Xfinity Center (Mansfield, Massachusetts)
The Xfinity Center (originally the Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts and commonly Great Woods) is an outdoor amphitheatre located in Mansfield, Massachusetts. The venue opened during the summer of 1986 with a capacity of 12,000. It was expanded after 2000 to 19,900; 7,000 reserved seats, 7,000 lawn seats and 5,900 general admission seats. The season for the venue is typically from mid May until late September. In 2010, it was named Top Grossing Amphitheater by Billboard. It mainly hosts concerts; other events, such as graduation ceremonies, including that of Mansfield High School, occasionally take place.
Great Woods | |
Amphitheatre shown during Lilith Fair, circa 1998 | |
| Former names | Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts (1986–1999) Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts (1999–2008) Comcast Center (2008–2013) |
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| Address | 885 S. Main St. Mansfield, Massachusetts 02048-3148 |
| Coordinates | 41°59′33″N 71°13′12″W |
| Owner | Live Nation New England |
| Operator | Live Nation New England |
| Capacity | 19,900 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | June 13, 1986 |
| Renovated | 2002 |
| Expanded | 1994 |
| Construction cost | US$13 million ($35.4 million in 2022 dollars) |
| Website | |
| Xfinity Center | |
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