Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Open-air concert venue in Selma, Texas.
The Real Life Amphitheater is an open-air amphitheater in Selma, Texas, with a capacity of 20,000: 6,000 seated places and about 14,000 on the lawn. Its stage has a broad white corrugated fascia above a row of exposed white support trusses, a wide recessed central opening framed by pale side walls, and two flat vertical panels flanking it. A low fence runs along the stage base in front of a flat lawn.
Clear Channel Entertainment opened the amphitheater in 2001. Live Nation listed it for sale in 2007, and Stream Realty bought it in 2009 with a seven-year restriction against concert use. River City Community Church bought the property in 2011 after an earlier purchase attempt failed for lack of financing, renovated it and reopened it for shows in November 2019 as the Real Life Amphitheater.
The site opened in 2001 as the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, a Clear Channel Entertainment venue. After Stream Realty bought it in 2009 with a seven-year ban on concert use, River City Community Church purchased it in 2011 and reopened it in November 2019 as the Real Life Amphitheater, now hosting entertainment and community outreach events.
The venue is located on Lookout Road and is easily reached from San Antonio and surrounding communities. Adequate parking is available on site, making it convenient for those arriving by car.
The sale to Stream Realty in 2009 carried a seven-year restriction barring concert use, which is why the site sat dark long after the last show. River City Community Church bought it in 2011 and reopened it in November 2019 as the Real Life Amphitheater. The lawn holds about 14,000 of the 20,000 capacity, with 6,000 seats and over 4,200 parking spaces.
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