May 13, 2022—The Orion Amphitheater, Huntsville’s newest live entertainment destination, celebrates its grand opening this weekend with The First Waltz—a landmark event featuring many of music’s most beloved artists, all of whom have deep ties to the North Alabama region.
Across the momentous three-day event, which begins tonight, there will be performances from Brittany Howard, Drive-by Truckers, Emmylou Harris, Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit, John Paul White, Mavis Staples, St. Paul & The Broken Bones and Waxahatchee. The event will wrap on Sunday with special performances from Huntsville’s own vibrant musical community including The Aeolians of Oakwood University, Kelvin Wooten & Deqn Sue, Transleeand Huntsville Community Drumline.
The First Waltz is just the first of many iconic events that will take place at the amphitheater this year. Additional upcoming shows include Dave Matthews Band, Kenny Chesney, Widespread Panic, Dierks Bentley, The Black Crowes, Jack White, My Morning Jacket and Chris Stapleton, with many more to be announced. The current concert calendar can be found at https://www.theorionhuntsville.com/concerts.
Located adjacent to the emerging MidCity District and designed by a team led by Ben Lovett, Mike Luba and David M. Schwarz Architects, Inc.
The Orion Amphitheater reinvents the concept of a major event space. By expanding usage beyond hosting live music, The Orion Amphitheater will provide year-round community programming with seasonal markets, food and film festivals, regional theater productions, environmental symposiums, and family friendly events.
The Orion Amphitheater is firmly committed to becoming a leader in sustainability for North Alabama with plans to roll out its comprehensive sustainability platform early next year.
Update:
The Orion Amphitheater, Huntsville’s newest live entertainment destination designed and built by a team led by Ben Lovett of Mumford & Sons, kicked off its grand opening weekend, The First Waltz, yesterday evening with performances by Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit, Emmylou Harris, Waxahatchee and John Paul White.
The momentous three-day event will continue tonight with performances from Brittany Howard, Drive-by Truckers, Mavis Staples and St. Paul & The Broken Bones.
Photos of The First Waltz night are below.
Update:
May 15, 2022 The Orion Amphitheater, Huntsville’s newest live entertainment destination designed and led by Mumford & Sons’ Ben Lovett, continued its grand opening weekend, The First Waltz, yesterday with performances by Brittany Howard, Drive-By Truckers, St. Paul & The Broken Bones and Mavis Staples.
The momentous three-day event will conclude this afternoon with special performances from Huntsville’s own vibrant musical community including The Aeolians of Oakwood University, Kelvin Wooten & Deqn Sue, The N.E.I.G.H.B.O.R.S., Element XI, Translee and Huntsville Community Drumline.
