Cincinnati’s Andrew J. Brady ICON Music Center was recently featured in Billboard‘s list of “30 New & Renovated Venues To Watch In 2020.”
The list includes major new projects from across the country, including MEMI’s ICON, which is slated to open before the end of the year.
Joining ICON on the list are renovated spots like BB&T Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey; American Family Insurance Amphitheater in Milwaukee; Forest Hills Stadium in New York; and Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland.
The list also features a trio of Ohio venues that have gotten (or are getting) facelifts — Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse and Agora Theatre and Ballroom and the University of Dayton Arena.
The ICON is, of course, a new project built entirely from scratch. Other brand new venues on the list include SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, MSG Sphere in Las Vegas and the Chase Center in San Francisco.
Here’s what Billboard had to say about the ICON Music Center.
The Andrew J. Brady ICON Music Center (Cincinnati) Concert capacity: 4,500
Set to open this fall, the $21 million state-of-the-art venue will host up to 170 events annually. Designed to fill the community’s need for a year-round, flexible music space, the ICON will feature a general admission main floor and two balconies with an adjustable capacity if needed for intimate, connected experiences. The venue will also include an outdoor stage in its adjoining park, which can host up to 8,000 fans for summer festivals and concerts.
Read the full rundown at billboard.com.
This article appears in Feb 5-18, 2020.
