new england's live music guide
GILFORD
BANK OF NEW HAMPSHIRE PAVILION (MEADOWBROOK)
ABOUT
Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion (formerly Meadowbrook) is an outdoor amphitheater located near Lake Winnipesaukee in Gilford, New Hampshire. The venue seats nearly 9,000 guests total, with 5,997 covered pavilion seats, 540 reserved lawn seats, and 2,850 general admission lawn seats. It is widely regarded as Northern New England's premier summer concert venue.
WHAT TO EXPECT
The pavilion hosts major national touring acts across genres including rock, country, pop, and comedy throughout the summer season. The venue features a Second Stage tented area with a full-service bar where local bands perform before and after the main show. In 2007, it was nominated for Venue of the Year by the Academy of Country Music.
HISTORY
The venue opened in 1996 as Meadowbrook Farm, created as a summer concert destination. In 2007, U.S. Cellular signed a naming agreement, renaming it the Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion. In 2013, the venue underwent an expansion adding nearly 3,000 covered seats, two new parking lots, and a second access road, and was renamed Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion.
UPCOMING SHOWS
Tuesday
- Dave Matthews Band get ready
Wednesday
- Dave Matthews Band get ready
Thursday
- Motionless In White, Lorna Shore, Fit For A King, Static Dress metal night
Friday
- Thomas Rhett, Kashus Culpepper, Emily Ann Roberts country fun
Saturday
- Bob Dylan, Jimmie Vaughan, Brittney Spencer legendary night
Tuesday - 8/18
- Billy Idol, Devo 80s night
Thursday - 8/20
- The Fray, Dashboard Confessional, Colony House pop rock
Friday - 8/28
- Zach Top, Marcus King Band country music
Friday - 9/4
- Parker McCollum, Vincent Mason, Owen Riegling get country
Saturday - 9/5
- ZZ Top, George Thorogood & The Destroyers rock legends
Sunday - 9/6
- Tedeschi Trucks Band, Lukas Nelson jam session