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The Tabernacle Reopens Today
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Promoters for the Tabernacle say they have done more improvements in the past 18 months than it took to rehab the one-time Baptist church into a concert venue in time for the Olympics.
And tonight, concertgoers can judge for themselves.
(See the most recent photo gallery HERE)
Atlanta’s historic downtown facility has been closed since the mid-March tornado tore its roof and caused a broken water pipe, among other damages. Adam Cohen, vice president of booking for Live Nation SE — which operates the Tabernacle — says they had already spent approximately $1.5 million in recent months to improve the venue. But when the storm hit, they had to shut the doors in order to make the 98-year-old building structurally sound again, as well as do more cosmetic enhancements. Shows had to be moved, canceled or rescheduled.
In its down time, Live Nation lost “in excess of a couple of hundred thousand dollars” in business, Cohen said. But he estimates they’ve put between $5 million and $6 million into the building.
“People have already heard the news that we’re about to get back up and running,” Cohen continues, “and we have had no problems booking shows.”
And when fans of the progressive rock band Dream Theater come to the sold out Tabernacle show tonight, they’ll walk up a brand new stairwell, leading to new seating, bathrooms, and a reconfigured stage with a new lighting and surround-sound system — all under a brand new ceiling.
A dream Tabernacle, perhaps?
You make the call. If you’re going to the show, afterwards, share your critique here.
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