{{Short description|Outdoor and indoor theater complex in Camden, New Jersey, United States}} {{About|the facility in New Jersey. "E-Centre" redirects here|the facility in Utah|Maverik Center||}} {{Use mdy dates |date=September 2025}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox venue | name = Freedom Mortgage Pavilion | logo_image = | image = | nickname = | address = 1 Harbour Boulevard<br />[[Camden, New Jersey]], U.S. | location = [[Camden Waterfront]] | coordinates = {{Coord|39.940845|-75.129822|type:landmark|display=inline,title }} | type = Outdoor [[amphitheatre]] (summer)<br />Indoor [[Theater (building)|theater]] (winter) | broke_ground = | built = | opened = June 1995 | renovated = | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = [[New Jersey Economic Development Authority]] | operator = [[Live Nation Entertainment]] | former_names = Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre (1995–2001)<br />Tweeter Center (2001–2008)<br />Susquehanna Bank Center (2008–2015)<br />BB&T Pavilion (2015–2022)<br />Waterfront Music Pavilion (2022) | seating_type = Pit, reserved, lawn | seating_capacity = 25,488 (7,000 indoor) | website = {{Official website|https://www.livenation.com/venue/KovZpZAEAIEA/}} | public_transit = {{Unbulleted list | {{rint|tram|1}} [[River Line (NJ Transit)|River Line]] (at {{stl|NJ Transit|Entertainment Center}}) | {{rint|subway}} {{rint|philadelphia|patco}} (at {{stl|PATCO|Broadway}}) | {{Ferry icon}} [[RiverLink Ferry|RiverLink]] }} }} The '''Freedom Mortgage Pavilion''' is an American outdoor [[amphitheatre]] and indoor [[Theater (building)|theater]] complex in [[Camden, New Jersey]], located in the [[Camden Waterfront]] entertainment district on the [[Delaware River]] across from [[Philadelphia]].
Since it opened in June 1995, the venue's naming rights have changed several times, and the complex has formerly been known as the '''Waterfront Music Pavilion''', '''BB&T Pavilion''', '''Susquehanna Bank Center''', '''Tweeter Center''', and the '''Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre''' ('''the E-Centre''').
== History == The Freedom Mortgage Pavilion opened in June 1995, with naming rights belonging to [[Blockbuster (movie rental store)|Blockbuster]] and [[Sony Music Entertainment]]. On April 1, 2001, the amphitheater was renamed after naming rights were bought by [[Tweeter (store)|Tweeter]]. [[Susquehanna Bank]] purchased the naming rights in 2008. After [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]]–based [[BB&T]] bank bought Susquehanna Bank on August 1, 2015, the amphitheater was renamed BB&T Pavilion.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.phillymag.com/things-to-do/2015/11/06/susquehanna-bank-center-name-change/ |title=Susquehanna Bank Center to Change Its Name … Again |last=Middleton |first=Josh |date=November 6, 2015 |magazine=[[Philadelphia (magazine)|Philadelphia]] |access-date=February 1, 2022}}</ref> On January 31, 2022, it was announced the venue was officially changing its name a fourth time to the Waterfront Music Pavilion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://957benfm.com/2022/01/31/bbt-pavilion-to-change-its-name/ |title=BB&T Pavilion to Change Its Name |date=January 31, 2022|author = Lester, Kara |publisher=[[WBEN-FM|95.7 Ben FM]] |access-date= September 14, 2025}}</ref> In May 2022, it was again renamed, as the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vadala |first=Nick |title=Camden's Waterfront Music Pavilion Changes Its Name Yet Again |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/new-jersey/freedom-mortgage-pavilion-camden-waterfront-renamed-20220511.html |access-date=2022-05-11 |work = [[Philadelphia Inquirer]] |language=en | url-access = subscription}}</ref>
== Facility == The year-round facility serves as a 25,488-capacity<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2002/BB-2002-08-10.pdf |title=Tweeter Center |publisher =WorldRadioHistory.com}}</ref> outdoor amphitheater during the summer months, which features a lawn with video screens, computerized sound enhancement, and a clear view of the Philadelphia skyline, [[Delaware River]], and the [[Benjamin Franklin Bridge]] to the northwest. In the fall and winter months, the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion converts to a fully enclosed, climate-controlled, flexible-capacity theater for up to 7,000 people offering a variety of concerts, Broadway theatrical productions, and family entertainment. Depending on the event, tickets are available in seat form or standing room.
The Freedom Mortgage Pavilion is adjacent to the [[Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial]], Wiggins Park, and the [[Adventure Aquarium]].
== See also == {{portal|Architecture|Music|New Jersey|Theatre}} * [[Valley Forge Music Fair#History|Camden County Music Fair]] * [[Mann Center for the Performing Arts]] * [[Music of New Jersey#Live venues|New Jersey music venues by capacity]] * [[List of contemporary amphitheatres]]
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== External links == *{{Official website|https://www.livenation.com/venue/KovZpZAEAIEA/}}
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