Jaguars amphitheater, flex field construction to begin next month

[Keith-N-Jax]

More just curious than doubt, I am sure most on here want it to excel. You seem to be taking this a little to serious.

[Jax-Nole]

Supposedly, the last major piece of steel went up today. Also, walls have started to go up on the flex field. Progress is being made with 38 days until opening day.

https://twitter.com/dailysplace/status/854765813764587530

[RatTownRyan]

Kings of Leon is slated to perform in Jacksonville in October.

The band is scheduled to perform at at Daily's Place Wednesday, Oct. 25.

[Jax-Nole]

Seats have started to go in for the amphitheater. 24 days until opening weekend.

https://twitter.com/dailysplace/status/859523064874323968

[KenFSU]

More just curious than doubt, I am sure most on here want it to excel. You seem to be taking this a little to serious.

+1.

Still having a hard time seeing how this becomes a complete, fully-functional amphitheater in 23 days:

[Jax-Nole]

Still having a hard time seeing how this becomes a complete, fully-functional amphitheater in 23 days:

It helps to see where they were roughly 25 days ago and how much progress they have made since. At that time, they had half the steel to put up over the amphitheater still, and they didn't have those buildings, or anything resembling a stage. Since then, the steel work has been completed, and the area is completely covered now. Seats have started to go in now.  If you look at the corners of the stage, you can see they are getting ready to put up the supports for lighting. It is closer than it looks, and they are working 24/7 to finish it. Seems to me like they are right on schedule.

Right click and select open image in new tab to view larger versions of pictures below.

Here was 25 days ago on April 10th:


Here was Wednesday May 3rd:


And here is what the final product is supposed to look like come May 27th:

[KenFSU]

^Thanks for the info!

Just saw a new Times-Union article on the progress.

Sounds more promising than just looking at the pictures.

http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2017-05-02/jaguars-hustle-have-amphitheater-ready-may-27-debut

A couple of interesting notes:

1) Costs are expected to exceed the $90 million originally stated, with the Jags covering all overrun costs.

2) Per the article, "It won't have a video board over the center of the stage as originally planned. Live Nation, a concert promotion company, advised that the board would interfere with show production of concerts, according to the Jaguars' January update to the city. Sobic said the wiring will be in place for temporary video boards as needed." Didn't quite understand this note. I don't think I've ever seen a render of Daily's Place that included a video board over the center of the stage, just two boards flanking either side of the stage. I hope they don't mean that they're removing these boards.

3) "The Jaguars decided to add a glass insert in the elevated walkway between EverBank Field and the amphitheater, so people will be able to look down at the level below, a sensation akin to being in a glass-bottomed boat."

4) "Daily's, the convenience-store chain that is the venue's corporate sponsor, will be building a store in the bowl of the amphitheater." Having a tough time visualizing how this will work.

5) A cigar lounge is also being added to Daily's Place.

Should be an awesome venue when it opens.

[MusicMan]

It won't have a video board?  Might be some extra large ones nearby!

They could sell any overflow tickets for the stadium seats and watch the show in there!

[Keith-N-Jax]

That's very cool, I am sure this will be nice addition to the city. When the Trio, shipyards come along you can the potential Jax has. Need sky-way to finally live up to its potential. 

[RattlerGator]

More just curious than doubt, I am sure most on here want it to excel. You seem to be taking this a little to serious.

I don't think I was taking it too seriously. I was really directing my comment more at the ever-skeptical [when it comes to Shad, at least] tufsu1 who thought it easier to complete the Flex Field before the amphitheater (responding to the reminder the theater will be finished before the exhibition hall / flex field, he wrote: maybe so, but the flex field appears to be easier to complete than the ampitheater).

That take was, and remains, bizarre to me. YMMV, and that's cool.

In a few weeks I'm hoping to soak in that Tedeschi Trucks concert and enjoy a great addition to this city that will be a one-of-a-kind facility in this nation (I think).

Jacksonville is getting ready to boom. The opening of this facility is the marker for the beginning of that boom.

[Captain Zissou]

So there will be a convenience store inside the amphitheater??  The typical Jags/Jax haters in the news and sports writing community will likely get a chuckle out of that.

[pierre]

I assume it will be just like the one currently in the stadium, which is just essentially a concession stand.

[JaxAvondale]

I assume it will be just like the one currently in the stadium, which is just essentially a concession stand.

Exactly! It will be very similar to the one in the stadium. Those convenient stores generate a lot of sales. I was in Vegas last year and saw many of these kiosks set up as you walk into another hotel.

[RattlerGator]

I'm going to be curious to see the space that functions as the lobby. Basic? Creative? Magnificent?

[I-10east]

So there will be a convenience store inside the amphitheater??  The typical Jags/Jax haters in the news and sports writing community will likely get a chuckle out of that.

The cheesiest amphitheater name ever still goes to Tampa; 1 800 ASK GARY Amphitheatre. It's now called the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre.