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Posted:
12/15/2008
Dave Matthews Band is set to start a new tour on April 14th at Madison Square Garden in support of their first studio album in for years, which also hits stores on April 14th. That evening, they will celebrate with a show at New York City's Madison Square Garden, after which they will play 16 additional dates in the US. Formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in early 1991 by Dave Matthews (obviously!), the bad will mark its 18th year of existence this year they have their 2009 spring tour.
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Dave Matthews Band consists of the following members:
- Dave Matthews (vocals, guitar)
- Carter Beauford (drums)
- Stefan Lessard (bass)
- Boyd Tinsley (violin)
Joining the group on the road this spring will be:
- Rashawn Ross (trumpet)
- Tim Reynolds (guitar)
- Jeff Coffin (saxophone)
Dave Matthews Band is playing at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater at Encore Park along with special guests The Avett Brothers on April 28 and 29 at 7:30pm. Tickets go on sale through TicketMaster to the general public Saturday, January 24th 2009 at 10:00am.
AMEX pre-sale begins on Tuesday, January 20 at 10:00 a.m. (EST) through Friday, January 23 at 10:00 p.m. (EST).
Posted:
11/22/2008
VWA @ Encore Park closes out its incredibly successful inaugural 2008 Concert season having hosted 32 concerts:
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Grand Opening Celebration Concert
- The Eagles (1 of 4)
- The Eagles (2 of 4)
- The Eagles (3 of 4)
- The Eagles (4 of 4)
- Steve Miller Band with Joe Cocker
- Stevie Nicks
- Steely Dan
- moe. w/ Keller Williams
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: An Evening of Beethoven
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: an All-American Celebration
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Jesus Adrian Romero
- Altanta Symphony Orchestra: All Tchaikovsky, with Robert McDuffie
- Foreigner and Bryan Adams
- Rush
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: LA Boheme
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Julie Andrews The Gift of Music
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Evening of Romance with Garrick Ohlsson
- Atlanta Symphony FREE Concert
- Charlie Daniels, the Outlaws, & Shooter Jennings (Volunteer Jam)
- Turner Classic Movie Night with the ASO
- Boston & Styx
- Stone Temple Pilots
- Rod Stewart
- John Mayer (Star 94 Starfest)
- O.A.R. (Of A Revolution) w/ Special Guest: Matt Wertz
- Alan Jackson
- The Black Crowes
- The Cardinals
- Kicks Country Jam featuring Gary Allan
- An Evening with Smoltz, Foxworthy & Friends Fundraiser
The 2009 Concert Season is just around the corner;
come back in February 2009 when the first concert announcements will be made for upcoming concerts at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater at Encore Park.
Posted:
11/21/2008
Ryan Adams will perform March 20 at the Fox for free - for the patrons who went to his Oct. 17 concert at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Alpharetta.
Ryan Adams was complaining off and on that he was losing his voice during his concert on a rather chilly October 17th night. After less than an hour of playing, he abruptly left the stage.
Now Ryan Adams fans have another chance to see him at the Fox. Fans who have their tickets from the Encore Park Amphitheater can exchange those tickets in person at the Encore Park Amphitheater box office or the Fox box office.
The deadline is January 9th. Call 404-733-5012 with any questions, or see this article for details.
Posted:
10/1/2008
Get your tickets to "An Evening with Smoltz, Foxworthy, and Friends" with special Guest Angela Wolff as the opening act.
Presale tickets go on sale Thursday October 2nd at 10am, General sales start on October 3rd.
In addition to regular seats from $39 to $99,
sponsorship packages start at $1,200 for two tickets, a baseball signed by Smoltz and Foxworthy, access to the Cadillac Club and VIP seating and parking. The “Hall of Fame” sponsorship package, at $29,000, includes tickets for 12 and a private reception at Smoltz’s estate, a pre-concert reception with Smoltz and Foxworthy at Encore Park and loads of other perks.
For information see www.JohnSmoltz.org or call 770-841-6576.
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Posted:
9/30/2008
Patrons of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and its venues in Alpharetta and Atlanta can link up to share rides and save fuel more easily, as the ASO teamed up with eRideShare.com to encourage the practice.
