Charlotte · University City
Formerly PNC Music Pavilion
Stay minutes from the music. Truliant Amphitheater — the 19,500-seat shed locals still call PNC Music Pavilion — sits in University City, about an 18-minute drive north of every Trifecta apartment in Uptown. Catch a marquee summer tour, then head back to a real apartment with a full kitchen and your own parking instead of a long, late drive home across the Carolinas.
How close you'll be
Every Trifecta apartment sits in Uptown Charlotte — about an 18-minute drive south of the amphitheater. Catch a big summer tour, then skip the hour-long crawl out of the lot and the one-to-three-hour drive home across the Carolinas: your furnished apartment is fifteen minutes away.
The VUE Charlotte on 5thClosest
4th Ward · 17–20 min drive · 10.5 mi
Centric Gateway
4th Ward · Gateway District · 18–21 min drive · 11 mi
Circa Uptown
3rd Ward · 19–22 min drive · 11.5 mi
Savoy
2nd Ward · 20–23 min drive · 12 mi
Where you'll stay
Real photos and live availability from the buildings we own and operate. Sorted by how close you'll be to the amphitheater.
4th Ward · 10.5 mi
North end of Uptown in 4th Ward — the quickest run onto I-77/I-85 north toward University City. The 9th Street Blue Line station is a block away if you would rather take the train most of the way.
Blue Line from 9th St + a short rideshare for the last 3 miles
4th Ward · Gateway District · 11 mi
On the Gateway side right by the I-77 ramp — a clean shot north to the venue, with the Gold Line and Blue Line both close for a car-free option.
Quick highway access north, or Blue Line + a short ride
3rd Ward · 11.5 mi
In 3rd Ward by the ballpark — an easy ~20-minute drive up I-77 and I-85, or the Blue Line from the nearby Uptown stations.
Blue Line from Uptown + a short rideshare to the gates
2nd Ward · 12 mi
Across Uptown in 2nd Ward — about a 20-minute drive north, and 2-bedroom units suit a group concert night.
A ~20-minute drive, or Blue Line + a short ride
Why book now
The calendar below updates live — book your stay before the dates you want fill up.
Rock — live in concert at Truliant Amphitheater. Get tickets, and stay a short walk away.
TicketsPop — live in concert at Truliant Amphitheater. Get tickets, and stay a short walk away.
TicketsPop — live in concert at Truliant Amphitheater. Get tickets, and stay a short walk away.
TicketsRock — live in concert at Truliant Amphitheater. Get tickets, and stay a short walk away.
TicketsRock — live in concert at Truliant Amphitheater. Get tickets, and stay a short walk away.
TicketsR&B — live in concert at Truliant Amphitheater. Get tickets, and stay a short walk away.
TicketsRock — live in concert at Truliant Amphitheater. Get tickets, and stay a short walk away.
TicketsRock — live in concert at Truliant Amphitheater. Get tickets, and stay a short walk away.
TicketsRock — live in concert at Truliant Amphitheater. Get tickets, and stay a short walk away.
TicketsMetal — live in concert at Truliant Amphitheater. Get tickets, and stay a short walk away.
TicketsRock — live in concert at Truliant Amphitheater. Get tickets, and stay a short walk away.
TicketsRock — live in concert at Truliant Amphitheater. Get tickets, and stay a short walk away.
TicketsComing in for one of these? The closer you book, the less you fight for parking and post-event traffic — and direct rates skip the OTA service fee.
Live event listings via Ticketmaster — updated automatically.
Apartment vs hotel
Feed a group before the event and skip the overpriced venue concessions. Cookware, dishwasher, full-size fridge — all included.
A 2-bedroom sleeps six — one apartment instead of three hotel rooms, with a living room to actually hang out in.
Pack light for a multi-night run of shows or a season of home games. Washer and dryer in every unit.
For two nights or more, a furnished apartment usually beats a comparable downtown hotel — and direct booking drops the 15–20% OTA service fee entirely.
