The Astro / The Astro Amphitheater

The Astro and The Astro Amphitheater, Nebraska’s first indoor-outdoor multipurpose event venues, are premier music spaces that bring world-class entertainment to the local community. With state-of-the-art acoustics, lighting, and sound systems, the two venues offer an unforgettable experience for music lovers of all ages.

Both The Astro and The Astro Amphitheater boast spacious performance stages and comfortable seating areas. The Astro, the indoor theater, can accommodate 2,400 guests, and The Astro Amphitheater, the connecting outdoor grass amphitheater, can accommodate 5,500. With such large spaces that host thousands of people each week, the facility maintenance team at The Astro knew it needed to specify restroom products that are dependable, sustainable, and visually pleasing. Sloan proved to be the best choice for the venue’s three large male and female restrooms, eight single-person restrooms, and seven private dressing room restrooms.

Crowd-pleasing Performance

“When building a state-of-the-art venue, you want state-of-the-art products that are tried and tested over many years,” said Sean Broderick, operations manager at The Astro. Understanding that the restroom has the potential to make or break a visitor’s experience, the venues specified thoughtfully designed Sloan products that can be counted on to get the job done, starting with SloanStone® Solid Surface Gradient Sinks.

These sink systems are the ultimate high-traffic solution, as they are vandal resistant and easily serviced with easy-to-clean designs. In addition, the sinks are paired with Sloan’s Optima® EAF-350 Deck-mounted Faucets and Sloan ESD-600 Deck-mounted Soap Dispensers to provide visitors with an integrated handwashing experience. The venue also installed Sloan’s Optima EBF-85 Deck-mounted Faucets to help accommodate the high-use crowds and optimize traffic flow through the restrooms.

Standing O for Sensor Operation and Sustainability

As a forward-thinking entertainment destination, The Astro places great emphasis on the user experience and sustainability in all aspects of its operation. That’s why it specified touchless, sensor-operated faucets as well as Sloan’s CX 8198 Concealed Sensor Urinal Flushometers and CX 8158 Concealed Sensor Water Closet Flushometers. The flushometers are paired with Sloan’s Vitreous China SU-1019 Urinals and ST-2469 Water Closets to maximize sustainability potential and functionality.

Together, these products help both venues save water everyday thanks to their high-efficiency water conservation technology. “Sloan products are optimized to be sustainable and conserve water, which not only helps the environment, but water bills as well,” Broderick said.

Maintenance Made Simple

When venues routinely host thousands of fans for concerts and performances, they understand that just as many will be using the restrooms. Sloan’s collection of touch-free products make life simple for The Astro’s maintenance team by reducing the time to install, service, and maintain by 50% or more, and facility managers can easily check the status of the fixtures using the Sloan Connect® App.