Levitt Shell, originally known as the Overton Park Shell, is a famed open-air amphitheater within Memphis' Overton Park, best known as the site of the first paid concert by legendary popular music performer Elvis Presley in 1954, widely considered to be the first modern rock-and-roll concert. The bandshell was originally constructed in 1936 by the City of Memphis with assistance from the Works Progress Administration, designed by architect Max Furbringer to mimic similar bandshells in New York City and Chicago. Since its renovation and renaming in 2008, the shell has hosted more than 50 free concerts throughout the year, offered Thursdays through Saturdays during the spring and fall months. Free concert films are also showcased during the summer months at the amphitheater by the organization Indie Memphis.
1928 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38104, Phone: 901-272-2722