VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The latest addition to the Virginia Beach community's entertainment landscape is progressing to final stages of construction as part of the greater Atlantic Park project. And it has a name that may be familiar to many long-time residents and visitors: The Dome.
The live performance venue is owned by the City of Virginia Beach and operated in partnership with Live Nation. To support the venue, Live Nation says it will create more than 200 jobs with base pay starting at $20 an hour for all staff. It's also expected to host over 3,000 people for events.
After the city said The Dome is nearing completion on Friday, Live Nation announced Papa Roach and Rise Against will be coming to it in September of 2025. The venue is expected to open in spring of 2025, so additional live acts are expected to be announced in the coming months.
The Dome is just one part of the Atlantic Park project, which covers multiple blocks on Pacific Avenue and will also include a surf park.
The site started as the Virginia Beach Civic Center, better known as "The Dome" in the 1950s, but was torn down in 1994. The site had remained vacant until work on Atlantic Park project began last year.
"The Dome will quickly become a go-to destination for music, comedy, and special events, all while paying homage to the legacy of the original Dome, a celebrated home for jazz, soul and rock ‘n’ roll," Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer said in a news release Friday.