Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater
Amphitheater concert facility in Tucson, Arizona
Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater (commonly AVA Amphitheater ) is the first amphitheater concert facility, in Tucson, Arizona , with a capacity of about 4,500-5,000. It officially opened on October 14, 2001, as part of the new Casino Del Sol, located on the Arizona Pascua Yaqui Tribe . It is named after Anselmo Valencia Tori , a World War II veteran and former chairman of the Pascua Yaqui Association.
Concerts
List of Concerts
Alan Jackson & The Strayhorns – October 14, 2001, May 15 and September 11, 2008 and May 15, 2014Styx – October 26, 2001, with Survivor and May 4, 2012, with Ted Nugent and REO Speedwagon Luis Miguel – April 6, 2002, September 30, 2005, September 17, 2008, June 3, 2011 and September 19, 2013P!nk – May 4, 2002, with Candy AssJulio Iglesias – May 9, 2002 and July 13, 2005Weezer – May 11, 2002, with AM Radio Karl Denson 's Tiny Universe – May 18, 2002, with David Sanborn and Boney James Scorpions – June 4, 2002, with Deep Purple and Dio , September 18, 2007, with 3 , August 5, 2008, with Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas and June 17, 2012, with Tesla Barry Manilow – June 22, 2002Little Richard – July 4, 2002Martina McBride – July 7, 2002, with The Clark Family Experience , June 16, 2006, with The Warren Brothers and June 18, 2013The Stylistics – July 18, 2002, with The Chi-Lites Sheryl Crow – July 23, 2002, with Train and O.A.R. and August 19, 2008, with James Blunt and Toots and the Maytals Trisha Yearwood – July 27, 2002Natalie Cole – August 17, 2002The Metal Edge Rock Festival – September 13, 2002
Journey – September 20, 2002, June 30, 2005, July 19, 2008, with Cheap Trick and Heart and August 2, 2009Toby Keith – September 29, 2002, with The Rascal Flatts and November 21, 2004Tony Bennett – October 6, 2002, October 2, 2007, June 5, 2010 and May 19, 2013Ana Gabriel – October 11, 2002, October 14, 2006 and October 23, 2010Bob Dylan – October 23, 2002, July 24, 2007 and July 19, 2011, with Leon Russell Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas – April 30, 2003, June 4, 2011, with Hurtsmile and July 26, 2013Gin Blossoms – May 22, 2003Crosby, Stills & Nash – June 4, 2003, June 23, 2008 and September 5, 2012Manzarek–Krieger – July 26, 2003Alice Cooper – July 29, 2003, September 9, 2008, with Warrant, October 2, 2010, with Rob Zombie and The Murderdolls and June 7, 2013, with Marilyn Manson Boz Scaggs – August 2, 2003 and March 9, 2012Tori Amos – August 5, 2003, with Ben Folds and The Suburbs The Go-Go's – August 19, 2003 and July 11, 2013, with The B-52'sThe Gipsy Kings – August 31, 2003, July 13, 2004 and August 17, 2005
The Goo Goo Dolls – September 4, 2003 and June 7, 2010, with Vedera
3 Doors Down – September 9, 2003, with Our Lady Peace and Seether and October 23, 2011, with Theory of a Deadman and Pop Evil The Allman Brothers Band – September 17, 2003, with Karl Denson's Tiny UniverseTrick Pony – October 5, 2003, with Emerson Drive Godsmack – October 12, 2003, with Adema , November 14, 2006, with Breaking Benjamin and Hourcast and October 14, 2011Josh Groban – May 9, 2004Alejandro Sanz – May 16, 2004A Perfect Circle – June 8, 2004, with The Burning Brides The Motels featuring Martha Davis – July 4, 2004, with John Waite Café Tacuba – July 20, 2004 and July 6, 2005, with Kinky KC and the Sunshine Band – August 12, 2004Berlin – August 13, 2004, with The Psychedelic Furs Wynonna Judd – September 3, 2004Kid Rock & Twisted Brown Trucker – October 7, 2004, September 23, 2008, with Rehab and July 3, 2014Buddy Guy – October 16, 2004, with Indigenous and Jonny Lang Melissa Etheridge – October 30, 2004Megadeth – October 31, 2004Van Halen – November 