Shoreline Amphitheatre, Open-air concert venue in Silicon Valley, United States.
Shoreline Amphitheatre is an open-air venue in Mountain View, California, with 6,500 reserved seats and a lawn holding 16,000, for a capacity of 22,500. A white tensile fabric tent with two pointed peaks, each capped in red and blue, covers the seating; a curved green mesh fence encloses the rear and sides.
Shoreline Amphitheatre was built in 1985–1986 by the city of Mountain View with promoter Bill Graham as part of the Shoreline Park project, on part of a city landfill, and opened in summer 1986. Methane from the decomposing waste caused small lawn fires in the first season, so two recovery systems were installed before 1987. A 1998 El Niño storm flooded the bowl and ruined the stage.
The name comes from Shoreline Park, the city project the venue was built for in 1985–1986. Since 2016 the amphitheatre has hosted the annual Google I/O developer conference, and its lawn has carried festivals from Lollapalooza and Ozzfest to Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit. Eddie Money made a late-September show there his homecoming concert until his death in 2019.
The venue operates without cash, so visitors should bring a credit or debit card for food, drinks, and souvenirs. Those sitting on the lawn can use blankets or low chairs that do not obstruct other spectators.
Several high-definition screens are placed around the site and show the stage from different angles, allowing visitors further back to see details of the performance. The system makes it possible to follow close-ups and stage actions without standing directly in front of the stage.
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