Oregon’s Land Use Board of Appeals upheld the Portland City Council’s decision to greenlight the development of Live Nation Entertainment’s music venue at the eastern end of the Hawthorne Bridge, dismissing concerns about pedestrian safety and public benefits.

Double Tee Concerts, an entity controlled by longtime Portland promoter David Leiken, petitioned LUBA to try and stop Live Nation from opening a venue in Portland, the last large American city without a Live Nation venue. Many bands represented by Live Nation skip Portland and play the Hayden Homes Amphitheater, a Live Nation venue in Bend.

The $50 million, 62,000-square-foot Live Nation project in Portland is being developed by two local firms, Beam Construction & Management and Colas Development Group. Live Nation plans to operat

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