The ASO and eRideShare.com are encouraging alternative means of travel to and from concerts and events at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park and Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center. Concertgoers may visit asorideshare.erideshare.com, and enter the group name "ASOPatron." By using these provided online message boards, patrons will be able to link to other concertgoers in their neighborhood for carpool opportunities.
In addition, the ASO's website will include a link to MARTA, where concertgoers will be able to find the rail station nearest to their homes for rail travel to Art Center Station, which is directly across the street from the Woodruff Arts Center on Art Center Way.
"The power of music is more important than ever in these troubling times," said Atlanta Symphony Orchestra President and CEO Allison Vulgamore. "Our first step is to reassure concertgoers that there are cost-saving alternatives available to get to concerts and events at both Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park and Atlanta Symphony Hall. By providing the vital information and tools our patrons need, we are able to remain committed to sharing music with as many people as possible throughout the current fuel crisis."
For more information, visit vzwamp.com and atlantasymphony.org.
Published on northfulton.com
Posted:
9/19/2008
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The Kicks 101.5 Country Jam is coming to Encore Park on Saturday, November 1st!
Featuring Garry Allan, with Joe Nichols, Eric Church, and Heidi Newfield.
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Posted:
9/15/2008
Tickets for The Black Crowes with Phil Lesh are on sale for $30 each (a $15 discount) when bought as part of a lawn 4 pack, only at Ticketmaster.com.
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Posted:
9/1/2008
Of a Revolution, better known as O.A.R., is an American rock band consisting of Marc Roberge (vocals, guitar), Chris Culos (drums, percussion), Richard On (guitar, backing vocals), Benj Gershman (bass guitar), Jerry DePizzo (saxophone, guitar, backing vocals).
Due to massive online distribution over campus networks, the band has become a hit among college students, with many songs relating to the band members' personal lives at The Ohio State University (Columbus) and growing up in Rockville, Maryland.
The band was founded in 1996 by Marc Roberge and Chris Culos, who then recruited Richard On and Benj Gershman. The four of them graduated from Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School in Rockville, Maryland, then moved to Columbus, Ohio to attend the Ohio State University. While at Ohio State, they met Jerry DePizzo, from Youngstown, Ohio.
The band performs the theme song for the ABC show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. During a two-hour special that aired on December 11, 2005, they provided a street-side concert, including a live performance of "So Much", the Extreme Makeover Home Edition theme, in front of the newly redesigned Los Angeles Free Clinic.
In June 2008 the band's song "This Town" off their forthcoming album "All Sides" was used extensively by ESPN during its coverage of the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and College World Series.
O.A.R.'s song "Wonderful Day" is currently being used on nationally airing Ford commercials.
O.A.R. is playing at Encore Park Saturday Night, September 27th.
Posted:
8/29/2008
John Mayer rocks a sold out show at Encore Park Amphitheater.
This show was a "hard" sellout - some shows that sell out are a "soft" sell out in that extra tickets mysteriously and quietly become available for sale in the week leading up to the show. Did not happen for this concert.
After his Chicago show, John posted the following notes on his blog:
This has become more than just ticket sales and career advancement.
In fact, this has nothing to do with it.
These shows have transcended.
This is about making 20,000 people feel okay in the world.
Not alone.
Full.
Hopeful.
JOYFUL.
Read more from John Mayer's Blog.
Posted:
8/21/2008
Rod Stewart is coming soon to Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park - and LAWN TICKETS just became available for $30 each in a special buy one, get one free offer if you use the special password
(must buy in multiples of 2 at $30 each ticket)
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Posted:
8/19/2008
When the Alan Jackson concert went on sale Saturday, August 9th, there was an online-only special price for Lawn seats bought through ticketmaster.com: $20 each. After about a week, this deal is no longer available. Lawn tickets are now the standard $39.50 each, while reserved seats are $64.50 each. Buy at the box office for a flat $5 surcharge per ticket.
But wait, it gets better.
