Since November 14, 1997, when it opened as the Aerial Theater, the Bayou Music Center in front of you has worn several names inside the Bayou Place entertainment complex in Downtown Houston. Think of this as a place with a few different names and a steady role in the city’s live-entertainment life. It began here as the Aerial Theater on November 14, 1997, then took on the Verizon Wireless Theater name from February 3, 2002 until March 13, 2012.
The marquee changed again to Bayou Music Center on March 14, 2012, shifted to Revention Music Center on August 12, 2015, and then returned to Bayou Music Center on July 1, 2020, its name today. You can feel a kind of continuity in that rhythm of names: one building, many moments. It’s an indoor theater, part of the cluster of venues at Bayou Place, and it stands as a familiar stop in Downtown Houston’s entertainment map.
Listen for the echoes of those past names as you imagine the crowds that have flowed in and out since 1997. One building, many moments: the marquee has read Aerial Theater, Verizon Wireless Theater, Revention Music Center, and twice Bayou Music Center since 1997.