Top 3 Live Music Venues in Atlanta

Thanks to Atlanta’s central location and super large airport they are a natural hub for great music. While there are a lot of great music venues in the city, a few rise to the top. For some great live music in a variety of settings, check out my top 3 live music venue pic in Atlanta.

Tabernacle is a live music venue housed in a renovated church. How fitting. The acts are legendary and life changing. You can find anything form rock to rap underneath the 100 foot ceilings. Truly this is one of the more spectacular music venues in all of Atlanta. This is one of my favorite places for live music in the United States. I saw the Smashing Pumpkins there years ago. I stood less than 10 feet from them and couldn’t believe how lucky I was. The Tabernacle is located at 152 Luckie Street North West, Atlanta, Georgia, 30303. They also have 2 wrap around balconies perfect for people watching and getting a better vantage point of the band. I also like the lounges for when you need a little break from the loud music. Overall you just can’t beat the funky atmosphere found in this one time church. Crystal chandeliers re just the icing on the cake! They can be reached at (404) 659-9022.

Masquerade is one of those live music venues discovered by college sophomores and juniors throughout the city of Atlanta. They walk in naïve and leave wondering how they could have spent a year or two in the city never having made it to Masquerade. Downstairs at Masquerade is Hell, a super popular dance club. In Heaven you find a large concert hall that can hold about 1000 people. I made it to Masquerade for a retro night of 80’s music and returned for great local live music. They also have a great bar, aptly named purgatory. All of this seemed fabulous in college and makes me yearn for those days of loud music, innocent fun, and yes, bubble filled dance floors. Masquerade is located at 695 North Avenue North East, Atlanta, Georgia, 30308. Be careful in this part of town. While this area is a lot more developed and safer than in years past you still have to park in a dark lot somewhat far from the door. They can be reached at (404) 577-8178.