The Gibson Amphitheatre (formerly Universal Amphitheatre) is a theatre located in Universal City, California, USA. It was originally built in 1972 as an outdoor venue, but to the chagrin of many, was remodeled and converted into an indoor theatre in 1982 to improve acoustics. It seats up to 6,189 for concerts, including 6,089 chairback seats (3,900 in the main level and 2,189 in the mezzanine). It is the third-largest theatre in California, behind the Shrine Auditorium and Nokia Theatre - two other Los Angeles venues. The theatre is best known for its acoustics and its sightlines, considered the best of any theatre in North America.^{[weasel words]}

The theatre was known as the Universal Amphitheatre from its inception until early 2005, when naming rights were acquired by the Gibson Guitar Corporation [1]

The venue regularly hosts concerts by high profile touring artists and major recurrent events at the Gibson Amphitheatre include the MTV Movie Awards (recently the 2009 MTV Movie Awards) and the annual Teen Choice Awards.

[edit] See also

• List of contemporary amphitheatres

[edit] External links

• Gibson Amphitheatre

Coordinates: 34°08′17.50″N 118°21′11.64″W / 34.138194°N 118.3532333°W / 34.138194; -118.3532333

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