St. Augustine Amphitheatre

Amphitheatre in St. Augustine, Florida, US

St. Augustine Amphitheatre

Address| 1340C A1A South
St. Augustine, FL 32080-5422
Location| Anastasia State Park
Owner| St. Johns County Parks & Recreation
Operator| St. Johns County Cultural Events Division
Capacity| 4,092
Construction
Opened| June 27, 1965
Rebuilt| 2001-07
Construction cost| $200,000
($2.03 million in 2024 dollars[1])
Website
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The St. Augustine Amphitheatre (shortened as The Amp) is an outdoor amphitheater located on A1A in St. Augustine, Florida, United States. The venue seats over 4,000 persons, and is managed by the St. Johns County Parks & Recreation department.[2]

## History

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The amphitheatre was built in 1965 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of St. Augustine, originally with 2,000 seats.[3] land was originally part of Anastasia State Park.[2] The amphitheatre itself was constructed in one of the old coquina quarries used to supply building materials for St. Augustine and the Castillo de San Marcos.[4][5][6]

The Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Paul Green was commissioned to write a play to be performed at the amphitheatre. The result was Cross and Sword: A Symphonic Drama of the Spanish Settlement of Florida,[7] a musical reenactment of the first years of St. Augustine's existence. Cross and Sword was designated the official state play in 1973 by the Florida Legislature.[8] The play ran until 1996, when budget constraints ended its more than 30-year run.[3][9][10]

The amphitheatre was used infrequently during the following years, though it did host a free summer Shakespeare Festival from 1997 to 2003.[11][12] In 2002, St. Johns County acquired the property and the following year began an $8.7 million renovation.[3][9] The upgraded facility reopened in August 2007, which includes a fiberglass tensile canopy over the main stage.[13] It now has 4,092 seats.[14][15][16] In 2019, the theater branded itself as "The Amp". Also in 2019, the Amp is ranked #2 amphitheatre in the United States and #3 worldwide according to leading concert-industry publication Pollstar Magazine's 2019 Mid-Year report.

View of stage from section 302 (2019)

## Farmers market

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The St. Augustine Amphitheatre Farmers' market is open Saturday mornings from 8:30am to 12:30pm throughout the year. In addition to produce and plants direct from the farm, there is fresh seafood, cheeses, baked goods, Food trucks and wares from local artists & craftspeople. Live entertainment is provided many Saturdays.[17][18]
The Night Market is open quarterly on a Tuesday evening from 5pm to 9pm. Add a full bar and live music; take away the farmer's contributions.[18]

## Noted performers

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* Duran Duran
* 311
* Alan Jackson
* Aretha Franklin
* The Avett Brothers
* Awolnation
* Barenaked Ladies
* Billy Currington
* The Black Crowes
* Bob Dylan
* Boston
* Chris Stapleton
* Evanescence
* Goo Goo Dolls
* Jason Isbell
* Kendrick Lamar
* The Lumineers
* Matchbox Twenty
* The Monkees
* O.A.R.
* The Smashing Pumpkins
* Shawn Mendes
* Weezer
* Widespread Panic
* ZZ Top
* Vampire Weekend
* Bastille
* Old Dominion
* Rick Springfield
* Steve Miller Band
* Foster the People
* AJR
* Foreigner
* The Marshall Tucker Band
* Willie Nelson
* Jack Johnson
* Slayer
* John Legend
* Weezer
* Earth, Wind & Fire
* Lettuce
* Kansas
* The Doobie Brothers
* Cyndi Lauper
* 38 Special
* Styx
* Robert Plant
* Daryl Hall & John Oates
* Heart
* Two Door Cinema Club
* "Weird Al" Yankovic
* Paramore
* Twenty One Pilots
* Lynyrd Skynyrd
* Bad Company
* Joe Cocker
* Don Felder
* Sammy Hagar and the Circle
* Robert Plant
* Ted Nugent
* The Sonics
* John Fogerty
* Fabulous Thunderbirds
* Brian Wilson
* MC5
* Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
* The Smile
* Tenacious D

## Photos

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* Manchester Orchestra

* Brand New

* Kevin Devine

* Shinedown

* Amphitheatre with sign

* Amphitheatre

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to St. Augustine Amphitheatre.

1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
2. ^ a b Bosworth, Jon (August 30, 2007). "everything old is new again". Entertaining U Newspaper. N2U Publishing, Inc. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2008.
3. ^ a b c de Yampert, Rick (August 21, 2008). "Amped at the amphitheatre". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. News-Journal Corporation. Retrieved September 7, 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
4. ^ Rapoza, Brian (2007). Birding Florida: Over 200 Prime Birding Sites at 54 Locations. Globe Pequot Press. p. 31\. ISBN 9780762739141.
5. ^ Nolan, David (1992). "St. Augustine to Astor". In McCarthy, Kevin M. (ed.). The Book Lover's Guide to Florida. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press. p. 79\. ISBN 978-1561640126.
6. ^ "Quarry Historical Site". Anastasia State Park. Florida Online Park Guide. Retrieved September 7, 2008.
7. ^ Paul Green Bibliography
8. ^ Florida State Symbols - The State Play: Cross and Sword Archived June 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
9. ^ a b Reinink, Amy (August 22, 2008). "St. Augustine gets amped". Ocala Star Banner. Retrieved September 7, 2008.
10. ^ Rajtar, Steve; Kelly Goodman (2008). A Guide to Historic St. Augustine, Florida. The History Press. pp. 52–53\. ISBN 978-1-59629-336-6.52-53&rft.pub=The+History+Press&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=978-1-59629-336-6&rft.aulast=Rajtar&rft.aufirst=Steve&rft.au=Kelly+Goodman&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZyrHSTZUw0cC&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:St.+Augustine+Amphitheatre" class="Z3988">
11. ^ "Art thou ready for 'Much Ado About Nothing'?". The St. Augustine Record. August 16, 2002. Retrieved September 7, 2008.
12. ^ "Atlantic Shakespeare Company to present musical fund-raiser". The St. Augustine Record. November 15, 2002. Retrieved September 7, 2008.
13. ^ St. Augustine Amphitheatre - St. Johns County Government Gateway
14. ^ "Venue | St. Augustine Amphitheatre". Archived from the original on November 26, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
15. ^ "St. Augustine Amphitheatre - Halback Design Group, Inc". Archived from the original on October 19, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2008.
16. ^ "Editorial: St. Augustine Amphitheatre plans reflect labor of love". The St. Augustine Record. October 21, 2001. Retrieved September 7, 2008.
17. ^ "Amphitheatre Farmers Market". visitstaugustine.com. Visit St. Augustine. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
18. ^ a b "Farmers Market & Night Market". theamp.com. St. Augustine Amphitheatre. Retrieved March 6, 2025.

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