Plans for New Amphitheater in Grand Rapids Approved When it comes to concert and performance venues in Michigan, Detroit and Grand Rapids have great options. The Detroit area has the DTE Energy Music Theatre Amphitheatre, The Fillmore, The Fox Theatre, Little Caesars Arena and a plethora of smaller venues. Grand Rapids has the Van Andel Arena, one of the best performance venues in Michigan. They also have 20 Monroe Live and Frederik Meijer Gardens, along with some smaller venues. The group that owns the Van Andel Arena has plans to build a 14,000 seat amphitheater in downtown Grand Rapids. An agreement has been approved, and the Grand Rapids-Kent County Convention Arena/Authority will purchase a piece of a 17 acre property that runs along the Grand River. It’s part two of a process of acquiring land owned by the city of Grand Rapids at 201 Market Street S.W., the agreement must be approved by the Grand Rapids City Commission.