The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, Pennsylvania, began as a temporary outdoor stage on July 3, 1992, before a permanent amphitheater structure was completed and opened on June 24, 2000. Operated by Live Nation, it is the premier large-scale outdoor concert venue in northeastern Pennsylvania, set within the Montage Mountain ski resort at 1000 Montage Mountain Road. The amphitheater holds approximately 7,000 under the covered pavilion and 10,500 on the surrounding lawn, for a total capacity nearing 18,000 — the scale of a major summer shed tour stop.
The pavilion’s resort setting distinguishes it from the typical highway-adjacent amphitheater. Surrounded by mountain terrain, the venue offers views of the Pocono ridgeline and benefits from the elevation and tree cover of the ski area. Programming runs through the summer concert season with major national headliners across rock, country, pop, and multi-day festivals — the annual Peach Music Festival has called Montage Mountain home since 2012, taking advantage of the resort’s water park and camping infrastructure. Production and sound are at the level you would expect from a Live Nation shed: arena-caliber rigs in an outdoor setting.
General parking is included with admission across a 645,000-square-foot lot, with gates opening around 3:00 PM for most shows. VIP and premier parking options are available for closer access. Traffic can be heavy near showtime, and arriving early for tailgating is part of the culture. The venue is roughly eight miles from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport and accessible from I-81, drawing audiences from Philadelphia, New York, Allentown, and the broader mid-Atlantic region. From Albany, it is approximately three hours south.
The Pavilion at Montage Mountain is the big outdoor room for northeastern Pennsylvania — the venue where summer tours stop on their way between New York and Philadelphia. For Upstate New Yorkers, it fills the gap when the SPAC calendar does not align with what you want to see, and the mountain setting gives it an atmosphere that flat-ground amphitheaters cannot match. Lawn seats, mountain air, and a headliner under the summer sky — it is a format that works every time.