In 1990, the Montage Mountain Ski Area began to host music festivals to bring in additional revenue during the resort's off season.

Known as Montage Mountain Amphitheater, the popularity of the venue placed Scranton as a secondary market within the concert industry.

Construction was completed in June 2000, just in time for the newly sponsored Coors Light Silver Bullet Concert Series.

With the roof needing to be rebuilt, the owners also replaced the seating and updated the lighting, sound and video equipment.

The show featured performances by Slipknot, Slayer, Sevendust, Sepultura, Hed PE, Mudvayne, downset., Hatebreed, Full Devil Jacket, Famous, Amen, U.P.O., Nothingface, PPM, Cold, Relative Ash, Kid Rock, Systematic, Six Feet Under, Candiria, Lamb of God, God Forbid, Darkest Hour, Unearth, All That Remains, Dropkick Murphys, Sick of It All, Tiger Army, Converge, The Unseen, Reach the Sky, Stretch Arm Strong, Kill Your Idols and Nashville Pussy.

It also featured 42 tattoo artists from Australia, Austria, France, Germany, Malaysia, Manitoba, Spain, Switzerland and the US.

[6] Kings of Leon were scheduled to perform during their Come Around Sundown World Tour on June 8, 2010, with The Whigs as their opening act, but the show was cancelled, due to illness.

It takes place over the course of several days in mid-August, and features stages around the venue and the nearby Montage Mountain Ski Resort, which is turned into a large water park in the summer months.