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    Best OTP Music Venue

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    Creative Loafing has been presenting Atlanta’s Best People, Places and Events since 1972. These are some of the past winners for this category:

    Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2016
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2016 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

    Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2015
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2015 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

    Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2014
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    Sweetwater Bar and Grill

    Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2013
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2013 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

    Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2012
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2012 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    Sweetwater Bar and Grill

    Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2011
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2011 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    Sweetwater Bar and Grill

    Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2010
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2010 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    Sweetwater Bar and Grill

    Runner-up: Darwin’s


    1598 Roswell Road, Marietta, 770-578-6872

    Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2009
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2009 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    40 Watt Club

    Runner-up
    North River Tavern
    8879 Roswell Road, 770-552-8784, www.northrivertavern.com

    Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2009
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2009 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    40 Watt Club

    Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2008
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2008 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    Darwin’s Burgers and Blues (Permanently Closed)

    Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2008
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2008 » After Dark » Critics Pick
    Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
    The new outdoor home to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK, is perfect for north Atlantans overwhelmed with $4 per gallon gasoline treks to downtown con-cert venues. The $35 million amphitheater seats more than 12,000 and covers 45 acres in Alpharetta, yet themore...
    The new outdoor home to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK, is perfect for north Atlantans overwhelmed with $4 per gallon gasoline treks to downtown con-cert venues. The $35 million amphitheater seats more than 12,000 and covers 45 acres in Alpharetta, yet the shows feel intimate. An impressive upcoming lineup includes John Mayer in August, O.A.R. in September, and the Black Crowes and Phil Lesh in October. Plus, the three separate public parking lots allow for a nearly hassle-free exit that cuts your idle time in half. The best perk? Clean, low-humidity restrooms. less...

    Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2007
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2007 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    Swayze’s (Permanently Closed)

    Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2006
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2006 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    The Darkside (Permanently Closed)

    Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2005
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2005 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    Wild Bill Wholesale (Permanently Closed)
    2075 Market St., Duluth 678-473-1000 www.wildbillsatlanta.com

    Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2005
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2005 » After Dark » Critics Pick
    Swayze’s (Permanently Closed)
    OK, so you are a kid in the suburbs who loves loud rock and roll. Where do you go? Get your punk ass to SWAYZE’S, junior. It’s everything a club should be. Loud, obnoxious and a helluva lot of fun. Yes, it’s named for actor Patrick Swayze, and that’s part of the kitschymore...
    OK, so you are a kid in the suburbs who loves loud rock and roll. Where do you go? Get your punk ass to SWAYZE’S, junior. It’s everything a club should be. Loud, obnoxious and a helluva lot of fun. Yes, it’s named for actor Patrick Swayze, and that’s part of the kitschy appeal of the place. Booker Lee Satterfield runs it with the same tongue-in-cheek humor as he employs when he fronts the chaotic band Treephort. The all-ages, all the time place hosts several bands per night, so there is something there to enjoy, just stick around and watch. less...

    Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2005
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2005 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    Wild Bill Wholesale (Permanently Closed)

    Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2005
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2005 » After Dark » Critics Pick
    Swayze’s (Permanently Closed)
    OK, so you are a kid in the suburbs who loves loud rock and roll. Where do you go? Get your punk ass to SWAYZE’S, junior. It’s everything a club should be. Loud, obnoxious and a helluva lot of fun. Yes, it’s named for actor Patrick Swayze, and that’s part of the kitschy appeal of the place. Bookermore...
    OK, so you are a kid in the suburbs who loves loud rock and roll. Where do you go? Get your punk ass to SWAYZE’S, junior. It’s everything a club should be. Loud, obnoxious and a helluva lot of fun. Yes, it’s named for actor Patrick Swayze, and that’s part of the kitschy appeal of the place. Booker Lee Satterfield runs it with the same tongue-in-cheek humor as he employs when he fronts the chaotic band Treephort. The all-ages, all the time place hosts several bands per night, so there is something there to enjoy, just stick around and watch. less...

    Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner

    Darwin’s

    Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner

    Darwin’s
    In the evolution of Atlanta blues clubs, DARWIN’S doesn’t have to monkey around with trendy come-ons. The no-frills roadhouse bar is the perfect setting for the gritty, dance-dammit insistency of the international touring acts who frequent the place. It’s a haven for jamming, too. Ya just nevermore...
    In the evolution of Atlanta blues clubs, DARWIN’S doesn’t have to monkey around with trendy come-ons. The no-frills roadhouse bar is the perfect setting for the gritty, dance-dammit insistency of the international touring acts who frequent the place. It’s a haven for jamming, too. Ya just never know who might show up for a surprise show or just to hang out. It’s not too far off the beaten path, either. Just a mile east of the Big Chicken, the club draws intown purists and rowdy partiers, all intent on having a good time. And Darwin’s always delivers the rockin’ blues for all comers. “1598 Roswell Road, Marietta. 770-578-6872. www.darwinsblues.comless...

    Best OTP Music Venue BOA Award Winner

    Darwin’s

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