Atlanta New Year's Eve concerts 2017: Xscape, Widespread Panic and more

BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene

As posited by artists ranging from Nancy Wilson to Ella Fitzgerald to Harry Connick Jr. — what are you doing New Year’s Eve?

You still have a few weeks to answer that. But plenty of Atlanta venues will be bopping with acts including Xscape, Widespread Panic and Michelle Malone, as the clock ticks toward midnight.

To read our list of some possible places to rock out in the waning hours of 2017, visit The Music Scene blog on MyAJC.com.

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