Alabama NewsCenter — Birmingham’s $50 million amphitheater project boosted by Convention board vote

By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times

The board of the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau approved allowing a portion of the lodging taxes collected from the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex’s Sheraton and Westin hotels to help pay the debt for a $50 million, 8,500-seat amphitheater that would be built on the site of the former Carraway hospital complex.

Area leaders said the approval is the first step to pursue a new outdoor amphitheater in north Birmingham, which is expected to be owned by the BJCC. It will be counted among the entertainment venues at the BJCC, which include an upgraded Legacy Arena.

“A new, urban amphitheater would enhance our ability to attract top-tier performers and acts to Birmingham,” said Tad Snider, executive director and CEO of the BJCC. “This is a major step forward and yet another example of the way our local leadership is coming together to generate economic opportunities for our city and county.”

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