The 6,000-seat Chastain Park Amphitheater is one of Atlanta's top entertainment venues, with a variety of top music acts in the spring and summer. From classic rock groups to hip-hop and R&B, the Chastain Amphitheater hosts a number of artists. Seated at elegant, candle-lit tables, audiences drink and dine as they listen to the concerts. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra also performs here. Along with Live Nation, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is the main concert promoter at the amphitheater.
The Atrium is located on Memorial Drive, between Ray's Road and Hairston Road, in the Atrium Plaza. The Atrium is a large events facility which host live local, national and international entrainment. It also hosts private parties, weddings and social events.
While others of its kind have come and gone, Cafe 290 has become a regular stomping ground for fans of live jazz. Trumpeter Joe Gransden and his big band draw a standing-room crowd on the first and third Mondays of the month. Weekends bring Atlanta's top sax players, trumpeters, drummers and keyboardists, many of which perform with national artists. On Sunday, the most popular night, saxophonist Gary Harris leads an all-star jam session with open mic performances. A sports bar, wallpapered with snapshot photos from years past, is adjacent to the jazz club. But perhaps Cafe 290's biggest assets are its longtime bartenders. If you go, look for Maurice and Amanda at the jazz bar, and Jazz or Tommy on the sports side.
The cool lounge with a really good vibe offers patrons a lot of fun and variety. Its weekday "Rush Hour Blues" offers $3 martinis, margaritas, daiquiris, beer and wine from 5pm - 8pm. It also hosts different themes throughout the week like Open Mic on Mondays, 80's Night on Tuesdays and Rebel Rock Live Bands on Fridays.
