Freebird Live is a music venue located in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. The venue was originally both a music venue and a restaurant, under the name Freebird Cafe. However, the location was renovated into a strictly music venue and renamed Freebird Live in order to emphasis this.

Venue

Freebird Live is a two story music venue located 1 block from the Atlantic Ocean in Jacksonville Beach, FL. It has a capacity of 700 that includes two full bars, a balcony overlooking the ground floor acoustically designed stage with dance floor and an additional exterior wrap around balcony.

The Freebird, as it is often called by locals, is known for giving a platform for acts ranging from nationally known to just starting out. The Freebird has been instrumental in the local music scene in Jacksonville, allowing such acts as The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is an American rock band that formed in Middleburg, Florida.-Early years :Originating in Florida, childhood friends Ronnie Winter, Thomas Amason, and Duke Kitchens started the band while attending an AP music theory class, in 2003...

 and Limp Bizkit

Limp Bizkit

Limp Bizkit is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. Formed in 1995, the group's lineup consists of Fred Durst , Wes Borland , Sam Rivers , John Otto and DJ Lethal . The band achieved mainstream success with their second studio album Significant Other, released in 1999...

 to headline midweek shows before they were signed to a major label. The Jacksonville–based rock band, Shinedown

Shinedown

Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 2001 and founded by members Brent Smith , Brad Stewart , Jasin Todd , and Barry Kerch . A few line-up changes followed, and the band's current line-up consists of Smith and Kerch, the band's only two remaining original...

 made their debut at the Freebird Live.

Freebird Live is owned and operated by Judy Van Zant, the widow of Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band prominent in spreading Southern Rock during the 1970s.Originally formed as the "Noble Five" in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1964, the band rose to worldwide recognition on the basis of its driving live performances and signature tune, Freebird...

 founding member and lead singer Ronnie Van Zant

Ronnie Van Zant

Ronald Wayne "Ronnie" Van Zant was an American lead vocalist, primary lyricist, and a founding member of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd...

. It is also described as being "ground zero of the Lynyrd Skynyrd legacy".