bassist Mike Gordon. Phish returned to the venue May 31 and June 1, 2011, for a two-night stand during their summer tour, and again on July 10, 2013. 2007 OzzFest incident On 16 August 2007, controversy was generated as 83 attendees were arrested at the show, most of them underage, and most of them arrested prior to the 8:00 hour, reasons cited for underage drinking and distribution, and "aggressive dancing"; In addition, two men died, one after ingesting significant amounts of alcohol, marijuana and cocaine. Underage drinking On May 18, 2007, Gwen Stefani performed the opening show for the 2007 season at the venue. The show gained a lot of local media publicity due to the large amount of underage drinking that took place in the parking lot before the show and lack of police to maintain it. At least 27 people, mainly minors, were taken to two area hospitals. The venue announced a zero-tolerance policy to underage drinking, and it was also announced that for the next concert held at the arena, Fall Out Boy on June 6, between 60 and 80 state troopers would be on hand, up from the usual 10-15 and mostly undercover and plain clothed, to detain underage drinkers. Residents of the area claimed underage drinking has always been a problem at the venue, but gets worse every year. In response to problems with underage drinking and in the wake of a number of alcohol-related injuries and deaths, drinking in the parking lots was banned at the PNC Bank Arts Center as of August 17, 2007. This policy has been since changed to allow tailgating and alcohol consumption in the parking lots for specific events. PNC later published a list stating which events would allow tailgating; shows drawing a younger audience would have no tailgating while shows such as Kenny Chesney would allow it. See also List of contemporary amphitheatres Live Nation References Sources Garden State Arts Center 25th Anniversary season program, 1992. External links PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel Township, New Jersey Theatres in New Jersey Music venues in New Jersey Performing arts centers in New Jersey Amphitheaters in the United States Buildings and structures in Monmouth County, New Jersey Edward Durell Stone buildings Theatres completed in 1968 Event venues established in 1968 Tourist attractions in Monmouth County, New Jersey Garden State Parkway 1968 establishments in New Jersey