When rumors surfaced that Verizon Wireless Music Center in Noblesville, Ind., might be sold, patrons soon worried the music venue and its 203 acres would become a housing development, shopping center or industrial area.
Formerly known as Deer Creek, the music center has been host to a large number of big names in the past, including Phish, Jimmy Buffett, Dave Matthews, Kenny Chesney and Tom Petty. Each summer season the 24,000-seat amphitheater, located about 25 miles north of downtown Indianapolis, welcomes a crowd of concert goers, selling out local hotels and filling nearby campgrounds.
Julie Mitcheltree, a Noblesville resident and IU-Northwest aluma worries that losing the venue will have a domino effect of bad results. She began a Facebook event "Keep the Music Alive," to protest.
She hopes that by community members bringing guitars and drum sets to the venue, it will demonstrate their support for a quality music center.
"We're not trying to stop the sale. What we need to do is open the eyes of others that may be considering the purchase, " Mitcheltree said.