F&M Bank Amphitheater of Long Beach is a newly opened open-air concert venue on the waterfront beside the Queen Mary, designed as the city’s first major outdoor music stage. Built to reflect Long Beach’s creative, coastal character, it pairs skyline and harbor views with a big-event scale that can hold up to 11,000 fans, making it much larger than an intimate club but still more atmospheric than a conventional arena. The venue is already being positioned for a broad live-music mix, with listings showing rock, metal, indie, country, and hip-hop acts, along with private and corporate events. Its setting on Queens Highway gives it a distinctly harborfront feel, and its temporary-but-significant role as a precursor to a planned permanent "Long Beach Bowl" adds a layer of local-history interest. As a purpose-built outdoor amphitheater, its main draw is the combination of live-show production, waterfront backdrop, and a festival-style environment tailored to big touring artists and community gatherings.