5,500 (Outdoor Lawn) 2,400 (Indoor Music Hall) 400 (The Club)
Construction
Broke ground
April 25, 2010 (2010-04-25)
Opened
December 3, 2010 (2010-12-03)
Construction cost
$13 million
Architect
WD Partners
General contractor
Continental Building Systems
Stage AE is a multi-purpose entertainment complex located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] It contains an indoor concert hall and an outdoor amphitheatre.[2] It is the second indoor/outdoor concert venue in America. Modeled after its predecessor, Express Live! in Columbus, the venue features state-of-the-art lighting, acoustical systems and an innovative reversible stage. Structurally, it is divided into three independent concert spaces: a music hall, club and outdoor amphitheater.[3]
History
The complex sits adjacent to the Pittsburgh Steelers' Acrisure Stadium. The team, which held the rights to develop the land adjacent to the stadium (the site of the Steelers former home, Three Rivers Stadium), partially owns the venue along with Continental Real Estate Cos. of Columbus, Ohio. The cost of construction was $12 million, with $2.5 million funded from state taxes. Total space of the indoor venue is 22,000 square feet, while the outdoor lawns totals 30,000 square feet. When it opened, the complex was expected to host approximately 100 events per year. In June 2010, naming rights were granted to American Eagle Outfitters, a clothing retailer based in Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood.[4]
The venue is also used for professional wrestling. WWE, which normally runs its shows at the PPG Paints Arena for the main roster when visiting Pittsburgh, uses the venue for live events for its NXT developmental brand while leaving PPG Paints Arena as a future option for NXT TakeOver events.