- Rocketown
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name = Rocketown
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location = 401 6th Ave. S.Nashville, Tennessee
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type = Music venue
genre = Rock, Punk, Alternative Hardcore, MetalCore, Emo, Screamo, (recently) Indie Rock
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opened = 2003
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former_names = Rcktwn
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seating_capacity = 350 "(seated dinner)"
1,400 "(standing room only)"
website = http://www.rocketown.com/Rocketown, also known as Rcktwn, is a convert|40000|sqft|m2|sing=on facility with entertainment space, a coffee bar, and indoor skate park, located in
Nashville, Tennessee . First opening in Franklin, TN in 1994-95 by Christian artistMichael W. Smith , Rocketown was created as a safe, drug and alcohol-free place for teenagers to hang out. After closing its building for a brief period, it re-opened in 2003 in downtown Nashville.Rocketown features classes, skateboarding, video games, and concerts. The concerts are open to patrons of all ages.
It's focus is to be a safe all-ages venue that also provides after-school activities such as recording, film editing, art, dance, and much more.
Artists who have performed there include:Destroy Destroy Destroy, Prince, Death Cab For Cutie, Rancid, Silverstein, Underoath, Norma Jean, Eisley, Chiodos, Alert The Sky, Atreyu, As I Lay Dying, Saosin, AFI, I Am Ghost, Panic! At The Disco, Alcina, This Love These Hands, Sophia, Horrorpops, Tiger Army, August Burns Red, Hidden Among Heroes, The Devil Wears Prada, A Day To Remember, Hawthorne Heights, Bury Your Dead, Unearth, Trivium, Alesana, Flyleaf, Sick Puppies, Kill Hannah, Resident Hero, Trenton, Volair, Blue Cadet-3, Pensive, and many, many more. The
progressive metalcore group,Between the Buried and Me , will be using footage of theirAugust 2 ,2008 show at Rocketown for their upcoming live DVD, Colors.External links
* [http://www.rocketown.com/ Rocketown Official Web Site]
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