Merriweather Post Pavilion is an outdoor concert venue located within Symphony Woods, a 40-acre (162,000-m²) lot of preserved land in the heart of the planned community of Columbia, Maryland. In 2010, Merriweather was named the second best amphitheater in the United States by Billboard magazine.[2]
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Merriweather Post Pavilion was designed by award-winning architect Frank Gehry and opened in 1967.[3] It is named for the American Post Foods heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post. Originally intended to be a summer home for the National Symphony Orchestra,[4] the pavilion later became a venue for popular music concerts, including performances by Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, and The Who.[5]
Jimmy Buffet has performed at Merriweather Post Pavilion 42 times, the most of any act.[6]
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- ^ Google Inc. Google Maps – Merriweather Post Pavilion (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&gs_upl=202339l202339l2l202556l1l1l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1284&bih=621&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=0,0,2708700723813665695&fb=1&hq=merriweather+post+pavilion&daddr=10475+Little+Patuxent+Parkway,+Columbia,+MD+21044-3503&geocode=0,39.208679,-76.863084. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ "Merriweather Post Pavilion ranked second-best amphitheater in the country". Baltimore Sun. 2010-12-1.
- ^ "About the Merriweather Post Pavilion". merriweathermusic.com.
- ^ "Merriweather feels pangs of middle age". Baltimore Sun. 1997-10-20.
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- ^ "Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD". Glide Magazine. 2005-10-25.
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Coordinates: 39°12′33.29″N 76°51′45.61″W / 39.2092472°N 76.8626694°W / 39.2092472; -76.8626694
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