The city’s waterside is about to get a major boost: the Long Beach Planning Commission is gearing up to approve a new concert amphitheater right next door to the storied Queen Mary ship.
On November 6, the commission will review designs for the proposed venue, which would rise on a roughly 7.1-acre parcel at 1051 Queens Highway — currently used as overflow parking for the Queen Mary.
The plans call for prefabricated structures reaching up to 51 feet high, including:
The venue is designed to seat about 11,000 people, with space for up to 12,000 when including standing room.
Construction is slated to kick off in Summer 2026, and the operator is expected to manage the amphitheater for an initial 10-year term, with an option to extend.
The area around the Queen Mary already hosts major events — from massive music festivals to Fourth of July fireworks, Halloween’s “Dark Harbor” and New Year’s Eve celebrations — drawing tens of thousands of visitors.
With the new amphitheater, the city expects roughly 84 large-scale events plus 20 smaller single-day gatherings, bringing in around 300,000 attendees annually.
Operations will be handled by ASM Global/Legends (the same team behind the Long Beach Convention Center). They’ll handle bookings, marketing, staffing and general venue management.
It’s not just Long Beach writing the playbook — nearby waterfront developments are also going big. For example, the West Harbor project in San Pedro includes a planned 6,200-seat amphitheater of its own.
Clearly, Southern California’s waterfronts are becoming go-to zones for large-scale live-entertainment growth.
If you’re in real estate, event planning, hospitality, or venue services, this is a development worth watching:
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