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Steve Jones and Sid Vicious at the Great Southeast Music Hall, 1978.

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The Ramones in 1978 at Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom.
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Chrissie Hynde on The Pretenders first tour at Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom.

The country's biggest rock acts found enthusiastic audiences at Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom. Performers such as Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith and Aerosmith found second homes and were fond of multi-night stints.

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Texas International Pop Festival Buckhead Village's landmark theater was transformed into a rock concert hall in the late 70's. The 1200 seat showcase club later became The Roxy.
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2nd Atlanta International Pop Festival Best known for hosting The Sex Pistols first American show. The 565 capacity hall hosted acts as diverse as Jerry Lee Lewis and comedian Steve Martin.
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The First International Puerto Rico Pop Festival The 1200 seat Roxy has become one of Atlanta's most important and well known concert venues due to its flexibility, location, comfort and quality entertainment.
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  This important city landmark, once slated for destruction, seats 4678 and has housed hundreds of Alex Cooley Productions, including the legendary Rolling Stones concert in 1981.
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Music Midtown Owned and operated by Concert/Southern Promotions. This mid-size rock club held 600 and was central to Atlanta's indie rock, alternative and college rock market throughout the 90's.
  Holding 20,000 people Atlanta's Madison Square Garden has hosted Cooley productions like The Rolling Stones, The Grateful Dead, Queen, REM and the Indigo Girls.

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