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Freebird Live
Former names	Freebird Cafe (1999-2005)
Address	200 1st St N; Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
Location	Downtown Jacksonville Beach
Coordinates	30°17′26″N 81°23′24.5″W / 30.29056°N 81.390139°W
Owner	Judy Van Zant-Jenness; Melody Van Zant
Seating type	Standing-room only
Capacity	700
Construction
Opened	September 8, 1999
Renovated	2008
Closed	January 21, 2016
Website
	Venue Website

Freebird Live (originally Freebird Cafe) was a music venue located in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. They closed their doors with a final concert on January 21, 2016.

Overview

The venue opened on September 8, 1999, with a concert by The Charlie Daniels Band.^[1] The cafe featured Lynyrd Skynyrd memorabilia, food and recorded music.

In 2005, the owners considered moving the venue location to accommodate a larger capacity and attract bigger acts. Buildings in Atlantic Beach, Florida, and Jacksonville, Florida, were considered. However, the owners decided to renovate its current location in lieu of moving.^[2]

Jacksonville bands that played at Freebird Live include the Gregg Allman Band (d.2017) in 2002, Dickey Betts & Great Southern in 2002, Yellowcard in 2002, Shinedown in 2003, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus in 2004, and Cold in 2010. Florida bands that played at Freebird Live include most of the famous Florida bands in the 00s including: Gainesville's Sister Hazel in 2008, Less Than Jake in 2005, and Against Me! in 2007; Orlando's Trivium in 2009, Tremonti (guitarist for Creed) in 2015, and Blood on the Dance Floor in 2012; Underoath in 2005, The Almost in 2007, Mayday Parade in 2011, Anberlin in 2012, Copeland in 2006, We the Kings in 2011, Nonpoint in 2010, New Found Glory in 2010, and Iron & Wine in 2005.