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Wolf Creek contract with Live Nation could lead to diverse performers

Wolf Creek amphitheater has gone from losing money to making it, and has become a community fixture. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM AJC File Photo

Credit: Bob Andres

Credit: Bob Andres

Wolf Creek amphitheater has gone from losing money to making it, and has become a community fixture. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM AJC File Photo
By Arielle Kass
Feb 2, 2017

After a scathing audit questioned the way the Wolf Creek Amphitheater in south Fulton County was run, county commissioners agreed to hand the management of the facility over to the concert promoter Live Nation.

With a new operator, the county expects the venue to bring in millions of dollars over the decade-long contract, Fulton Arts and Culture Director Lionell Thomas said.

Thomas said he hopes Live Nation will bring “a more diverse array of talent” to the venue. Since it opened in 2011, performers have primarily been nostalgia R&B/soul acts like El DeBarge, Doug. E. Fresh, Keith Sweat and Dru Hill.

“Some people are tired of seeing the same acts, and want to hear something else,” Thomas said.

To read more about the plans for Wolf Creek, click here.

About the Author

Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.

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