Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater

Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater
AVA Amphitheater
Address	5655 West Valencia Road, S Ignacio M Baumea Tucson, Arizona
Owner	Casino del Sol
Type	Amphitheatre
Seating type	reserved and lawn
Capacity	approximately 5,000
Opened	October 14, 2001
Website
	www.avaconcerts.com

Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater (commonly AVA Amphitheater) is the first amphitheater concert facility, in Tucson, Arizona, with a capacity of about 4,500-5,000. It officially opened on October 14, 2001, as part of the new Casino Del Sol, located on, and belonging to, the Arizona Pascua Yaqui Tribe.^[1]^[2] It was renovated in 2018.^[3]

It is named after Anselmo Valencia Tori, a World War II veteran and former chairman of the Pascua Yaqui Association.

Concerts

List of Concerts

Alan Jackson & The Strayhorns – October 14, 2001, May 15 and September 11, 2008 and May 15, 2014
Styx – October 26, 2001, with Survivor and May 4, 2012, with Ted Nugent and REO Speedwagon
Luis Miguel – April 6, 2002, September 30, 2005, September 17, 2008, June 3, 2011 and September 19, 2013
P!nk – May 4, 2002, with Candy Ass
Julio Iglesias – May 9, 2002 and July 13, 2005
Weezer – May 11, 2002, with AM Radio
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe – May 18, 2002, with David Sanborn and Boney James
Scorpions – June 4, 2002, with Deep Purple and Dio, September 18, 2007, with 3, August 5, 2008, with Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas and June 17, 2012, with Tesla
Barry Manilow – June 22, 2002
Little Richard – July 4, 2002
Martina McBride – July 7, 2002, with The Clark Family Experience, June 16, 2006, with The Warren Brothers and June 18, 2013
The Stylistics – July 18, 2002, with The Chi-Lites
Sheryl Crow – July 23, 2002, with Train and O.A.R. and August 19, 2008, with James Blunt and Toots and the Maytals
Trisha Yearwood – July 27, 2002
Natalie Cole – August 17, 2002
The Metal Edge Rock Festival – September 13, 2002
Journey – September 20, 2002, June 30, 2005, July 19, 2008, with Cheap Trick and Heart and August 2, 2009
Toby Keith – September 29, 2002, with The Rascal Flatts and November 21, 2004
Tony Bennett – October 6, 2002, October 2, 2007, June 5, 2010 and May 19, 2013
Ana Gabriel – October 11, 2002, October 14, 2006 and October 23, 2010
Bob Dylan – October 23, 2002, July 24, 2007 and July 19, 2011, with Leon Russell
Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas – April 30, 2003, June 4, 2011, with Hurtsmile and July 26, 2013
Gin Blossoms – May 22, 2003
Crosby, Stills & Nash – June 4, 2003, June 23, 2008 and September 5, 2012
Manzarek–Krieger – July 26, 2003
Alice Cooper – July 29, 2003, September 9, 2008, with Warrant, October 2, 2010, with Rob Zombie and The Murderdolls and June 7, 2013, with Marilyn Manson
Boz Scaggs – August 2, 2003 and March 9, 2012
Tori Amos – August 5, 2003, with Ben Folds and The Suburbs
The Go-Go's – August 19, 2003 and July 11, 2013, with The B-52's
The Gipsy Kings – August 31, 2003, July 13, 2004 and August 17, 2005
The Goo Goo Dolls – September 4, 2003 and June 7, 2010, with Vedera
3 Doors Down – September 9, 2003, with Our Lady Peace and Seether and October 23, 2011, with Theory of a Deadman and Pop Evil
The Allman Brothers Band – September 17, 2003, with Karl Denson's Tiny Universe
Trick Pony – October 5, 2003, with Emerson Drive
Godsmack – October 12, 2003, with Adema, November 14, 2006, with Breaking Benjamin and Hourcast and October 14, 2011
Josh Groban – May 9, 2004
Alejandro Sanz – May 16, 2004
A Perfect Circle – June 8, 2004, with The Burning Brides
The Motels featuring Martha Davis – July 4, 2004, with John Waite
Café Tacuba – July 20, 2004 and July 6, 2005, with Kinky
KC and the Sunshine Band – August 12, 2004
Berlin – August 13, 2004, with The Psychedelic Furs
