charlotte adds two new music venues

 Without much fanfare, two ambitious, name-brand music venues that will change the face of Charlotte open this month on the edge of uptown in a complex called the N.C. Music Factory. Haven't heard of it? Or don't know where it is? You will soon.

 The 5,000-capacity Uptown Amphitheatre and the 2,000-capacity Fillmore nightclub -- both run by concert behemoth Live Nation -- are among the first pieces of a huge puzzle at the multi-use entertainment complex, which its developers hope becomes a neighborhood stroll district synonomous with Memphis' Beale Street or New Orleans' Bourbon Street.

 Their ultimate goal: to create a regional destination with live music, restaurants, nightclubs, office space, residential condos and -- if they get their wish -- an uptown baseball stadium.

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