Since its opening in 1989, the nearly 25,000-seat amphitheater has been a popular stop for many touring musicians, consistently ranking first (or in the top three) among outdoor music venues in the world, for ticket sales, according to Pollstar.

[6] Noblesville's history dates to 1818 when the government purchased the land that is now Hamilton County from the Native Americans in this area.

William Conner and Josiah Polk laid out what is now downtown Noblesville in 1823, which was designated as the Hamilton County seat in 1824 and incorporated in 1851.

This growth echoes the increase in population of much of southern Hamilton County due to its proximity to Indianapolis.

Among the notable disasters that have struck the town are the Great Flood of 1913, an interurban wreck on the courthouse square in 1919,[7]: 126  and the Goeke fire of 1967.

The fire, which began at the Paul Goeke auto dealership just off the square, destroyed two buildings and killed a firefighter'.

As a working jail, it once housed Charles Manson as a teenager and D. C. Stephenson, former Grand Dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan.

The Stephenson trial, which took place in the adjoining Hamilton County courthouse in 1925, broke the power of the Klan in Indiana and drew national attention to Noblesville.

[10] The Hamilton County Historical Society, which received donated materials, opted to keep the public from seeing the former members' names.

[15] Noblesville is located in central Hamilton County and is bordered to the north by Cicero, to the south by Fishers and Carmel, and to the west by Westfield.

A narrow portion of Noblesville extends east to the Madison County line, where it is bordered by the town of Ingalls.

Indiana State Road 37 is the main highway through the city, running east of downtown.

Conner Street, carrying state routes 32 and 38, is the main east–west road through the center of Noblesville.

Indiana State Road 19 runs north from Noblesville, leading 17 miles (27 km) to Tipton.