18–19, 2004Alejandro Fernández – November 23, 2004, September 26, 2008, September 10, 2011 and September 14, 2012Chris Isaak – December 4, 2004 and July 12, 2011Queensrÿche – February 14, 2005Johnny Rivers – April 15, 2005Los Lonely Boys – May 8, 2005, with Calexico and Ozomatli, August 12, 2006, with Kinky, August 19, 2007, with Toots and the Maytals, July 27, 2008, with Los Lobos and August 4, 2013, with Los Lobos and Alejandro Escovedo Baby Bash – May 11, 2005Paulina Rubio – May 15, 2005 and September 16, 2006Ludacris – May 19, 2005, with Akon Seal – May 21, 2005, with Chris Pierce and August 3, 2012, with Macy Gray George Thorogood & The Destroyers – June 9, 2005, with Dickey Betts & Great Southern, September 21, 2006, with Buddy Guy and The Elvin Bishop Group, August 6, 2008, with Buddy Guy and October 7, 2012, with Molly Hatchet Alejandra Guzmán – June 10, 2005Reba McEntire – June 16, 2005, with Brad Paisley & The Drama Kings and Terri Clark Tom Jones – June 27, 2005, with The Tower of Power War – July 3, 2005, July 13, 2007, September 6–7, 2008, July 2, 2011 and September 28, 2012, with The Average White Band Jaguares – July 16, 2005The Gigantour – July 29, 2005
311 – August 2, 2005, with Unwritten Law Lonestar – August 11, 2005Velvet Revolver – August 21, 2005, with Chevelle Blues Traveler – August 25, 2005Molotov – September 24, 2005ZZ Top – October 1 and November 1, 2005, May 7, 2008, December 9, 2012 and August 17, 2014, with Jeff Beck Lee Ann Womack – October 2, 2005Santana – October 11, 2005, with the Salvador Santana Band and Robert Randolph and the Family Band and September 20, 2011, with Michael Franti & Spearhead Widespread Panic – October 26, 2005, with deSoL Rob Thomas – November 4, 2005, with Antigone Rising B.B. King – November 6, 2005, with Bob Corritore Staind – November 17, 2005, with P.O.D. , Taproot and Flyleaf Marco Antonio Solís – November 18, 2005, with Ana Gabriel, September 12, 2008, September 29, 2012 and September 13, 2014Tears for Fears – November 26, 2005, with Dirty Vegas Brooks & Dunn – February 26, 2006 and October 4, 2009The Roots, Rock & Reggae Music Festival – August 16, 2006
Lynyrd Skynyrd – September 1, 2006 and September 8, 2009The Australian Pink Floyd Show – October 30, 2006 and October 8, 2007
Incubus – July 8, 2007INXS – August 24, 2007Snoop Dogg – September 8, 2007, June 18, 2010 and October 21, 2011George Benson – September 14, 2007, with Al Jarreau Alice in Chains – September 22, 2007, with Velvet Revolver and Sparta Daddy Yankee – September 29, 2007Heaven & Hell – October 4, 2007, with Alice Cooper and QueensrÿcheRBD – October 13, 2007 and March 28, 2008Vance Gilbert – October 14, 2007Pepe Aguilar – October 17, 2007, July 9, 2010 and November 11, 2011KoЯn – October 23, 2007, with Hellyeah , Droid and Five Finger Death Punch Joan Sebastian – October 26, 2007, April 30, May 6 and July 30, 2011 and April 30, 2012Gwen Stefani – October 29, 2007Los Tigres del Norte – March 29, 2008, August 4, 2012 and August 10, 2013Jenni Rivera – April 12, 2008, November 12, 2010 and November 18, 2011Juanes – April 27, 2008 and May 30, 2013Bonnie Raitt – May 16, 2008, with The Robert Cray BandThe Charlie Daniels Band – June 1, 2008, with .38 Special
Belanova – June 21, 2008, with Camila The Stone Temple Pilots – June 25, 2008, with Black Francis
Intocable – June 27, 2008 and June 26, 2009Boston – June 29, 2008, with Styx and July 23, 2014Steely Dan – July 22, 2008Lyle Lovett – August 7, 2008, with Shawn Colvin Alicia Keys – September 28, 2008Earth, Wind & Fire – October 1, 2008, with Michael McDonald , May 27, 2011 and July 31, 2012Los Temerarios – April 18, 2009Led Zepagain – March 11, 2010Chayanne – May 22, 2010Roger Daltrey & The No Plan B Band – June 22, 2010Robert Plant & The Band of Joy – July 21, 2010Rihanna – July 22, 2010, with Kesha and Travie McCoy Ramón Ayala – August 14, 2010, August 27, 2011, October 12, 2013, with Los Tucanes de Tijuana and Pancho Barraza and October 14, 2014, with Larry Hernandez Cyndi Lauper – August 15, 2010, with David RhodesThe Gary Hoey Band – August 19, 2010
