The name may have changed but the venue that has delivered South County residents with 20 years of premier musical entertainment remains in the same location.
Now called North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, the 20,050-seat venue located at 2050 Entertainment Circle in eastern Chula Vista will open its doors June 1 to country music star Brad Paisley’s 2019 tour.
Gates open at 7:30 p.m. for the season opening event.
The amphitheater features 9,468 chairback seats and 10,024 lawn seats. Due to its large seating capacity it is used for most first-tier outdoor concert tours from spring to fall.
The Goo Goo Dolls (June 14), Hootie & The Blowfish (June 21), Santana and The Doobie Brothers (June 23), Third Eye Blind (Aug. 1), Rascal Flatts (Aug. 2), Smashing Pumpkins (Aug. 28), Korn (Sept. 2) and Mana (Sept. 29) are some of the big name artists scheduled to perform this summer at the South County venue.
Musical chairs
The facility, the first of its kind built in San Diego County, first opened in 1998 as Coors Amphitheatre under the ownership of Universal Concerts. Its first sold-out concert took place Aug. 21, 1998, with the Spice Girls.
House of Blues purchased all of the Universal Concerts facilities, including Coors Amphitheatre in late 1999. Live Nation then purchased House of Blues, including eight amphitheaters and eleven clubs, in July 2006.
In April 2008, the venue was renamed Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre after naming rights were purchased by Cricket Communications, Inc. In January 2013, the venue was renamed to Sleep Train Amphitheater after the naming rights were purchased by Sleep Train after signing a five-year naming rights deal with concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment.
On February 16, 2017, Sleep Train Amphitheatre was renamed to Mattress Firm Amphitheatre, to coincide with the name change of the sponsor company in February 2017.
Bayfest San Diego
Bayfest San Diego is back at the Embarcadero Marina Park North on June 1 featuring a rock-out line-up that includes Slightly Stoopid, Tribal Seeds, Don Carlos, Fortunate Youth, Hirie and Band of Gringos.
Guests may indulge on craft cocktails, specialty foods and craft beers.
Doors open at noon; the event runs until 10 p.m. Tickets are $40 and are still available. For more information, visit www.sandiegobayfest.com
North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre Concert List
June 2019
1: Brad Paisley, Chris Lane and Riley Green, 7:30 p.m.
9: Spirit West Coast: For King & Country, 4 p.m.
14: Train, Goo Goo Dolls and Allen Stone, 7 p.m.
15: Rebelution, 7 p.m.
21: Hootie & The Blowfish and Barenaked Ladies, 7:30 p.m.
23: Santana and The Doobie Brothers, 7 p.m.
July 2019
20: Beck, Cage the Elephant and Spoon, 6 p.m.
26: Disrupt Festival, 1:30 p.m.
August 2019
1: Third Eye Blind and Jimmy Eat World, 7:30 p.m.
2: Rascal Flatts, 7:30 p.m.
7: Blink 182 and Lil Wayne, 7 p.m.
9: Chris Young and Chris Janson, 7:30 p.m.
10: Whiz Khalifa and French Montana, 6 p.m.
11: Dirty Heads and 311, 5:45 p.m.
27: Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Elle King, 7 p.m.
28: Smashing Pumpkins and Noel Gallagher;s High Flying Birds, 7 p.m.
September
1: Nelly, TLC and Flo Rida, 7 p.m.
2: Korn and Alice In Chains, 6:30 p.m.
19: Zac Brown Band, 7 p.m.
20: Florida Georgia Line, Dan and Shay and Morgan Wallen, 7 p.m.
29: Mana, 8 p.m.
October 2019
8: Van Morrison, 7 p.m.
13: J Balvin, 8 p.m.