Event lots empty slowly and the drive home is long. Stay minutes away and the worst of your night is a short, familiar trip back to your own door — resident parking waiting, no hour-plus crawl out and no late highway haul.
We own and operate every apartment. Book direct and you reach the people who run the building, instantly confirmed.
Getting around
The amphitheater is built around driving — included parking, no transit to the gate — but you still have options from Uptown. It's a quick 11-mile run up the interstate, the LYNX Blue Line covers most of the trip if you'd rather not drive (then a short rideshare for the last few miles), and the venue has a dedicated post-show rideshare pickup that skips the lot entirely.
The simplest option: I-277 out of Uptown to I-77 N, then I-85 N to I-485 — about 11 miles / 17–20 minutes off-peak. General-admission parking is included with most tickets; the catch is the exit, which can take an hour or more to clear after a sold-out show.
Board the Blue Line at any Uptown station (9th St, 7th St, CTC/Arena, 3rd St) and ride north to the UNC Charlotte end of the line — about 30–40 minutes — then a short ~3-mile rideshare to the gates. The train covers the bulk of the trip car-free; it does not reach the venue itself.
An Uber or Lyft from Uptown is roughly 11 miles, and the venue runs a designated post-show pickup at the A/B Gate. The easy call if you'd rather not drive or wait out the lot after the encore.
About 14 miles / a 20–25 minute drive — easy for a fly-in concert weekend.
Make a weekend of it
Pair the concert with University City on the way in and NoDa on the way back — outlet shopping, free gardens, and a mural-covered brewery district, all minutes from the venue.
One of the Southeast's largest outlet malls — 200-plus stores plus Bass Pro and the Great Wolf Lodge — about 10 minutes north of the venue. An easy daytime add before an evening show.
Free greenhouses and woodland gardens on the UNC Charlotte campus, just a few minutes from the gates — a quiet daytime stop before the music starts.
Pre-show dinner and local taprooms cluster along University City Blvd, minutes from the amphitheater — fuel up before you head in.
Charlotte's mural-covered arts district sits between the venue and Uptown — breweries, live music, and a stop right on the Blue Line. A natural detour on the way home.
Good to know
All four Trifecta buildings are in Uptown Charlotte, about 11 miles — a 17–22 minute drive up I-77 and I-85 — from the amphitheater in University City. The VUE on 5th, at the north end of Uptown, is the quickest run north. Times are approximate and run longer right after a sold-out show.
Mostly, yes. Board the LYNX Blue Line at any Uptown station and ride north to the UNC Charlotte end of the line (about 30–40 minutes), then take a short ~3-mile rideshare to the gates. The light rail doesn't reach the venue itself, and there's no official event shuttle — but the train covers the bulk of the trip car-free.
General-admission parking is included with most tickets, so there's no separate deck fee. The downside is the exit: the lots empty onto just two roads and can take an hour or more to clear after a sold-out show. Many guests rideshare (the venue has a dedicated post-show pickup at the A/B Gate) or build in a buffer and head back to an apartment 15–20 minutes away.
Same place. The amphitheater was renamed Truliant Amphitheater in January 2026 under a new naming-rights deal; most locals still call it PNC Music Pavilion (and Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre before that). It is the 19,500-seat outdoor shed on Pavilion Blvd in University City, operated by Live Nation.
For out-of-town fans, absolutely. Shows let out around 10–11pm, and a furnished apartment 15–20 minutes away beats a one-to-three-hour drive home across the Carolinas — or a gouged event-night hotel rate. Make a night of it, sleep in, and skip the worst of the exit traffic.
The calendar above pulls the amphitheater’s upcoming concerts live from Ticketmaster and refreshes automatically, so past shows drop off and new dates appear on their own.
Your stay
Furnished Charlotte apartments minutes from the amphitheater — full kitchens, free parking, direct rates with no service fee.