Georgia Theatre
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The Georgia Theatre is a prominent music venue in Athens, Georgia, located in an old cinema. Many prominents acts from the early music of Athens, Georgia performed at the Theatre, including a range of folk, popular and country acts. The Theatre is on the Athens Music History Walking Tour sponsored by the Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau.[1] The Theatre opened as a music venue in 1978, with the band Sea Level playing. The Police played a memorable show at the Theatre in 1979, on their first American tour. The Theatre then shut down again in the early 1980s, and spent a few years as a movie house with occasional shows. It was reopened as a venue in 1989, and the Theatre has since hosted many of the major touring acts that come through Athens.[1]
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- Unterberger, Richie (1999). Music USA: The Rough Guide. The Rough Guides, 133 - 140. ISBN 1-85828-421-X.
- Athens Music History Walking Tour. Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau. Retrieved on March 6, 2006.
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