Wynonna Judd – September 3, 2004
Kid Rock & Twisted Brown Trucker – October 7, 2004, September 23, 2008, with Rehab and July 3, 2014
Buddy Guy – October 16, 2004, with Indigenous and Jonny Lang
Melissa Etheridge – October 30, 2004
Megadeth – October 31, 2004
Van Halen – November 18–19, 2004
Alejandro Fernández – November 23, 2004, September 26, 2008, September 10, 2011 and September 14, 2012
Chris Isaak – December 4, 2004 and July 12, 2011
Queensrÿche – February 14, 2005
Johnny Rivers – April 15, 2005
Los Lonely Boys – May 8, 2005, with Calexico and Ozomatli, August 12, 2006, with Kinky, August 19, 2007, with Toots and the Maytals, July 27, 2008, with Los Lobos and August 4, 2013, with Los Lobos and Alejandro Escovedo
Baby Bash – May 11, 2005
Paulina Rubio – May 15, 2005 and September 16, 2006
Ludacris – May 19, 2005, with Akon
Seal – May 21, 2005, with Chris Pierce and August 3, 2012, with Macy Gray
George Thorogood & The Destroyers – June 9, 2005, with Dickey Betts & Great Southern, September 21, 2006, with Buddy Guy and The Elvin Bishop Group, August 6, 2008, with Buddy Guy and October 7, 2012, with Molly Hatchet
Alejandra Guzmán – June 10, 2005
Reba McEntire – June 16, 2005, with Brad Paisley & The Drama Kings and Terri Clark
Tom Jones – June 27, 2005, with The Tower of Power
War – July 3, 2005, July 13, 2007, September 6–7, 2008, July 2, 2011 and September 28, 2012, with The Average White Band
Jaguares – July 16, 2005
The Gigantour – July 29, 2005
311 – August 2, 2005, with Unwritten Law
Lonestar – August 11, 2005
Velvet Revolver – August 21, 2005, with Chevelle
Blues Traveler – August 25, 2005
Molotov – September 24, 2005
ZZ Top – October 1 and November 1, 2005, May 7, 2008, December 9, 2012 and August 17, 2014, with Jeff Beck
Lee Ann Womack – October 2, 2005
Santana – October 11, 2005, with the Salvador Santana Band and Robert Randolph and the Family Band and September 20, 2011, with Michael Franti & Spearhead
Widespread Panic – October 26, 2005, with deSoL
Rob Thomas – November 4, 2005, with Antigone Rising
B.B. King – November 6, 2005, with Bob Corritore
Staind – November 17, 2005, with P.O.D., Taproot and Flyleaf
Marco Antonio Solís – November 18, 2005, with Ana Gabriel, September 12, 2008, September 29, 2012 and September 13, 2014
Tears for Fears – November 26, 2005, with Dirty Vegas
Brooks & Dunn – February 26, 2006 and October 4, 2009
The Roots, Rock & Reggae Music Festival – August 16, 2006
Lynyrd Skynyrd – September 1, 2006 and September 8, 2009
The Australian Pink Floyd Show – October 30, 2006 and October 8, 2007
Incubus – July 8, 2007
INXS – August 24, 2007
Snoop Dogg – September 8, 2007, June 18, 2010 and October 21, 2011
George Benson – September 14, 2007, with Al Jarreau
Alice in Chains – September 22, 2007, with Velvet Revolver and Sparta
Daddy Yankee – September 29, 2007
Heaven & Hell – October 4, 2007, with Alice Cooper and Queensrÿche
RBD – October 13, 2007 and March 28, 2008
Vance Gilbert – October 14, 2007
Pepe Aguilar – October 17, 2007, July 9, 2010 and November 11, 2011
KoЯn – October 23, 2007, with Hellyeah, Droid and Five Finger Death Punch
Joan Sebastian – October 26, 2007, April 30, May 6 and July 30, 2011 and April 30, 2012
Gwen Stefani – October 29, 2007
Los Tigres del Norte – March 29, 2008, August 4, 2012 and August 10, 2013
Jenni Rivera – April 12, 2008, November 12, 2010 and November 18, 2011
Juanes – April 27, 2008 and May 30, 2013
Bonnie Raitt – May 16, 2008, with The Robert Cray Band
The Charlie Daniels Band – June 1, 2008, with .38 Special
Belanova – June 21, 2008, with Camila
The Stone Temple Pilots – June 25, 2008, with Black Francis
Intocable – June 27, 2008 and June 26, 2009
Boston – June 29, 2008, with Styx and July 23, 2014
Steely Dan – July 22, 2008
Lyle Lovett – August 7, 2008, with Shawn Colvin
Alicia Keys – September 28, 2008
Earth, Wind & Fire – October 1, 2008, with Michael McDonald, May 27, 2011 and July 31, 2012
