Back in January, the roof on Merriweather Post Pavilion, the beloved outdoor concert venue in Columbia, Maryland, collapsed. The venue was acting on renovation plans that have been in the works since 2015, with the majority of the work being done centered on raising the pavilion’s roof from 33 feet high to 53 feet high. With the new roof almost in its new position, before it could be secured, the roof unexpected collapsed during a particularly windy night.

However, after the news broke, the venue assured fans that they’d be able to reopen before the 2018 concert season. With a crew working round the clock with a shortened 3-and-a-half month timeline, this week, Merriweather Post Pavilion has announced that, true to their word, they have reopened for the 2018 season.

As reported by WAMU 88.5, Audrey Fix Schaefer, the communications director for the I.M.P., the company that runs Merriweather Post Pavilion, explained that the roof collapsing was actually a blessing in disguise, noting “It was way easier to start over” than renovate the structure, like they were originally planning. She also notes that while the pavilion looks identical, it now sports new lighting, improved acoustics, a more sound structure, and new seating.

She also added that at the end of the day, the most important thing is that no one was injured when the roof initially collapsed, adding that “Honestly, that’s the only thing that matters… Everything else, people write checks for.”

Merriweather Post Pavilion opened to the public this weekend, hosting M3 Rock Festival, an 80s glam-rock lineup festival on Friday and Saturday. For more information about MPP’s 2018 summer lineup, which includes two nights of Phish in August in addition to Robert Plant, Ray LaMontagne, Foo Fighters, Dispatch, David Byrne, you can head here.

[H/T WAMU]