Live Nation says Oak Mountain Amphitheatre will close; Business owners worry about their bottom line

LEADING SOME OF THE CONCERTS HERE AT THE AMPHITHEATER. SO WITH SOME OF THESE CHANGES COMES CHANGES IN PELHAM AT THE OAK MOUNTAIN AMPHITHEATER. AND THAT’S WHERE WE FIND �� 13. ERIN LLEWELLYN WITH MORE ON THAT. HEY, ERIN. HEY, MAGDALA. YES. DURING TODAY’S EVENT WITH LIVE NATION, THEY ANNOUNCED THAT OAK MOUNTAIN AMPHITHEATER WILL CLOSE. NOW, THERE WERE RUMORS LAST MONTH WITH POST MALONE’S CONCERT HERE THAT THEY COULD BE THE LAST ONE. AND WITH THIS, WITH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY, IT SEEMS LIKE THAT IS MORE OF A POSSIBILITY. OAK MOUNTAIN AMPHITHEATER HAD A GREAT 38 YEAR RUN, AND WE ARE NOW TURNING OUR ATTENTION TO THE COCA COLA AMPHITHEATER RIGHT HERE IN THE DRUID HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THAT’S, THAT’S THAT’S OUR STORY WHEN IT COMES TO OAK MOUNTAIN. NOW, WITH THE AMPHITHEATER CLOSING, MARGHERITA GRILL OWNER JAVIER PEREZ SAYS THIS COULD HURT A LOT OF BUSINESSES IN THE AREA, EVEN THOUGH THE AMPHITHEATER ONLY HOSTED EIGHT SHOWS THIS SUMMER. HE SAYS HOTELS, GAS STATIONS AND RESTAURANTS RELIED ON THE TRAFFIC FROM CONCERT GOERS TO STAY AFLOAT. DESPITE THESE RUMORS, PEREZ SAYS THE AMPHITHEATER CLOSING DOESN’T COME AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE HE AND HIS STAFF KNEW ALREADY. WE HEARD THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE CLOSED. MALONE ACTUALLY WAS THE LAST ARTIST THAT WENT TO THE AMPHITHEATER, AND WE KNEW THEN THAT IT WAS A FINAL CONCERT AND IT WAS JUST LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, BIRMINGHAM THEY GOT A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON, AND THEY LIVE NATION WENT THAT WAY INSTEAD. AND, I MEAN, I KNOW IT’S A BUSINESS DECISION, BUT IT AFFECTS A WHOLE LOT OF BUSINESSES LIKE MINE. NOW, WE DID REACH OUT TO THE CITY OF PELHAM, BUT WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM FOR A RESPONSE ABOUT LIVE OAK MOUNTAIN CLOSING FOR NOW, WE’RE LIVE

On Tuesday morning, Live Nation announced the new name for the new Birmingham amphitheater. During the event, the live event promotion company announced Oak Mountain Amphitheatre will close. There were rumors last month that Post Malone’s concert could be the last at the venue ever, but now that seems like it’s more of a possibility.“The Oak Mountain Amphitheater had a 38-year run,�� Jay Wilson with Live Nation Birmingham said. “We’re now turning our attention to the Coca-Cola Amphitheater right here in Birmingham in Druid Hills. That’s our story when it comes to Oak Mountain.”With these changes, businesses in the Pelham area will be impacted. Margarita Grill owner Javier Jerez said businesses near the amphitheater are disappointed the venue is closing. They’re worried about how this could affect their bottom line.Jerez said every time Oak Mountain hosted a concert, he noticed more people pulling up a chair to the tables at his restaurant. He said a lot of the time, businesses saw an increase in visitors who came from out of town to go to concerts. That increase in visitors also trickles down to other businesses like gas stations, restaurants and hotels. Jerez said he expects that he will be fine, but he worries about other business owners who may not have the same luck.“We’ll see a decrease on this, unfortunately,�� Jerez said. “I don’t think it’ll be that much because, once again, it was only seven concerts. But every cent counts, so it will affect us in one way or another.”�� 13 reached out to the city of Pelham for a response to the amphitheatre closing but has not heard back yet.

PELHAM, Ala. —

“The Oak Mountain Amphitheater had a 38-year run,�� Jay Wilson with Live Nation Birmingham said. “We’re now turning our attention to the Coca-Cola Amphitheater right here in Birmingham in Druid Hills. That’s our story when it comes to Oak Mountain.��

With these changes, businesses in the Pelham area will be impacted. Margarita Grill owner Javier Jerez said businesses near the amphitheater are disappointed the venue is closing. They’re worried about how this could affect their bottom line.

Jerez said every time Oak Mountain hosted a concert, he noticed more people pulling up a chair to the tables at his restaurant. He said a lot of the time, businesses saw an increase in visitors who came from out of town to go to concerts. That increase in visitors also trickles down to other businesses like gas stations, restaurants and hotels. Jerez said he expects that he will be fine, but he worries about other business owners who may not have the same luck.

“We’ll see a decrease on this, unfortunately,�� Jerez said. “I don’t think it’ll be that much because, once again, it was only seven concerts. But every cent counts, so it will affect us in one way or another.��

�� 13 reached out to the city of Pelham for a response to the amphitheatre closing but has not heard back yet.

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Live Nation says Oak Mountain Amphitheatre will close; Business owners worry about their bottom line

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