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Rock Lititz
TypePrivate
IndustryMusic Stage Production
Founded2014 (2014)
Founders
  • Troy Clair
  • Adam Davis
  • James Fairorth
  • Michael Tait
Headquarters,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Andrea Shirk, President and CEO
Services
  • Stage Design and Production
  • Rehearsal Facilities
  • Performer and Staff Housing
  • Live Event Campus
Number of employees
~2000
Divisions40 On-Site Independent Contractors
Websitewww.rocklititz.com

Rock Lititz is a private rehearsal and production campus.[1][2] It is located in Lititz, Pennsylvania. It is housed on a 150 acre campus and includes over 40 tenant companies, providing design and production support for touring shows.[3][4]

It has served musicians including The Rolling Stones, Lady Gaga, Aerosmith, and Taylor Swift.[5] The company's history include several production companies linked to it, among others are Clair Global, Tait Towers, and Atomic Design.[6]

History

Rock Lititz Campus entry sign

In 2011, partners Troy Clair and Late Great Real Estate purchased a 96-acre farm adjacent to Clair Global, which would later become Lititz's headquarters, with the intention of creating a collaborative campus for live events. The Rock Lititz initiative gained momentum through community events like the Rock Lititz Tour bike race and the renovation of a floor in the General Sutter Inn (now Lititz Springs Inn and Spa).[7][8][9]

In 2012, with Warwick Township's approval, the partnership began construction. In September 2014, the 30,000 square foot Rock Lititz Studio 1 was opened. It contains rehearsal space, 100 foot ceiling, and attached offices and amenities.[10]

Hotel Rock Lititz

Rock Lititz expanded in 2015 with the development of "Pod 2," a 250,000 square-foot multi-tenant facility for live event service providers.[11][12] In 2016, "Hotel Rock Lititz" was added to the campus, featuring a restaurant, lounge, and amenities for public guests and performing artists.[13]

In 2021, "Pod 5" was constructed to accommodate additional business tenants.[14] In thr same year, "Mickey's Black Box" opened as 750 seat entertainment venue for live performances.[15] Carlos Santana and Earth, Wind & Fire gave a private performance to celebrate the opening of the venue. Studio 2 was added in April 2022, in which Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro's inaugural celebration was held in December 2022.[16]

Notable acts

Pop artists

No. Year Tour/Event Name Primary Artist Note
1. 2013 The Yeezus Tour Kanye West Produced Prior to formal opening.
2. 2015 The 1989 World Tour Taylor Swift
3. 2016 The Formation World Tour Beyoncé
4. 2017 Joanne World Tour Lady Gaga
5. 2018 Sweetener World Tour Arianna Grande
6. 2017 Reputation Stadium Tour Taylor Swift
7. 2017 Katy Perry Live: Witness World Wide Katy Perry
8. 2024 Short n' Sweet Tour (Video) Sabrina Carpenter
9. 2021 Gather Again Tour[17] Eric Church
10. 2022 Justice World Tour Justin Bieber
11. 2018–2023 Farewell Yellow Brick Road[18] Elton John
12. 2023–2024 Eras Tour Taylor Swift
13. 2025 Big Ass Stadium Tour Post Malone
14. Multiple Sticky & Sweet Tour, The Celebration Tour Madonna

Rock bands

No. Year Tour/Event Name Primary Artist
1. 2015 Innocence + Experience Tour U2
2. 2017 Miraculous Supernatural Tour Carlos Santana
3. 2020 Hella Mega Tour Green Day
4. 1994 - 2012 Voodoo Lounge Tour, Bridges to Babylon Tour, 50 & Counting, 2014 and beyond Rolling Stones
5. 2016 The End Tour Black Sabbath
6. 2019, 2023 M72 World Tour, WorldWired Tour Metallica
6. 2023 Peace Out: The Farewell Tour Aerosmith

Major Events

No. Year Event Primary Artists Notes
1. 2021 Super Bowl LV The Weekend Construction.[19]
2. 2022 Super Bowl LVI Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg
3. 2023 Super Bowl LVII Rihanna Construction.[20]
4. 2024 Super Bowl LVIII Usher
5. 2026 UFC Freedom 250 UFC Fighters White House event.[21]

Celebrity Performer Sightings

Rock Litiz maintains strict privacy on acts that are on campus in design, build or rehearsal stage. Several prominnet stars have been spotted in Lititz and the surrounding area during these times. Because of the secrecy maintained by Rock Litiz and the Lititz small town atmosphere, the sightings make the local news.[22]

Steven Tyler

In August 2023, while shopping for a shower head, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith was spotted by a teenage girl in a local hardware store. The girl asked Tyler if he would wait while she summoned her mother who was a big fan. Tyler obliged and at the end of the visit Tyler asked the young girl if she had ever been kissed? Upon replying "no", Tyler kissed the 14 year-old saying, "Well now you can tell everyone you got your first kiss from a rock star".[23]

Other Sightings

  • Justin Bieber - Sighted in the Lancaster County Diner is February 2022.[24]
  • Green Day - In February, 2020, Green Day were sighted bowling in Lancaster city.[25]
  • Post Malone - Post Malone was spotted in a local pizza shop in April 2025.
  • Katy Perry - Sighted in September 2017
  • Arianna Grande - Sighted in early 2019 at the local Target and Whole Foods.

