A rendering of the new music venue at Centennial Yards (Photo provided by Centennial Yards).
A rendering of the new music venue (Photo provided by Centennial Yards).

A concert venue will join the mixed-use Centennial Yards development rising in Downtown Atlanta. 

Developer Centennial Yards Company announced in a press release that it has set a long-term lease with Live Nation for a live music and entertainment venue that will anchor the development. 

Centennial Yards is the $5 billion, 50-acre mixed-use development that is underway across from Mercedes-Benz Stadium and State Farm Arena in the area formerly known as The Gulch. The development includes Cosm, a 70,000-square-foot immersive entertainment venue; Hotel Phoenix; and The Mitchell, a 304-unit apartment tower, all anticipated to open later this year, according to a press release. 

Hotel Phoenix topped out at the development in December of last year. The Mitchell apartments topped out in August of last year. 

The Live Nation venue is expected to open in 2027 with a capacity of 5,300, according to a spokesperson.

“Atlanta has long been a cornerstone of American music and live entertainment, and we’re thrilled to help write its next chapter downtown with this new venue at Centennial Yards,” said Jordan Zachary, President of Global Venues at Live Nation, in the release. 

Sammie Purcell is Associate Editor at Rough Draft Atlanta where she writes about arts & entertainment, including editing the weekly Scene newsletter.