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Hayden Homes Amphitheater - Live Music Venue in Bend

The Hayden Homes Amphitheater is an outdoor amphitheater built in the historic Old Mill District in Bend, Oregon. The amphitheater's name-in-title sponsor is Hayden Homes, a Central Oregon home builder.

Venue
Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Address
344 SW Shevlin-Hixon Drive
Town
Bend, US
Capacity
8,000

The Hayden Homes Amphitheater is an outdoor amphitheater built in the historic Old Mill District in Bend, Oregon. The amphitheater's name-in-title sponsor is Hayden Homes, a Central Oregon home builder. The venue was formerly named the Les Schwab Amphitheater, after a Central Oregon businessman. Opened in 2002, the venue accommodates approximately 8,000 people for concerts and other events in a casual outdoor setting. On the west bank of the Deschutes River, it sits at an elevation of 3,600 feet (1,100 metres) above sea level. The venue was built in 2001 and opened the next year as the Les Schwab Amphitheater, after the Central Oregon businessman who founded the tire retail chain also carrying his name. Artists that have performed at the amphitheater include Coldplay, Willie Nelson, the Beach Boys, the Pixies, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jack Johnson, Fiona Apple, ZZ Top, Paul Simon, AFI, The Flaming Lips, Wilco, Beck, Bob Dylan, The Shins, Tenacious D, Ringo Starr, the Dave Matthews Band, Phish, Portugal. The Man, John Legend, My Morning Jacket, 311, Khruangbin, the Chicks, Norah Jones, Indigo Girls, Tears for Fears, LCD Soundsystem, Tegan and Sara, Vampire Weekend, Primus, Spoon, St. Vincent, "Weird Al" Yankovic, and Jim Gaffigan. The venue has also hosted events such as Bend Brewfest. The venue was one of four finalists selected in the 2016 Sunset Magazine Awards in the "Best Outdoor Music Venue" category, which honors a Western theater, amphitheater or other outdoor concert site for constantly delighting music lovers. In 2020, the venue was upgraded to accommodate larger productions. It re-opened for the 2021 concert season with new seating areas and a modified design for improved viewing. In November of that year, the amphitheater was renamed the Hayden Homes Amphitheater after a Central Oregon-based home builder established in Redmond in 1989, after it had been a longtime supporter of the venue. According to developer of the Old Mill District Bill Smith, "Hayden Ho