Tenants

The campus contains 40+ production support companies that provide all aspects of stage production and transport. The tenants include:

  • 4-Wall Entertainment
  • Artist One
  • Atomic
  • Atrium Audio
  • Aurora Films
  • Clair Global
  • CM-ET Motors
  • Custom Audio Electronics
  • Fetish Brewing
  • GSL Consulting
  • Hench General Contracting
  • Lititz Bikeworks
  • Lititz Recroc
  • Majormega
  • Pyrotek
  • Rock Candy Coworking
  • Rock-It Global
  • Rock Labor
  • Rock Medical
  • Simply Events
  • Stray Productions
  • Tait
  • The Kitchen
  • Tone Tailors
  • Tour Supply
  • Walz Group
  • Yamaha Pro Audio[26]

Other ventures

Rock Nashvile
TypePartnership
IndustryMusic Stage Production
Founded2026 (2026) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
FoundersAndrea Shirk and Al. Neyer
Headquarters,
United States
Area served
Nashville Music Touring Groups
Services
  • Stage Design and Production
  • Rehearsal Studios
Number of employees
500
Divisions40 On-Site Independent Contractors
Websiterocknashville.com[27]
Rock Lititz is located in Tennessee
Rock Lititz
Rock Nashvile, Nashvile TN

The 55 acre Rock Nashville campus was opened January 2, 2026.[28]It primarly serves the 40,000 music professionals based in the Nashviller area.

Facilities

  • Two Arena Sized Production Buildings
  • 15 Studio Building
  • Medical Facility, Cafe, Barbership, and Spa

Tenants

  • Blackbird Academy
  • Backstage Barber
  • Neuro Tour
  • Dunlop
  • Takamine
  • Fishman
  • Taylor Guitars
  • LR Baggs
  • Sennheiser
  • Tyler Truss
  • Pyrotecnico
  • E1FX
  • Road Radios
  • PRS Guitars
  • JBL
  • Co-Pilot
  • Diablo
  • Alclair Audio
  • Stage Call
  • Audiotonix
  • Yamaha
  • Shure
  • Clear All Visuals
  • TAG
  • RockForce
  • Fuse
  • 4Wall
  • Rock-It Cargo
  • AVLX
  • Clair Global
  • TAIT / Gallagher
  • Alcorn Case Company

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rock Lititz Grand Opening". Keysone Rock Review. September 22, 2014.
  2. ^ Lampert-Greaux, Ellen (September 19, 2014). "Lititz, PA Rocks". Live Design.
  3. ^ Jurgensen, John (August 7, 2014). "Rock 'n' Roll's Company Town". The Wall Street Journal.
  4. ^ Volk, Steve (June 14, 2015). "Rock Lititz Studio: Where Taylor Swift and Usher Get Ready to play". Philadelphia Magazine.
  5. ^ Wayne, Larry. "Pay for Play: How the Music Industry Works, Where the Money Goes, and Why". University of Oregon.
  6. ^ Sullivan, Eric (April 23, 2020). "What Broght Beyoncé, U2, and BTS to Amish Country?". Esquire.
  7. ^ "New traditions take hold in Lititz Fast bikes and tight turns make for a thrilling Sunday". LancasterOnline. May 3, 2012.
  8. ^ "General Sutter Inn in Lititz officially changed its name; here's what it's now called". LancasterOnline. November 6, 2020.
  9. ^ Blatt, Ruth (September 22, 2014). "A Rock N' Roll Industry Cluster Is Booming In The Heart Of Amish Country". Forbes.
  10. ^ Hatmaker, Julia (September 20, 2014). "Rock Lititz opens in style; creators credit Lancaster County town for their success". Penn Live.
  11. ^ Wicker, Julia (December 15, 2015). "Rock Lititz: construction set to begin on second facility; nine tenants secured". Penn Live.
  12. ^ Ruhl, Lenay (September 23, 2016). "Rock Lititz's Pod 2 on schedule for December". Central Penn Business Journal.
  13. ^ Mekeel, Tim (September 8, 2017). "New hotel keeps Rock Lititz's focus on unique niche; project to cost $20M to $22M". LancasterOnline.
  14. ^ Urie, Daniel (September 17, 2019). "Rock Lititz approved for more than $6 million in state loans for its expansion". Penn Live.
  15. ^ Stairiker, Kevin (October 18, 2021). "Mickey's Black Box entertainment venue set to open on Rock Lititz campus this month". LancasterOnline.
  16. ^ "Gov.-elect Shapiro announces inaugural celebration at Rock Lititz campus in Lancaster County". Lancaster Online. December 13, 2023.
  17. ^ "Why Live Music's Biggest Stars Are Hiding Out in Pennsylvania's Amish Country". Rolling Stone. September 20, 2022.
  18. ^ Jennings, Steve (February 11, 2019). "Elton John "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" Tour". PLSN.
  19. ^ "Behind-the-Build: Super Bowl LV Halftime Show". All Access. February 22, 2021.
  20. ^ "Behind-the-Build: Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show". All Access. February 22, 2021.
  21. ^ Martin=April 23, 20216, Baylee. "Rock Lititz building massive stage for 'UFC Freedom 250' at the White House". WGAL, harrisburg.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ M. O'Neal (May 23, 2021). "Small PA town attracting major celebrities".
  23. ^ Joel D. Smith (August 16, 2023). "Aerosmith's Steven Tyler spotted at a store in Lancaster County". CBS News.
  24. ^ Michael Tenenbaum (February 3, 2022). "Justin Bieber spotted at Lancaster County diner before launching 'Justice World Tour'". Philly Voice.
  25. ^ Marisa Magnatta (February 20, 2020). "Green Day Were Bowling & Singing Karaoke in Lancaster Last Night". Philly Voice.
  26. ^ "The Rock Lititz Campus". Rock Lititz.
  27. ^ https://rocknashville.com/
  28. ^ Mac Bell (January 14, 2026). "Rock Lititz officially debuts new campus in Nashville". ABC27 News News.

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