The Venue celebrates its grand opening Sept. 7
On Sept. 7, Playmakers Entertainment Complex in Fargo celebrated the grand opening of The Venue, a concert facility that can hold as many as 2,000 people at a time.
The facility – originally called the Pavilion – was built in 1991 and closed earlier this year for renovations.
Playmakers spent nearly $4 million for the renovations, which includes four suites, three projector screens and 22 plasma TVs.
This allows anyone to be in a suite, at the bar or in the lounge and not miss a second of the concert.
The Venue also has state-of-the-art audio and video equipment.
Along with a sports bar and the Skybox Lounge, the Playmakers complex also contains the House of Rock, a facility made to hold performances by local and regional bands.
The Venue is different from the House of Rock because it is large enough to hold crowds for national acts that aren’t popular enough to fill entire arenas.
Three big name artists played The Venue this week to celebrate the grand opening.
John Hiatt, a singer/songwriter who has been recording and touring since 1974, played the first show last Friday.
Metal bands Powerman 5000 and Avenged Sevenfold performed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Some of the artists coming to The Venue in the next month include The Black Crowes, Cursive, Bob Bice and Frank Black.