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A view of the pool during a behind-the-scenes tour of Merriweather Post Pavilion. PHOTO BY BRIAN KRISTA
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amphitheater last year, and it’s drawn in nearly
6 million concert and festival-goers in the span
of 20 years, I.M.P. announced in May.
Highlights of this year’s season include
Alanis Morissette, Hozier and Maggie Rogers.
Mitski will be performing three shows at
Merriweather, the first time any artist has
done it in 30 years and the first time a woman
has done it since Donna Summer in 1979, said
Zhubin Aghamolla, Merriweather’s co-director
of booking.
“Once you create that magic on both sides
of the stage, that’s when you’re putting on the
best show you possibly can,” Aghamolla said in
a statement. “And I think that’s why the artists
and the fans continue to perform and attend
our venues.”
The rock band O.A.R., formed in Rockville,
will return to Merriweather for its 18th time
in July — setting the record for the band that’s
played the venue the most over the last 20
years.
“The people in Maryland and our surrounding area are so supportive,” Schaefer said. “It’s
like they have an insatiable musical appetite.”
Fans also come to visit from all 50 states, she
said, with festivals like All Things Go selling
out.
“It’s kind of like having your playlist on
shuffle,” Schaefer said of the festival-going
experience.
She said Merriweather hosted its largest
crowds — 50,000 people, compared to the usual
19,000 for a sold-out concert — during the
annual Virgin Mobile FreeFest, a free event.
Taylor Swift, who’s played at the venue
before, is one artist she’d like to see return.
Aghamolla wouldn’t reveal the artists who haven’t yet played at Merriweather that he’s hoping to book, so as not to “spoil any surprises.”
“Anytime you walk through the gates, it’s
something that takes you away from real life,”
Schaefer said.
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