Los Temerarios – April 18, 2009
Led Zepagain – March 11, 2010
Chayanne – May 22, 2010
Roger Daltrey & The No Plan B Band – June 22, 2010
Robert Plant & The Band of Joy – July 21, 2010
Rihanna – July 22, 2010, with Kesha and Travie McCoy
Ramón Ayala – August 14, 2010, August 27, 2011, October 12, 2013, with Los Tucanes de Tijuana and Pancho Barraza and October 14, 2014, with Larry Hernandez
Cyndi Lauper – August 15, 2010, with David Rhodes
The Gary Hoey Band – August 19, 2010
KMIY 92.9's Mountain Winter Wonder Jam – December 11, 2010
The Moody Blues – May 11, 2011
Billy Ray Cyrus – May 20, 2011
The Bret Michaels Band – May 21, 2011
The Experience Hendrix Tour – May 24, 2011
Espinoza Paz – June 11, 2011
Emilio Navaira – June 18, 2011, with Sunny Sauceda
The Doobie Brothers – June 22, 2011 and July 11, 2012, with Chicago
Wiz Khalifa – June 29, 2011, with Big Sean and Chevy Woods
Banda el Recodo – July 9, 2011
Peter Frampton – July 27, 2011 and August 31, 2014, with B.B. King, Buddy Guy and Robert Randolph
Chicago – August 2, 2011
The Vince Neil Band – August 28, 2011
Maroon 5 – September 18, 2011, with Train and Matt Nathanson
Evanescence – October 15, 2011, with The Pretty Reckless and The Rival Sons
Judas Priest – October 18, 2011, with Thin Lizzy and The Black Label Society
Blue Highway – October 29–30, 2011
Ozomatli – November 1, 2011
Daughtry – November 4, 2011
Tim McGraw – November 12, 2011
The B-52's – January 15, 2012
The Robert Cray Band – April 13, 2012, with The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
Bon Iver – April 23, 2012, with Feist
The Beach Boys – April 24, 2012
Chickenfoot – May 31, 2012, with Black Stone Cherry
Huey Lewis and the News – July 15, 2012, with Joe Cocker
Warrant – July 20, 2012, with Skid Row and L.A. Guns
Pitbull – August 5, 2012 and October 24, 2013
The All-American Rejects – August 9, 2012
Duran Duran – August 12, 2012
George Clinton – August 17, 2012
The Lost 80's: Live! – August 18, 2012
Great White – September 1, 2012, with Slaughter and Lynch Mob and October 11, 2013, with The Vince Neil Band
Neal McCoy – September 7, 2012
Def Leppard – September 12, 2012, with Poison and Lita Ford
Brit Floyd: The Pink Floyd Tribute Show – September 26, 2012
Mac Miller – October 4, 2012, with Travis Porter
John Fogerty – October 18, 2012
The Tucson Desert Bluegrass Festival – October 27–28, 2012
The Counting Crows – November 16, 2012 and August 6, 2014, with Toad the Wet Sprocket
Tiësto – December 5, 2012, with Zedd
Heart – February 15 and November 9, 2013
Phoenix – April 9, 2013, with Mac DeMarco
Travis Tritt – April 17, 2013
Sixto Rodriguez – April 19, 2013, with Giant Squid
Dokken – May 10, 2013, with Ratt and Trixter
Il Divo – May 17, 2013
LL Cool J – May 23, 2013, with Ice Cube, Public Enemy and De La Soul
Cheap Trick – June 16, 2013, with Pat Benatar
Big Time Rush – June 26, 2013, with Olivia Somerlyn and Jackson Guthy
The West Coast Hip Hop Festival – July 12, 2013
Sugar Ray – July 14, 2013, with Smash Mouth, Gin Blossoms, Vertical Horizon and Fastball
Matchbox 20 – July 27, 2013
Florida Georgia Line – July 28, 2013, with Charlie Worsham
KLPX 96.1's Birthday Bash – August 6, 2013
Willie Nelson & Family – August 14, 2013
Cameo – August 17, 2013
Kid Cudi – September 5, 2013
Creedence Clearwater Revisited – September 12, 2013
Marc Anthony – September 14, 2013
The Desert Bluegrass Association Band Contest Show – October 25, 2013
The Tucson Tamal & Heritage Festival – December 7, 2013
Gavin DeGraw – June 13, 2014, with Matt Nathanson
Lady Antebellum – June 17, 2014
Smokey Robinson – June 28, 2014
Keith Sweat – July 26, 2014, with Ginuwine and Al B. Sure!
Prince Royce – August 9, 2014
The Desert Rocks SeptemberFest – September 27, 2014
Skrillex – October 7, 2014, with DJ Mustard, Branchez and David Heartbreak
112 – November 15, 2014

