Ruoff Music Center
Ruoff Music Center is a amphitheatre in Hamilton County, United States that opened in 1989. Its recorded capacity is 24,790.
Key facts
Ruoff Music Center is a amphitheatre in Hamilton County, United States that opened in 1989. Its recorded capacity is 24,790. It is owned by Live Nation and Live Nation Entertainment. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 5 names in total, including Deer Creek Music Center, Verizon Wireless Music Center, Klipsch Music Center, Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center.
- Location
- Hamilton County, United States
- Type
- Amphitheatre
- Capacity
- 24,790
- Opened
- 1989
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Live Nation, Live Nation Entertainment
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 3
Ruoff Music Center is at latitude 40.0052, longitude -85.9311, in Hamilton County, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 40.0052 |
| Longitude | -85.9311 |
| City | Hamilton County |
| Region | Hamilton County |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
Ruoff Music Center has carried 4 recorded names. Deer Creek Music Center (no sponsor) ran 1989 to 2001. Verizon Wireless Music Center (no sponsor) ran 2001 to 2011. Klipsch Music Center (no sponsor) ran 2011 to 2017. Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center (no sponsor) ran 2017 to 2019. The average tenure of a name here is 7.5 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek Music Center | None | 1989 to 2001 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia, with citation | Source |
| Verizon Wireless Music Center | None | 2001 to 2011 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Klipsch Music Center | None | 2011 to 2017 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center | None | 2017 to 2019 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Live Nation Entertainment | 1989 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Live Nation | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
No tenants are recorded for this venue.
Recorded changes
17 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 24000 | 24790 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372226855 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Ruoff_Music_Center | Ruoff Music Center | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Klipsch Music Center | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Verizon Wireless Music Center | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Deer Creek Music Center | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21940 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13905 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: