The operators of Freedom Hill Amphitheater in Sterling Heights, a venue that closed in 2009 after 10 years in business and in the midst of legal disputes, is reopening and predicting its second shot at success will stick. The venue is pinning that prediction on the music promoter who will book acts for the 7,200 seat outdoor theater.
With the reopening will come jobs and crowds again.
The theater is located at a Macomb County park on Metro Parkway near Schoenherr and will open in June. The first major act announced for the re-opening is Lady Antebellum for a June 13 performance.
Freedom Hill, which is a partnership between president & CEO of Andiamo Restaurant Group, Joe Vicari, and Luna Entertainment CEO and owner of MotorCity Harley-Davidson, Tom Celani, will work with concert promotor AEG Live instead of Live Nation, which sued the amphitheater over disputed concert revenues.
Freedom Hill's location on Metro Parkway near Schoenherr taps into markets in northern and eastern suburbs not so easily served by larger venues and also pulled from the metro Detroit region and around the state.
Writer: Kim North Shine
Source: Crain's Business Detroit and Jason Brown, PublicCity PR
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