References

^ Waldman, Carl (2014). Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. pp. 323–324. ISBN 9781438110103. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
^ Tiller, Veronica E. Velarde (2005). Tiller's Guide to Indian Country: Economic Profiles of American Indian Reservations. p. 343. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
^ "AVA Amphitheater gets makeover; lineup for first half of 2018 announced". Channel 13 News. May 3, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2025.

External links

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[Encyclopedia-1] Waldman, Carl (2014). Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. pp. 323–324. ISBN 9781438110103. Retrieved June 21, 2025.

[2] Tiller, Veronica E. Velarde (2005). Tiller's Guide to Indian Country: Economic Profiles of American Indian Reservations. p. 343. Retrieved June 21, 2025.

[3] "AVA Amphitheater gets makeover; lineup for first half of 2018 announced". Channel 13 News. May 3, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2025.

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v t e Music venues of Arizona
Outdoor venues	Ak-Chin Pavilion Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater Chase Field Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Mesa Amphitheatre The Pool at Talking Stick Salt River Fields State Farm Stadium Sun Bowl Amphitheatre Sun Devil Stadium
Theaters and clubs	Arizona Federal Theatre Celebrity Theatre Chandler Center for the Arts Club Congress Fox Tucson Theatre Gammage Memorial Auditorium Marquee Theatre The Mason Jar Mesa Arts Center Orpheum Theater Orpheum Theatre Phoenix Symphony Hall Rialto Theatre Rhythm Room Safford Center for the Arts The Showroom at Talking Stick Skrappys Trunk Space Tempe Center for the Arts Tucson Music Hall The Van Buren
Arenas	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Desert Diamond Arena Desert Financial Arena Findlay Toyota Center Global Credit Union Arena Mojave Crossing PHX Arena Tucson Arena Walkup Skydome
Historic venues	Compton Terrace Graham Central Station Long Wong's Phoenix Show Palace

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See also

References

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