A lot of shopping centers in Southern California offer live music on summer nights, but not all have greenrooms for the performers.

The Shops at Dos Lagos have one, complete with autographed photos and musical instruments hanging on the walls.

The 47-acre property next to the 15 Freeway in Corona is positioning itself as an entertainment destination with new attractions and a string of events.

Lonestar, the Nashville band with a series of country hits in the 1990s and 2000s, will perform at 7:30 Thursday. Tickets are $28-$95.

This is Dos Lagos’ second year of ticketed concerts.

The 2024 season kicked off with John Oates of Hall & Oates, followed by nationally known headliners such as Jo Dee Messina, Montgomery Gentry and Joe Nichols alternating with tribute nights. It ended with Billy Bob Thornton, hot off Tyler Sheridan’s “Landsman,” and his band, the Boxmasters.

This season follows the same formula. It started with a Jimmy Buffett Parrothead night in late April, followed by mariachis for Cinco de Mayo and a Taylor Swift tribute for Mother’s Day.

Upcoming performers include the Corona Symphony Orchestra playing patriotic music and movie themes June 20, a Journey tribute with fireworks July 2, a Doobie Brothers/Bob Seeger tribute July 12 and a Lady Gaga tribute Aug. 2.

Tracy Byrd, of “Holding Heaven” fame, will perform Aug. 30. Tickets are $25-$140, but the concert will be preceded by a separate “private dinner” for as many as 18 people. That event costs $500.

Summer will wind down with ’90s boy band 98 Degrees on Sept. 7, followed by Clay Walker on his Drive Me Smooth Tour on Sept. 12. On June 15, Dos Lagos will announce a “national act” to perform Nov. 8.

The Shops at Dos Lagos were built on the site of 19th century tin mines as well as the Butterfield Stage route, according to its website. It actually has two small ponds on its north end, where the amphitheater is. A canopied walkway leads pedestrians to a manicured lawn where they can enjoy the outdoors.

The ponds attract ducks — so many that they became overpopulated, according to the center’s Instagram page. But after the shopping center’s current owners acquired it in 2021, they decided to embrace the birds and created a cute yellow mascot called Boots, who appears on signage throughout the property.

The area is fenced off on concert nights, and food can’t be brought in. Vendors sell beer, wine, soft drinks and snacks, including its own tenants.

Seating ranges from a lawn on one side of the stage to assigned seating on benches and folding chairs.

On a recent “rock and reggae” night with Sublime and Bob Marley tributes, the lawn was filled with families spreading out blankets. The benches and seats were filled with fans, many wearing green, gold and red.

Dos Lagos set up its own service, DL Tickets, to handle the concerts as well as reservations for other events. Among them is a Father’s Day car show June 14.

The shopping center has more going on. It gutted half of its multiplex, Dos Lagos Luxury Theatres, and is converting the space into an Inprov comedy club and 810 Billiards & Bowling, a recreation center that includes dining. Both are targeted to open in coming months.

Also on the way is Hotworx, a 24-hour fitness center with infrared sauna workouts.

New eateries include Blackstone Kitchen, a full-service restaurant that specializes in brunch items such as breakfast tacos and toast flights, and Claro’s Italian Market & Deli, a grocery store and sandwich shop specializing in meats, cheeses and breads. It will hold a grand opening promotion June 8.

Dos Lagos falls under the category of “lifestyle center” as an open air shopping center aiming for a “main street” atmosphere and sense of community. Others include Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga and the new Farm House Collective in Riverside.

Dos Lagos strives for what it calls an “upscale mix of stores, restaurants and services.” Unique experiences include an image on a sidewalk for selfies that creates a 3D illusion of users falling into a vortex.

An Ace Hardware store sells ice cream sandwiches for 8 cents with purchase.

And there are occasional carving events featuring giant bluefin tuna at Dada Sushi, a restaurant that was serving sushi at the amphitheater on reggae night.

On top of all that, there’s a 20-foot statue of a duck in the courtyard in front of the amphitheater. Press a button and it will quack for you.