Atlanta Civic Center Tickets

With a motto 'Excitement Is Building', Atlanta beats the rest in Georgia. It brings tremendous amount of top entertainment and offers leisure possibilities to entice both performing arts enthusiast and sports aficionados in the region. Atlanta's arts, entertainment & recreation industry is dedicated to embracing changing trends while preserving its prime culture and customers. The City is bursting at the seams with state-of-the-art venues where the country's best entertainment and sports can be enjoyed. However, the recent years have seen new venues popping up in the region like mushrooms after the rain.

Today, there are numerous entertainment centers & sports complexes in Atlanta; each is unique in its own way. However, Atlantic Civic Center rules with the iron fist. Snuggled on Piedmont Avenue Northeast, the Atlanta Civic Center has been playing host to some of the world's most highly anticipated productions since 1967. Be it a concert, Broadway, dance, theatrical act, opera or seasonal festival; the facility adds its unique charm to make it an ultimate entertainment experience for visitors!

While sneaking a quick look at its history, we'll learn that ground-breaking ceremony for Atlanta's new convention center was held in 1967. Later on, the Convention Center was turned into the Civic Center that would host music, dance, performing arts, theatrical acts besides holding conventions and meetings. The facility experienced a significant renovation costing $2 million in 2001. Today, it is owned and operated by the Atlanta city government's Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs. The facility can accommodate up to 4,600 seats for entertainment events, exhibits, high school graduations, and conferences.

Suffice it to say that the Atlantic Civic Center has earned a satisfied amount of attention from event-organizers, mass media, widely renowned artists and mass media. To-date, it has featured a great assortment of numerous mega events, the most notable being the 1996 Summer Olympics cultural event, Riverdance, The Wizard of Oz, Miss Saigon, Show Boat, and Les Miserables. Since the Civic Center has something to match every age, it brings kids shows from time to time. It has hosted such productions as Sesame Street Live, Barney's Big Surprise, Radio Disney's World Tour and Scooby Doo Stagefright-Live on Stage.

The Atlanta Civic Center is delighted to feature great comedians and musical performers as well. Some of the recent performers who graced the Civic Center's stage include Melissa Etheridge, Prince, The Black Crowes, the late Ray Charles and Sarah Brightman, Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam, Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer, and HBO's Chris Rock. The facility also received great attendance when it hosted the Stellar Gospel Music Awards, the Trumpet Awards and the BET Hip Hop Awards and Trumpet Awards.

Brining world's best events to Atlanta, Georgia is not everything what Atlanta Civic Center is known for. The other side of the coin will reveal to you that it also proudly holds private receptions and corporate meetings. Numerous corporate giants have counted on the Atlanta Civic Center to hold special events. Additionally, the facility also organizes educational outreach classes for Adolescents. So, if you have a knack for learning arts, you should consider Atlanta Civic Center. The venue is all-set to open a new season of exotic events. Be up, grab Atlanta Civic Center tickets and drive down to the Atlanta Civic Center for the unique experience!