what makes the place great.”

Residents of Central Oregan will get reduced service fees as a part of the amphitheater’s “Local’s Deal.” 

Les Schwab Amphitheater’s current 2021 schedule is listed below:

August 12 – Rebelution

August 13 – Mt. Joy/Trampled by Turtles

August 15 – Dierks Bentley

August 18 – Primus

August 21 – Old Dominion

August 26 – Dirty Heads/Sublime with Rome

September 6 – Death Cab for Cutie

September 8 – Dave Matthews Band

September 18 – NEEDTOBREATHE

September 26 – Lord Huron

September 30 & October 1 – Luke Bryan

October 3 – My Morning Jacket

October 7 – 311/Iration

The amphitheater will draw from the Venue Nation operations arm of Live Nation, joining The Gorge Amphitheatre and White River Amphitheatre as other Live Nation venues in the northeast.

Live Nation also recently shared its plans to host 40 shows at Irving Plaza in New York, which is to reopen Aug. 17. 

Live Nation Entertainment Inc., reported a loss of $307.2 million for the first fiscal quarter of 2021, but now the promoter has many concerts and festivals on sale and its ticketing arm, Ticketmaster, is starting to see revenue flow once more.