The early bird does not always get the worm; As of the date of this posting, new seats were available in ORCH 1 B: that's second row of the right-side orchestra section, about 10 feet from the right side of the stage.
screenshot 8/19/2008 9:44pm
Posted:
8/18/2008
Boston & Styx put a solid endcap on a 4 day weekend of concerts at Encore Park Amphitheatre. The full concert weekend included the following acts:
- ASO Free Concert (Starbucks Concert): Thursday August 18th
- Charlie Daniels Band, Shooter Jennings & The Outlaws (Volunteer Jam): Friday
- ASO Concert: Turner Classic Movies: Saturday
- Boston & Styx: Sunday
If two people had gone to all 4 concerts, their total cost outlay for lawn seats,
if they had been bought at the box office ($5 per ticket surcharge, $3 surcharge for ASO concerts) would have been:
$178
Local residents, venue employees, and ardent concert-goers can now take a breather
for a few days and watch the
Olympics as they wait for STP, Rod Stewart, and John
Mayer to round out the month of August.
Posted:
8/13/2008
Don't miss these exclusive offers for the ASO Turner Classic Movies night SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 8:30 PM (not available online or at the box office):
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Buy a table for 2 or 4 in the Orchestra level for only $35 per ticket
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Buy a seat in Sections 102 103 or 104 and pay only $25
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Buy a Family 4-pack for $75 which includes: 4 lawn tickets, 4 dogs w/ fries, 4 soft drinks, 4 lawn chairs and 1 parking pass. ALL FOR $75!!
To purchase tickets:
Call 404-733-4848
Or email angela.white@woodruffcenter.org
Posted:
8/11/2008
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Rod Stewart "Airtran discount" lawn tickets are now available on ticketmaster.com for $45 each if you have the special AIRTRAN discount code (hint hint). Ticketmaster fees are $9.80 per ticket in addition to the $45, plus a $5.10 order processing charge.
Total cost for 2 tickets: $114.70, a savings of $32.90 (enough for 2 frozen drinks at the Amphitheatre).
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Posted:
8/9/2008
I got lucky. I bought my tickets at the box office 8 days before the concert, and it came with a LOT C parking pass. Just 4 days earlier, a friend had bought the exact same tickets (Lawn) to the same concert at the box office, and he got Lot N (shuttle). Of course, if I had bought my tickets when the concert originally went on sale, I would have gotten a LOT A parking pass with my tickets, problem solved. By waiting, however, LOT A eventually got sold out, then subsequent purchasers get LOT N tickets. My theory is that within a week or so before the concert begins, any LOT C/Premiere parking passes that were previously withheld will start to become available to the general public to last minute ticket purchasers.
So, the theory is if you want to be sure to get a parking pass to LOT A, buy your tickets early. At some point (days, weeks, depending on concert popularity), LOT A runs out and then everyone gets LOT N. Then, if you want to take a risk, wait until the week before the concert, and you may get LOT C. I'm sure this is different for every concert though, and by waiting toward the end, one also runs the risk that a concert could become completely sold out even though it did not sell out the first week or two that it went on sale (Tom Petty, John Mayer).
Maybe Vegas has more consistent odds...
Posted:
8/7/2008
AccessAtlanta.com just posted a piece entitled: Is Encore Park too ‘Noisy’ for Classical?
In this piece, the author reviews the first year success of the ASO concerts at the amphitheatre, drawing about 5 times the crowd (25,000 over 7 events) that is normally drawn for the ASO's all summer shows at Symphony Hall downtown. However, a patron emailed the AJC remarking that the ambient noise (fans, concessions, etc) was too loud for an acceptable concert experience.
Having been to a few ASO concerts at Encore Park Amphitheatre, it is possible to hear the ambient noise from concessions and the side areas, and sometimes you can even hear the fans in the screen projectors. However, the audio mix engineers have gotten better about delivering a consistently appropriate sound level across the entire concert - bringing up the volume to highlight a clarinet solo, for example, then re-balancing the overall volume of all instruments so the sound is consistent wherever one sits. Is it a pure, isolation booth quality concert sound? Of course not - but no hard concentration was required to block out ambient noise to enjoy the concert.
All of this is moot, of course, at any concert other than a symphony concert; the volume level at non-ASO concerts is high enough where you can't even hear yourself sing at the top of your own lungs, much less discern ambient noises.
Readers of the article can view feedback from others and post their own comments.
