About KEMBA Live!

The Design

KEMBA Live! is the first indoor and outdoor concert venue in America. KEMBA Live! features state-of-the-art lighting, acoustical systems and an innovative, one-of-a-kind reversible stage. Entertaining over 275,000 people each year, the venue accomodates 2,200 guests for indoor events and 5,200 guests for outdoor events. Whether indoor or out, the venue offers unparalleled viewable intimacy. Acoustically, it's designed to capture and translate the truest experience possible. Structurally, it's divided into three independent concert spaces: indoor music hall, outdoor amphitheater and the plaza. The venues unique design flexibility helped win a nomination for "Best New Major Concert Venue" in 2001 by Pollstar Magazine, the concert industry's leading publication.

The Entertainment

The indoor season is booked throughout the year with the outdoor season scheduled from May to September. KEMBA Live! averages over 110 events every year and offers a variety of music from some of the biggest names in rock, folk, blues, jazz, metal, country, classic rock, alternative rock and everything in between. Additionally, KEMBA Live! hosts sporting and special events such as championship boxing, extreme fighting challenges, Touchdown Club of Columbus Sports Awards Banquet, charity walks, fundraisers, expos and more.

The Versatility

Located in the heart of downtown Columbus' Arena District, no other venue, indoor or out, offers the flexibility, versatility and intimacy of KEMBA Live! The venue is available year-round for corporate functions, sporting events and private engagements. The industrial architecture and unique rock-n-roll ambiance is ideal for creating a high-energy atmosphere for parties, meetings and receptions. At the same time, the spacious multi-level facility is able to transform itself into a glamorous ballroom suitable for the most elegant events such as weddings, banquets, and formal charity dinners.

Concert Highlights

 

Coldplay, Mumford & Sons, Foo Fighters, John Legend, The Black Keys, K.D. Lang, Arcade Fire, Goo Goo Dolls, Incubus, Lisa Marie Presley, Modest Mouse, Smashing Pumpkins, Boston, Lucinda Williams, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Wolfmother, The Killers, Men At Work, Melissa Etheridge, John Mayer, Moby, Mudvayne, Montgomery Gentry, Natalie Merchant, Neville Brothers, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Alice Cooper, O.A.R., Pete Yorn, Phil Lesh And Friends, Jack Johnson, Snoop Dogg, Queensryche, B.B. King, Reo Speedwagon, Rick Springfield, Rob Thomas, Styx, Rob Zombie, Muse, Robert Randolph And The Family Band, Ryan Adams, Live, 311, Slayer, The White Stripes, Santana, Fiona Apple and Heart.