KEMBA Live!

KEMBA Live! (originally the PromoWest Pavilion) is a multi-purpose concert venue located in the Arena District of Columbus, Ohio. Opening in 2001, the venues operates year-round with indoor and outdoor facilities: the Indoor Music Hall and Outdoor Amphitheater. The venue was modeled after the House of Blues and described as the "Newport Music Hall on steroids". It features state-of-the-art lighting, acoustical systems and a reversible stage. In 2001, the venue was nominated for a Pollstar Awards for "Best New Major Concert Venue".^[1]

KEMBA Live!

Outdoor amphitheater during a Goo Goo Dolls concert
Former names	PromoWest Pavilion (2001-05) Lifestyle Communities Pavilion (2005-16) Express Live! (2016-21)
Address	405 Neil Ave Columbus, OH 43215-2341
Location	Arena District
Coordinates	39.969811°N 83.010142°W / 39.969811; -83.010142
Public transit	3, 8
Owner	Nationwide Realty
Operator	PromoWest Productions
Capacity	2,300 (Indoor Music Hall) 5,200 (Outdoor Amphitheater)
Construction
Opened	October 2, 2001 (2001-10-02)
Construction cost	$5.5 million
Website
Official website

Indoor Music Hall

A sister venue, Stage AE is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and opened in December 2010. In 2018, Promowest Productions and its venues were acquired by American entertainment presenter AEG.^[2] In August 2021, PromoWest Productions and AEG opened another sister venue, MegaCorp Pavilion, in Newport, Kentucky (near Cincinnati, Ohio).^[3]

Names

• PromoWest Pavilion (October 2, 2001—September 30, 2005)
• Lifestyle Communities Pavilion (October 1, 2005—December 31, 2015)^[4]
• Express Live! (January 27, 2016—December 31, 2021)^[5]
• KEMBA Live! (January 1, 2022—Present)^[6]

Notable performances

• WWE NXT (2015, 2016, 2025)
• Ring of Honor (2017, 2018, 2019)
• LCD Soundsystem (2025)
• Insane Clown Posse, Ouija Macc, DJ Clay, Shaggy The Airhead, Wakko The Kidd, Mike E. Clark, World's Most Dangerous Stunt Show Juggalo Championship Wrestling Big Ballas Holiday Party (2024)