Posted:
8/4/2008
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Tickets to see Alan Jackson with Blake Shelton & Ashton Shepherd will go on sale this Saturday, August 9th, at 10:00am EST. Alan Jackson is on tour after the release of his new album:
GOOD TIME.
Lawn seats are $39.50 at the box office, $20 online, reserved seats are $64.50. See the Get Tickets! page for more details.
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Posted:
8/1/2008
The John Mayer concert has sold out. At least for now. Additional tickets *may* be released as the concert date draws near (within the last 5 days before the concert). If you search now, here is what you'll see:
Posted:
7/27/2008
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Family Four Packs are now available for Julie Andrews' "The Gift of Music", and for Turner Classic Movie Night with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
The four pack costs $18.75 for each ticket ($75 Total) and includes four tickets, four lawn chairs and four hot dog baskets with sodas (a $172 value).
Family four packs must be purchased in multiples of four. Valid on lawn seating only.
Posted:
7/25/2008
Posted:
7/23/2008
Rush gave it all for their Tuesday night show at the Encore Park Amphitheatre after a severe thunderstorm gave its all about an hour before the show. Luckily, the rain mostly stopped and people streamed in to hear the three of the most famous artists in rock and roll over the years. There was no opening act; the concert started around 8:30pm and didn't finish until about 11:45pm with one long intermission at 9:30pm.
One of the more unusual aspects of the show was the "HenHouse" - three industrial-size chicken rotisseries that each held about a dozen birds. During the show a guy in a chef's outfit would come out and baste the birds, once while holding a leash tethered to a person in a chicken costume. Combining this, with the lasers, lights, 3 bright video screens, smoke, bizarre video vignettes and other stage props ensured Rush's place in concert history and memory.
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Posted:
7/21/2008
Ray's Killer Creek has begun offering shuttle service for its restaurant patrons to Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre @ Encore Park concert outings. The Service will be offered for all popular concerts (excluding the ASO orchestra concerts).
The shuttle departs from Ray's Killer Creek, at 1700 Mansell Rd. near GA 400, and brings concert goers back to their cards in the restaurant parking lot. The round-trip costs $10 per person. Diners 21 and over who show a ticket to their server can enjoy a complimentary glass of wine with the purchase of an entree. The restaurant will begin serving dinner on concert nights at 4:00pm.
for call ahead reservations for the shuttle, call 770-649-0064 or visit www.raysrestaurants.com.
Posted:
7/17/2008
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Tickets to the Starbucks FREE Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Concert on August 14th at 8pm are now available at Ticketmaster. There is a 4 ticket limit per family, and tickets include 1 parking pass, all at no charge. You will be required to download the tickets in PDF format and print them at home.
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Posted:
7/14/2008
"Four Pack Rock Pack" tickets are available up until the start of the Bryan Adams / Foreigner concert. These tickets provides a lawn ticket to four concerts: Foreigner & Brian Adams, Rush, Charlie Daniels Band, and Boston / Styx. At a cost of $80 this is (obviously) $20 per concert, with the following per-concert savings: Brian Adams/Foreigner: $0 savings; Rush: $20 savings, Charlie Daniels Band: $5 savings; Boston/Styx: $10 savings. Total Savings per ticket: $35.
Posted:
6/13/2008
The Black Crowes are back!
After an extended hiatus from the studio brothers Chris and Rich Robinson are back with a brand new album, Warpaint. The new release includes vintage Crowes songs from the single “Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution” to the sultry “Oh Josephine” and blues lined rocker “Movin’ On Down The Line.”
The Black Crowes have been a mainstay on the touring scene for years thanks to classic hits “She Talks to Angels,” “Hard to Handle,” “Remedy,” “Blackberry,” “Jealous Again,” “Wiser Time,” and “Kickin’ My Heart Around.”
Posted:
5/20/2008
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Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park opened May 10, 2008 with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, followed by four sold out Eagles shows on May 14, 16, 17, & 20.
The 12,000 seat state-of-the-art venue is located in the northern suburbs of Atlanta and is only minutes from 400 and North Point Mall in Alpharetta, Georgia. The amphitheatre’s 2008 season is hosting diverse events including concerts, community events and movie nights. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre is also proud to be the outdoor home to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
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