"Marymoor Park Amphitheatre in Redmond, entering its third year, has shifted this season to a more family-friendly format. It recently unveiled its "Picnic in the Park" series of low-cost concerts, with lawn seating at $20, and free to kids. Acts include the Wallflowers, the Gin Blossoms, Spyro Gyra and Joan Osborne. It helps that there's a playground adjacent to the concert site. Marymoor also promises higher-quality food booths."
Lower concert prices? Not here, Seattle Times
"The new 5,000-capacity venue -- located near the old Clise mansion, originally built as a hunting lodge in the early 1900s -- looked terrific on its first day of operation. Concertgoers sprawled on new gently contoured, grass-covered berms that afforded good views of the new stage, located in the same spot as the main stage at previous WOMAD festivals of summers past. ... Parking was a cinch."
Chapman launches Marymoor venue with solid show, Seattle Post Intelligencer
"The new concert site created by King County in Marymoor Park proved to be an inviting, surprisingly intimate venue. A thick, green lawn rises gently from the stage and up the sides of a berm, which forms a semicircle around the back of the site. ... Those gradations give everyone clear sight lines to the big, state-of-the-art stage, and a sense of closeness to the performers. The 600 reserved seats down front are roomy and comfortable, and don't block the view of the 4,400-capacity general-admission area."
Tracy Chapman delivers a perfect opener for Marymoor, Seattle Times
"Music lovers from across the state pronounced the new amphitheater beautiful, the weather perfect and the police friendly, and called the concerts absolutely appropriate for Marymoor Park. ... ``It's like Safeco -- there's not a bad seat in the house,'' said Daphine Benton of Redmond."
Marymoor opens its concert season, King County Journal
"The area, covered in new green grass, includes a gently sloping berm, created so everyone standing or sitting in the grass can have a good view of the stage. There's a large area for food booths, with shade trees. Parking is close by the concert entrance, and free to ticketholders."
Chateau, Marymoor prepare for days of wine, music, Seattle Times
"Prepare yourself for some great music and a lot of laughs at Marymoor Park this summer. But don't prepare yourself for a lot of bad traffic and scarce parking, because neither should prove a problem..."
Concerts at Marymoor - What you need to know, King County Journal
"This is the result of my 30 years of concert experience," Littrell said, spreading his arms wide. "This is my little dream, something that I always wanted to do."
Hot water and soft sod: Marymoor sweats the small stuff, Seattle Times
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Reserved seating is up close and personal. Concertgoers have staked out spots on the soft turf with picnic blankets and lawn chairs.
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Gourmet and family entrees and various beverages are provided in the food court.
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A lush, soft type of grass was chosen for the outdoor theater.
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