{"id":4720,"date":"2018-04-19T12:49:15","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T17:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localhost:10018\/?p=4720"},"modified":"2024-08-23T10:43:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T15:43:17","slug":"new-brandon-amphitheater-jewel-central-mississippi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neel-schaffer.com\/2018\/04\/19\/new-brandon-amphitheater-jewel-central-mississippi\/","title":{"rendered":"New Brandon Amphitheater is a \u2018Jewel for Central Mississippi\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Pa2\"><span class=\"A2\">Neel-Schaffer provided civil site, structural, electrical, and construction management services for the new\u00a0 Brandon Amphitheater that opened on April 18, 2018, in Brandon, MS, just east of Jackson. Neel-Schaffer sister firm Maptech (construction staking) also provided services for the $15 million project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Pa2\"><span class=\"A2\">The 8,400-seat state-of-the-art amphitheater includes 3,500 permanent chairback seats, boxed seats, and a large pit area for portable seating and standing crowds in front of the large stage. Other amenities include two large concession stands, a VIP lounge and entertainment area, eight green rooms for entertainers, two kitchens, and a cafeteria for the entertainers and their crews. The facility is built on the site of an old rock quarry, and hundreds of large boulders that were moved during the construction process were kept on site to serve as walls and landscaping amenities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 11%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4720 gallery-columns-9 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neel-schaffer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC_0125-2.jpg\" 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