KMIY 92.9's Mountain Winter Wonder Jam – December 11, 2010The Moody Blues – May 11, 2011Billy Ray Cyrus – May 20, 2011The Bret Michaels Band – May 21, 2011
The Experience Hendrix Tour – May 24, 2011
Espinoza Paz – June 11, 2011Emilio Navaira – June 18, 2011, with Sunny Sauceda The Doobie Brothers – June 22, 2011 and July 11, 2012, with ChicagoWiz Khalifa – June 29, 2011, with Big Sean and Chevy Woods Banda el Recodo – July 9, 2011Peter Frampton – July 27, 2011 and August 31, 2014, with B.B. King, Buddy Guy and Robert RandolphChicago – August 2, 2011The Vince Neil Band – August 28, 2011
Maroon 5 – September 18, 2011, with Train and Matt Nathanson Evanescence – October 15, 2011, with The Pretty Reckless and The Rival Sons Judas Priest – October 18, 2011, with Thin Lizzy and The Black Label Society Blue Highway – October 29–30, 2011Ozomatli – November 1, 2011Daughtry – November 4, 2011Tim McGraw – November 12, 2011The B-52's – January 15, 2012The Robert Cray Band – April 13, 2012, with The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
Bon Iver – April 23, 2012, with Feist The Beach Boys – April 24, 2012Chickenfoot – May 31, 2012, with Black Stone Cherry Huey Lewis and the News – July 15, 2012, with Joe Cocker Warrant – July 20, 2012, with Skid Row and L.A. Guns Pitbull – August 5, 2012 and October 24, 2013The All-American Rejects – August 9, 2012Duran Duran – August 12, 2012George Clinton – August 17, 2012The Lost 80's: Live! – August 18, 2012
Great White – September 1, 2012, with Slaughter and Lynch Mob and October 11, 2013, with The Vince Neil BandNeal McCoy – September 7, 2012Def Leppard – September 12, 2012, with Poison and Lita Ford Brit Floyd: The Pink Floyd Tribute Show – September 26, 2012
Mac Miller – October 4, 2012, with Travis Porter John Fogerty – October 18, 2012The Tucson Desert Bluegrass Festival – October 27–28, 2012
The Counting Crows – November 16, 2012 and August 6, 2014, with Toad the Wet Sprocket
Tiësto – December 5, 2012, with Zedd Heart – February 15 and November 9, 2013Phoenix – April 9, 2013, with Mac DeMarco Travis Tritt – April 17, 2013Sixto Rodriguez – April 19, 2013, with Giant Squid Dokken – May 10, 2013, with Ratt and Trixter Il Divo – May 17, 2013LL Cool J – May 23, 2013, with Ice Cube , Public Enemy and De La Soul Cheap Trick – June 16, 2013, with Pat Benatar Big Time Rush – June 26, 2013, with Olivia Somerlyn and Jackson Guthy The West Coast Hip Hop Festival – July 12, 2013
Sugar Ray – July 14, 2013, with Smash Mouth , Gin Blossoms, Vertical Horizon and Fastball Matchbox 20 – July 27, 2013Florida Georgia Line – July 28, 2013, with Charlie Worsham KLPX 96.1's Birthday Bash – August 6, 2013Willie Nelson & Family – August 14, 2013Cameo – August 17, 2013Kid Cudi – September 5, 2013Creedence Clearwater Revisited – September 12, 2013Marc Anthony – September 14, 2013The Desert Bluegrass Association Band Contest Show – October 25, 2013
The Tucson Tamal & Heritage Festival – December 7, 2013
Gavin DeGraw – June 13, 2014, with Matt NathansonLady Antebellum – June 17, 2014Smokey Robinson – June 28, 2014Keith Sweat – July 26, 2014, with Ginuwine and Al B. Sure! Prince Royce – August 9, 2014The Desert Rocks SeptemberFest – September 27, 2014
Skrillex – October 7, 2014, with DJ Mustard , Branchez and David Heartbreak112 – November 15, 2014
See also
External links
Music venues of Arizona
Outdoor venues Theaters Arenas Historic venues
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