Osmonds announce 20,000-seat outdoor amphitheater project in Provo Canyon
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- Donny Osmond speaks at an event announcing plans for Vesper Amphitheater Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Provo Canyon.
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- Renderings of Vesper Amphitheater are shown Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Provo Canyon.
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- David Osmond speaks at an event announcing plans for Vesper Amphitheater Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Provo Canyon.
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- Provo Mayor Marsha Judkins speaks at an event announcing plans for Vesper Amphitheater Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Provo Canyon.
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- Renderings of Vesper Amphitheater are shown Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Provo Canyon.
Plans to transform a quarry at the base of Provo Canyon into a world-class entertainment venue by 2029 were unveiled Tuesday by two members of the Osmond family.
“Vesper Amphitheater” will be a 20,000-seat outdoor venue that can be configured into an 8,000-seat indoor venue for the wintertime that will bring top performers to Utah County, David and Donny Osmond announced at a Tuesday morning event at the quarry.
“I’ve played every single kind of venue you could possibly imagine, and I have memories of certain places that I would love to go back to,” Donny Osmond said. “And what I envision right here is where the managers, the agents, the publicists, the artists, the bands themselves, I know they’re going to say, ‘You got to play Vesper,’ not just because the audiences are amazing, but because of the ambience, the venue itself, the beauty, the year-round opportunities for entertaining here.”
The proposed 100-acre venue is located south of U.S. 189, across the street from Timpanogos Park. Renderings depict an amphitheater laid on the hillside similar to Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado or Tuacahn near St. George. Seating would face north with views of Mount Timpanogos. Renderings also show villas, boutique shops, trail connections and parking at the facility.
David Osmond told the Daily Herald the project team, which also includes Spencer Shumway, John Meyer and Lewis Meyer, among others, is working closely with Provo City on design feasibility studies and conservation easements. They aim to break ground in the spring of 2027 and complete the project by fall 2029.
Prior to that point, rezoning and general plan amendments will be required, and the development team will go before the Provo Planning Commission and City Council. A presentation on the project will be made at a city meeting on July 29.
“The goal is not to overwhelm the canyon but to transform it from an existing gravel pit into something more beautiful, more usable, more stable, more thoughtfully planned, a gateway to Provo Canyon,” David Osmond said.
In attendance at Tuesday’s event were the Utah County commissioners and Provo Mayor Marsha Judkins, who called it a transformative project for the city.
“I know that there are hurdles that we have to cross, but we are so willing and so happy to work with these amazing partners that are here,” Judkins said. “We have confidence and faith that we will be able to overcome anything that comes up, and what will transform this area. This will be a premier space that so many people from across the world are going to be able to enjoy.”
Vesper marks another Osmond-led musical initiative in Provo. Alan Osmond, who died April 20, championed the annual Stadium of Fire on the Fourth of July at LaVell Edwards Stadium. David Osmond told the Daily Herald he remembered watching his dad put the concert event together every year. He said he is honored to follow in his footsteps and also work alongside his uncle.
“(Alan Osmond) was my hero, my mentor on so many things, and an inspiration behind this,” David Osmond said. “He was very familiar with this project and had a lot of great ideas for what this could be.
“I feel privileged. I feel honored. I feel like the bar has been set high, and I’m just honored and grateful that I get to stand on the shoulders of a giant like he and so many others before me.”
