BB&T Pavilion

BB&T Pavilion
Former names Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre at the Waterfront (E-Centre) (1995–2001)
Tweeter Center at the Waterfront (2001–2008)
Susquehanna Bank Center (2008–2015)
Address 1 Harbour Boulevard
Location Camden, NJ
Coordinates 39°56′27″N 75°07′47″W / 39.940845°N 75.129822°W / 39.940845; -75.129822Coordinates: 39°56′27″N 75°07′47″W / 39.940845°N 75.129822°W / 39.940845; -75.129822
Public transit

Entertainment Center:

  River Line

City Hall

  PATCO Speedline
Owner New Jersey Economic Development Authority
Operator Live Nation Philadelphia
Type Outdoor amphitheater (summer)
Indoor theater (winter)
Seating type Pit, Reserved, Lawn
Capacity 25,000 (7,000 indoor)
Opened June 1995
Website
www.livenation.com

The BB&T Pavilion is an outdoor amphitheater/indoor theater complex in Camden, New Jersey, United States, located in the Camden Waterfront entertainment district on the Delaware River across from Philadelphia.

History

The BB&T Pavilion opened in June 1995, with naming rights belonging to Blockbuster and Sony Music Entertainment. On April 1, 2001, the amphitheater was renamed after naming rights were bought by Tweeter. Susquehanna Bank purchased the naming rights in 2008. On the date July 26, 2002, the band Weezer played their biggest concert of all time at the Susquehanna Bank Center, with a crowd of 15,000 people paying to see the band perform. After Winston-Salem-based BB&T bank bought Susquehanna Bank on August 1, 2015, the amphitheater was renamed BB&T Pavilion.

Facility

The year-round facility serves as a 25,000 capacity outdoor amphitheater during the summer months which features a lawn with video screens, computerized sound enhancement, and a clear view of the Philadelphia skyline, Delaware River, and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge to the northwest. In the fall and winter months, the BB&T Pavilion converts to a fully enclosed, climate-controlled, flexible-capacity theater for up to 7,000 people offering a variety of concerts, Broadway theatrical productions, and family entertainment.

The BB&T Pavilion is adjacent to the Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial, Wiggins Park, and the Adventure Aquarium.

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