Merriweather Post Pavilion
Merriweather Post Pavilion is an outdoor concert venue located within Symphony Woods, a 40-acre (160,000 m2) lot of preserved land in the heart of the planned community of Columbia, Maryland. In 2010, Merriweather was named the second best amphitheater in the United States by Billboard magazine. The venue was also ranked as the fourth best amphitheater in the United States by Rolling Stone in 2013. It was again ranked by Consequence of Sound at number 29 of all music venues in the nation out of 100 in 2016.
Merriweather Post Pavilion in 2017 (prior to renovation)
Pavillion seats prior to renovation
Merriweather Post Pavillion from the lawn.
Merriweather lawn after 2018 renovations
Columbia is a census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It is a planned community consisting of 10 self-contained villages. The census-designated place had a population of 104,681 at the 2020 census, making it the second most populous community in Maryland after Baltimore. Columbia, located between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., is officially part of the Baltimore metropolitan area.
Aerial view of Downtown Columbia
Former Rouse Headquaters
The lakefront in Downtown Columbia sits upon Lake Kittamaqundi
Merriweather Post Pavilion