The Empower FCU Amphitheater (formerly St Joseph’s Amphitheater), originally known as the Lakeview Amphitheater, was constructed in order to replace the previous venue, the Mohegan Sun Grandstand, as it fell into disrepair. At a cost of roughly $40 million, construction of the new 17,500 venue, situated on the shores of the Onondaga Lake, was begun in November 2014 and reached completion in August 24, 2015, where it opened with a concert by the world-famous country star Miranda Lambert!