[1] Since that time, it hosted some of the largest names in music, including: Rush, Aerosmith, Janet Jackson, Dave Matthews Band, Spice Girls, Farm Aid, and Ozzfest.

[3] On June 17, 1997, at Ozzfest, concert goers began throwing bottles at the stage, others smashed box office windows, started brush fires, kicked over a trash can, and overturned cars outside the amphitheater, after the announcement was made that Ozzy Osbourne would not perform.

They also speculated that competition from other similarly-sized venues in the area, such as Nationwide Arena, Value City Arena, Columbus Crew Stadium, and Lifestyle Communities Pavilion, along with noise complaints from residents of the nearby communities of Westerville and Genoa Township may have contributed to the decline in the number of shows hosted by Germain Amphitheater in the years leading up to its closure.

Subsequent considerations for the site included an office complex, retail shopping center or multi-family residential space.

[6] On June 15, 2014, the twentieth anniversary of the amphitheater's first concert, the Columbus Dispatch reported that site developer NP Limited was seeking state and local funding to build a road connecting the I-71/Gemini Place interchange to Worthington Road, passing through the former amphitheater site, in order to support future commercial and residential development of the 90-acre (360,000 m2) site and alleviate existing traffic congestion on Polaris Parkway.

[7][8] On January 27, 2015, IKEA announced plans for a store on the western edge of the former amphitheater's parking lot, along I-71.