Located in the East Troy, Wisconsin, USA with an enormous seating capacity of 40,000+, Alpine Valley Music Theatre is dreams come true for the theatre enthusiasts. It is the second largest and one of the finest amphitheatres in the U.S. it is a home for some of the greatest and finest artists around the world. It has a hotel attached to it, which serves over a 100 rooms in a Bavarian themed décor. The entire resort includes a ski hill and a golf course.
Alpine Valley Music Theatres seasonal venue was built in the year 1977. It is the first and the only theatre in U.S. which has an incredible wooden roof pavilion that has a seating capacity of around 15,000. Located amidst natural plush green valley the resort has a sprawling lawn, which is beautiful sight to watch out. The theatre holds shows and events every season with artist from all around the country.
Alpine Valley Music Theatre draws a huge regional audience as it has roughly same distance between Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago. It is considered as a prime stops during Milwaukee tours and sight seeing. It is also a major Chicago stop when the act does not perform in Illinois.
Alpine Valley Music theatre has been a home of great artists for years. Hard to Handle video of Black Crowes was filmed here. The popular album of Grateful Dead called Dicks Picks Volume 32 was recorded here and the group has played 20 times between 1980 and 1989 here. In 1990 rock band Motley Crue filmed their video for Same Ol Situation at the theatre.
The popular band Aerosmith has performed at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre for three consecutive years from 2001 to 2003 and again in 2006. In 2006, the band played along with Motley Crue. Except 2005, Jimmy Buffet has played here continuously since 1996. The other famous series of artists include Dave Matthews Band, Coldplay, Guns N Roses, Korn, Rage Against the Machine, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray and many more.
The tickets to the Alpine Valley Music Theatre are available through the agencies and the companys own website, livenation.com. The seats at the theatre are very genuine. They constantly recruit energetic staffs who are music loving, for different departments of maintenance, parking, ticket takers, stagehands etc. The parking lots of the theatre are very enthusiastic. The lightning at the theatre is changed from time to time, which makes the overall atmosphere full of excitement, fun and frolic.
In 2007, there are lots of rumors flying around regarding the closure of the Alpine Valley Music Theatre. But the authorities and the agencies are continuously working on the organization of shows and events for coming summer. They are recruiting new work force and energetic staff to keep the show going in the years to come.
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