Amphitheater at Stanford University, Stanford, California
Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young at the Amphitheater in 1976The Laurence Frost Amphitheater , commonly known as Frost Amphitheater , is a prominent amphitheater at Stanford University . It first opened in 1937 and was the site of commencement ceremonies for the university from 1938 until 1984.[1] It can hold about 8,000 people.[2]
History The amphitheater built in 1937 was a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Frost in memory of their son, John Laurence Frost, who graduated in 1935 and died of polio in the same year.[3] It is a tree lined, grassy, tiered 20-acre (81,000 m2 ) bowl designed by landscape architect Leslie Kiler.[4]
Throughout the years, the amphitheater has been the host to many events including a prominent speech by Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev in 1992.[5]
Music venue The Grateful Dead played 14 shows at the Amphitheater in 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1989.[6] Since 2012, the Stanford Concert Network, a student organization, has hosted the annual Frost Music and Arts Festival at the Amphitheater each May, which has featured headliners Modest Mouse , MGMT, Dispatch , Flume , and Fetty Wap , as well as Eyes Lips Eyes, Benjamin Francis Leftwich , Delorean , Kuroma, Paper Void, Yeasayer , Kaytranada , AlunaGeorge , and Sage the Gemini .[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
The amphitheater usually hosts a concert (either jazz or classical) and fireworks on July 3.[12]
References ^ "Frost Amphitheater: A trove of Stanford history". Stephanie Condon. Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-02-22 . ^ "Frost Amphitheater Returns as a Fully Refurbished Concert Venue". ^ "John Lawrence Frost". Wheaton History A-Z . Wheaton College. Retrieved 2010-10-17 . ^ "Frost Amphitheater". Goldstar. Retrieved 2009-09-13 . ^ "Gorbachev defends pace of his reforms in Stanford speech". Stanford University. Retrieved 2008-02-22 . ^ Internet Archive - Grateful Dead shows at Frost Amphitheater. Retrieved May 2009. ^ "Stanford's Frost Amphitheater roars back with Modest Mouse on May 19". Stanford University. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2015-06-25 . ^ "End-of-year Frost Music and Arts Festival features MGMT, Delorean and Kuroma". Stanford University. 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2015-06-25 . ^ "Paper Void, Yeasayer open for veteran indie band Dispatch at Stanford's Frost Amphitheater". Stanford University. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2015-06-25 . ^ Flanagan, Clare (2015-05-17). "Frost 2015: A rave to remember". Stanford Daily . Retrieved 2015-06-25 . ^ Sorensen, Benjamin (18 May 2016). "Festival review: Fetty Wap shines, but Frost is far from the right fit". Stanford Daily . Retrieved 18 May 2016 . ^ "Frost Amphitheater Information, Stanford, California". Retrieved 2023-05-22 .
Further reading Shah, Mina (April 11, 2012). "Frost Amphitheater revived". Stanford Daily . Retrieved September 9, 2015 .
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