Verizon Wireless Theater

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Verizon Wireless Theater
Location	520 Texas Ave Houston, Texas 77002
Type	Theater
Genre(s)	various
Opened	November 14, 1997
Owner	Live Nation
Former name(s)	Aerial Theater
Seating type	Standing Room, Reserved
Capacity	concert(standing room): 2,815 theater(all reserved): 2,400 club(standing room only): 1,100 cabaret: 900 banquet: 850
Website	Official Site

The Verizon Wireless Theater (formerly Aerial Theater) is an indoor theater owned by Live Nation NYSE: LYV based in Houston, TX. The theater is located at 520 Texas Ave in the 130,000 square foot Bayou Place entertainment complex.

[edit] Events

Here's a limited list of select events for each year that played the venue:

2004

• Primus - February 2, 2004
• N.E.R.D. with Black Eyed Peas - March 19, 2004
• Elton John - March 26, 2004
• The Darkness with The Wildhearts - April 11, 2004
• Etta James - April 27, 2004
• Jagermeister Music Tour featuring Slipknot with Fear Factory, Chimaira - April 30, 2004
• Velvet Revolver with Living Things - June 18, 2004
• Houston Press Music Awards with Switchfoot - July 25, 2004
• Kenny Loggins - August 5, 2004
• Ozomatli with Kinky, Plastilina Mosh - August 14, 2004
• Social Distortion with The Explosion, Tiger Army - September 28, 2004
• Mitch Hedberg and Stephen Lynch - September 30, 2004
• Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra - October 10, 2004
• Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns Play - October 12 to October 17, 2004
• Queensryche - October 18, 2004
• Brian Wilson - October 23, 2004
• George Jones - November 12, 2004
• Good Charlotte with Sum 41, Hazen Street, Lola Ray - November 22, 2004
• Alejandro Fernandez - November 27, 2004
• Marilyn Manson with Slunt - December 7, 2004

2005

• Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular - January 8, 2005
• Larry the Cable Guy - January 14, 2005
• Modest Mouse - February 20, 2005
• Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Tift Merritt - March 13, 2005
• Lenny Kravitz - April 7, 2005
• Nine Inch Nails with The Dresden Dolls - May 24, 2005
• New Edition and Brian McKnight - June 22, 2005
• The Killers - August 19, 2005
• The Allman Brothers Band - September 25, 2005
• Rob Thomas with Antigone Rising - October 29, 2005
• The Australian Pink Floyd Show - November 23, 2005
• Staind with P.O.D., Taproot, Flyleaf - November 27, 2005

2006

• Chris Botti - January 9, 2006
• Disturbed with Bloodsimple - February 3, 2006
• Juanes - February 16, 2006
• Sinead O'Connor - February 20, 2006
• Dave Chappelle - February 23, 2006
• The Eagles of Death Metal and The Strokes - March 15, 2006
• Oasis with The Redwalls - March 28, 2006
• Ron White - April 19 to April 23, 2006
• Rob Zombie with Pitbull Daycare - May 5, 2006
• James Blunt with Toby Lightman - May 6, 2006
• James Brown - May 9, 2006
• Ted Nugent - August 9, 2006
• The Raconteurs with Dr. Dog - September 14, 2006
• Massive Attack with DJ Sun - September 15, 2006
• Muse with The Like - September 18, 2006
• Dwight Yoakam - October 14, 2006
• Evanescence with Revelation Theory - October 22, 2006

2007

• Incubus - January 19, 2007
• Snow Patrol with OK Go, Silverstein - March 11, 2007
• Lisa Lampanelli - April 20, 2007
• John Legend with Emily King - May 13, 2007
• Deftones with The Fall of Troy - May 21, 2007
• Morrissey with Kristeen Young - May 28, 2007
• Fergie with Rooney - June 5, 2007
• Godsmack - July 17, 2007
• The Black Crowes with The Lee Boys - September 4, 2007
• Houston Roller Derby - September 16, 2007
• Interpol with The Liars - September 25, 2007
• Motion City Soundtrack with Anberlin, Metro Station, Mae - October 23, 2007
• Blue October with Yellowcard, Shiny Toy Guys, Lovedrug - November 3, 2007
• Paramore with The Starting Line, The Almost - November 19, 2007

2008

• Honda Civic Tour with Panic At The Disco, Motion City Soundtrack, The Hush Sound and Phantom Planet - April 20, 2008
• Marilyn Manson with Ours - March 2, 2008

[edit] External links

• Official Site