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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.
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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. It was renovated in 2018.
How it came to be
It is named after Anselmo Valencia Tori, a World War II veteran and former chairman of the Pascua Yaqui Association.