Built on a Wastebed, Filled by Headliners: The Ten-Year Story of Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview
On September 3, 2015, Miranda Lambert played the first-ever concert at a brand-new amphitheater built atop a capped Superfund site on Onondaga Lake. Ten years, three names, and roughly 200 artists later — the concert history of Syracuse’s Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview.
From Cornfields to Center Stage: Three Decades of Concerts (and Championship Boxing) at Turning Stone
New York’s first legal land-based casino opened on Oneida Indian Nation land in 1993 — and grew into one of Central NY’s most reliable stages. From Tim McGraw’s 2004 Event Center debut to Laila Ali, Mike Tyson, and championship boxing, the story of Turning Stone.
From Air to Steel: 45 Years of Stadium Rock at Syracuse’s Dome
From the Rolling Stones in 1981 and The Who’s 43-year attendance record to Metallica breaking it in 2025 — the concert history of Syracuse’s Carrier Dome, now the JMA Wireless Dome.