ICON Music Center
The Andrew J. Brady ICON Music Center is an outdoor amphitheater and indoor theater in Cincinnati, Ohio, located in The Banks neighborhood on the Ohio River. The venue is currently under construction and is planned to open in early 2021.
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| Full name | Andrew J. Brady ICON Music Center |
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| Address | 25 Race St.[1] Cincinnati, OH 45202 |
| Location | The Banks |
| Public transit |  Cincinnati Bell Connector SORTA TANK Red Bike |
| Owner | Music and Event Management, Inc. |
| Type | Outdoor amphitheater Indoor theater |
| Capacity | 8,000 outdoor 4,500 indoor |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2019–2021 |
| Opened | 2021 (planned) |
| Construction cost | US$27 million |
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History
After months of negotiations, Hamilton County commissioners and Cincinnati City Council approved in November 2019 the finalization of plans to construct a music venue at The Banks, adjacent to Paul Brown Stadium and Smale Riverfront Park. The venue would be built and operated by Music and Event Management, Inc. (MEMI), the nonprofit concert arm of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.[2]
In December 2019, MEMI announced that the under-construction venue would be named after Andrew J. Brady, a local musician and music educator.[3]