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Crews are fine-tuning the inside of the upcoming Coca-Cola Amphitheater, just two weeks before its grand opening. Live Nation will manage the 9,300-seat venue.Friday, we sat down with Live Nation's Jay Wilson to talk about his vision for the project, which he claims began eight years ago.“I have a feeling that we're going to blink our eyes, and in three years we're going to look up and it's going to look very similar to the railroad park, region's field, how that entire area has grown,�� Wilson said.>> YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Community coverage from �������� 13Outside the amphitheater, landscaping and road crews are putting the finishing touches to help transform the space, once home to medical offices.When asked what kind of elevated experiences the venue's visitors should expect, Wilson did not hesitate to mention the amphitheater's cuisine.From deluxe smash burgers to German bratwursts and signature cocktails, he believes patrons are in for a special night out.“It's going to be a notch above to where people are going to be, like, wow. That's not your normal fair food,�� Wilson said.One of the biggest questions we've seen about the new project is about parking.However, with two decks a stone's throw from the front gate, plus 10 more nearby surface lots, Wilson believes getting to a show will be a breeze.>> KNOW BEFORE YOU LEAVE: Interactive traffic map“They're lit safe, secure, manned. And it's, you know, five to eight minutes to get to the front door of the amphitheater,�� Wilson said.The concert bowl's bread and butter, though, will be the acts it hosts. There will be five shows in the first week, with nearly thirty in the Coca-Cola Amphitheater’s inaugural season.“A lot of legends, a lot of Hall of Fame inductees and a lot of different kinds of genres. So, we feel great about this first year, and we'll see what happens next year,�� Wilson said.Comedian Matt Rife is up first on June 22.>> SHARE WITH US: Upload your photos and videos via uLocal