More than 350,000 people from the Southeast attend over 800 events annually in this large venue.
Today, The Classic Center is northeast Georgia's regional convention center and performing arts theater. The club closed in the early ‘90s and was reopened as a popular dance club/cabaret Boneshakers before being demolished in 2006. He booked such acts as Widespread Panic, Bloodkin, Hasil Adkins, Southern Culture on the Skids, Gamble Rogers, GWAR, and Five-Eight. The venue became more of an established club by the time J.R. Early gigs included Sleepy La Beef, Tinsley Ellis, and the Plasmatics. The joint had a small bar, small stage, and an open-air backstage. It had a large back room, drawing sizable crowds for national touring acts, such as the Blasters, Jerry Lee Lewis, and R.E.M., as they gained fame and required larger concert halls.Īcross Hancock Avenue, the Rockfish Palace was originally established in 1987 by local musician Brian Cook (of Time Toy) as a small dive for rock, blues, and punk bands. In the Classic Center’s loading dock area on Hancock Avenue, was a popular dance-oriented college club called the Madhatter. In the early 1980’s, in the present day location of The Classic Center, was Sparky’s, a seafood establishment featuring local musical acts and the Athens Folk Music and Dance Society’s “Hoot.” Off Lumpkin Street & University Court: UGA Legion Fieldġ00 Block of Barber St. Sanford Drive at Hooper Street: UGA Memorial Hall This self-guided walking tour of Athens Music History begins at The Classic Center in downtown Athens and includes several points of interest that can be reached by bike and car!įor others’ safety and yours, please wear a mask and safely distance (6 feet) from others while enjoying your visit to Athens during the COVID-19 pandemic.ĭownload the Printable Athens Music History Tour (PDF)Ĭorner of Foundry Street & East Broad Street Want to explore Athens music history with a local guide? Request a guided Athens Music History Tour!
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