My husband is quite the Rock 'n Roll fan. Thanks to him, we've seen a ton of great performances in Atlanta and the southeast. Yes, the southeast! One time James Tayor was touring and I knew he was going to be in Atlanta. But we didn't see him in Atlanta, we went to Nashville to see him. Why? Because Nashville has White Castles and Atlanta doesn't. We've also been to West Palm Beach to see 38 Special and REO.
Last night we went to the Cobb Energy Center to see Kansas. What a beautiful building - I had never been there before. I was struck by the elegance of the building. There is dark woodwork, colorful carpeting and huge glass chandeliers that look like they are made of ribbon, but as you look closely you see that it is delicate twisted glass that shimmers in the light. There is a 5 or 6 story wall of glass so as you walk up the stairs to the top floor, you can see Atlanta off in the distance. And the stair way is gorgeous too - instead of pickets, you are protected by glass panels so the view is relatively unobstructed. There is also a 5 story wall of Onyx - gorgeous natural stone illuminated from the back.
It remind me of the first time I went to "The Fabulous
Fox Theater" in downtown Atlanta. That day we saw The Guess Who and Joe Cocker. It was a great evening. I was struck by the beauty of the Fox and the magical ceiling.
We've been to a lot of places in search of great Rock 'n Roll - we've been to
- The Verizon Amphitheater in Alpharetta - The Steve Miller Band and Boston
- The Gwinnett Center - Transiberian Orchestra, Styx, Reo, Manheim Steamroller, Don Henley and Stevie Nix, James Taylor and Carole King
- Mable House in Mableton - Art Garfunkel
- The Lakewood - a couple of times
- The Fred - Kansas
- Phillips Arena - Simon and Garfunkel, The Rolling Stones, Bob Seger, Neil Diamond, Rod Stewart, The Eagles, Manheim Steamroller, Transiberian Orchestra
- Chastain Park - Heart, Joan Jett, Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, Jackson Brown
- The Tabernacle - Jackson Brown
Plus, we've seen a variety of princesses, muppets, witches and blue men, etc. with the grandkids and daughters at The Fox, Phillips Arena and the Gwinnett Center.
And, you can see major league football, basketball and baseball as well as college football and basketball and AAA baseball.
There isn't a weekend where there isn't something fun, cultural, sports or otherwise to do in and around Atlanta.
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