[1] The venue holds approximately 23,000 fans: 7,100 in a reserved-seating, open-air pavilion and an additional 16,000 on a general-admission lawn.

The venue opened as Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater and hosted its first national act, Billy Joel, on June 17, 1990.

President George W. Bush visited the venue on November 1, 2004 along with Curt Schilling & Lynn Swann.

[7] The venue is well known for having traffic control problems, with concerts frequently causing gridlock [8] and leaving attendees stranded for hours after shows begin, sometimes not even able to use their tickets.

[9] Janet Jackson was scheduled to perform at the amphitheater during her Rhythm Nation World Tour on September 3, 1990, but the show was canceled.

[10] INXS played their final concert with former lead vocalist Michael Hutchence on September 27, 1997, less than two months before his death.

Lynyrd Skynyrd recorded their 1998 live album Lyve From Steel Town the previous summer at Starlake Amphitheatre.

Van Halen recorded a live concert at the venue on July 24, 1998 for a radio station during their III Tour.

[19] In December 2012, Phish released a concert video, Star Lake 98, of their 1998 show at the venue during their summer tour.