page_title: Tabernacle (concert hall)
section_title: Tabernacle (1998–present)
hierarchical_section_title: Tabernacle (concert hall) / History / Tabernacle (1998–present)
caption_attribution_description: English: "It's Not Very Loud": The Flaming Lips, The Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA, September 13, 2006.
context_page_description: The Tabernacle is a mid-size concert hall located in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Opening in 1911 as a church, the building was converted into a music venue in 1996. It is owned and managed by concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment and has a capacity of 2,600 people.
  Since its rebranding, many notable acts performed at the venue, including: Guns N' Roses, The Black Crowes, Adele, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Robbie Williams, Alice in Chains, Bob Dylan, Prince & The New Power Generation, Lana del Rey and Atlanta's own Mastodon, and Blackberry Smoke.
  Along with music concerts, the venue also holds many comedy tours annually including Bob Saget, Lisa Lampanelli, Cheech & Chong and Stephen Lynch.
context_section_description: On March 11, 1998, Lance Sterling announced that he had entered into a 30-year lease agreement and was investing $2 million of his own money to develop the building.  The venue was renamed Tabernacle at this time, affectionately called "The Tabby".  The reopening was set for March 28, the same day that Centennial Olympic Park was set to reopen across the street.  The Tabernacle operated as a successful concert venue under Sterling's management for almost two years.
  Eventually Sterling (whose home is in California) found the business was conflicting with his family life.  "I would spend a week there and a week home. It was just too much," he said. He sold his interest in the building to SFX Entertainment (now Live Nation) on December 17, 1999.
  At the same time as the SFX sale, local music promoters Alex Cooley and Peter Conlon announced that they would move their Cotton Club to the basement of the building (the former Sunday school room) as an additional feature of the venue. Cotton Club reopened Friday, February 11, 2000 with a show by Staind. Cotton Club operated in the lower level of the Tabernacle until November 20, 2004. The last performer was Helmet.
  The Tabernacle continues as a major concert venue in Atlanta into 2013. Conan O'Brien hosted a week of Conan shows at the Tabernacle from April 1 to 4, 2013.
caption: The Flaming Lips performing on September 13, 2006
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