Atlanta Concert Production Services
Concert Production in Atlanta
From sold-out arena tours at State Farm Arena to intimate club dates at The Eastern and Tabernacle, Rocket Productions delivers turnkey concert production across metro Atlanta. Staging, sound, lighting, LED video, rigging, and crew — all deployed from our 60,000 sq ft Marietta warehouse, 20 minutes from downtown.
Local Expertise, Touring-Grade Gear
Why Atlanta's Concert Industry Trusts Rocket
Atlanta is one of the top live-music markets in the United States. The city anchors a touring corridor that stretches from Nashville to Miami, and its roster of world-class concert venues draws headline acts 52 weeks a year. Rocket Productions has been embedded in this ecosystem for over 15 years, providing concert production for promoters, talent buyers, venue operators, and artist management teams across metro Atlanta. Our crew chiefs have loaded into every major room in town — from the 20,000-seat State Farm Arena and the 3,500-capacity Coca-Cola Roxy in The Battery to the legendary Tabernacle in the heart of downtown. We know the rigging points, the power tie-ins, the loading-dock clearances, and the house crew contacts at every venue on the circuit.
Beyond the big rooms, we are equally at home producing concerts at Atlanta's mid-size and boutique stages. The Eastern in East Atlanta Village, Cadence Bank Amphitheatre (the outdoor shed formerly known as Lakewood), Chastain Park Amphitheatre with its iconic table-seating format, and Variety Playhouse in Little Five Points — each venue presents unique production challenges, and our team has solved every one of them dozens of times. That institutional knowledge translates directly into faster load-ins, fewer change orders, and a smoother show for your artist and audience.
What sets Rocket apart from other Atlanta concert production companies is the depth of our infrastructure. Our 60,000 sq ft warehouse in Marietta houses touring-grade line arrays, moving-head lighting fixtures, high-resolution LED video panels, chain motors, truss, mobile stages, and power distribution — all maintained on a rigorous service schedule. We hold standing relationships with IATSE Local 927, the stagehand union that covers metro Atlanta, which means we can scale crew calls from a 4-hand club show to a 60-hand arena build without scrambling. Every piece of gear, every truck roll, and every stagehand call is coordinated by our in-house production management team so that nothing falls through the cracks between the rider and the reality on the ground.
Full-Service Concert Production
Concert Production Services
Every discipline under one roof. One production manager, one point of accountability, and a single warehouse 20 minutes from downtown Atlanta.
Stage Production
From mobile stages deployed at outdoor amphitheaters to full arena staging with thrust extensions and B-stages, we handle every element of the concert deck. Our fleet includes SL and Apex-series mobile stages for rapid load-in, modular indoor platforms with adjustable legs for uneven arena floors, and front-of-stage barricade systems rated for crowd pressure. Every stage build ships from our 60,000 sq ft Marietta warehouse, fully prepped and labeled for fast assembly.
Learn more →Audio & Sound
Touring-grade line array systems sized for every Atlanta room, from a four-hang club rig at Variety Playhouse to a full L/R/sub deployment covering 20,000 seats at State Farm Arena. We provide FOH and monitor consoles, wireless RF coordination across congested Atlanta frequency bands, front fills, delays, and sub arrays. Our engineers handle system tuning, walk-up music, and seamless band changeovers on multi-act bills.
Learn more →Concert Lighting
Moving-head wash and spot fixtures, audience blinders, LED battens, and haze for atmosphere. We program timecode-synced lightshows for headline tours and build busked designs for one-offs and support acts. Our inventory includes follow spots with intercom for arena shows and self-climbing truss for venues without permanent rigging grids. Every design is pre-visualized in WYSIWYG before a single fixture leaves the shop.
Learn more →LED Video & IMAG
High-resolution LED video walls for upstage backdrops, side IMAG screens, and concourse displays. We provide complete camera packages with manned positions, robotic PTZ units, and video switching with real-time graphics. From a single 16-by-9 upstage wall at Coca-Cola Roxy to a 360-degree LED cylinder at State Farm Arena, our video team scales to any creative vision.
Learn more →Rigging & Truss
Chain motors, ground support towers, and pre-engineered truss grids for hanging PA, lighting, and video. Every concert rigging plan is PE-stamped by a licensed Georgia structural engineer and reviewed against venue-specific load charts. We maintain current rigging data for every major Atlanta concert venue and coordinate with house riggers and IATSE Local 927 stewards on load-in day.
Learn more →Power Distribution
Generator coordination, cam-lock distribution, and load management for concert sites without permanent utility service. We size generator packages based on actual draw calculations, not guesswork, and route clean, dedicated circuits to FOH, monitor world, lighting, and video independently. Our distro racks include per-circuit metering and ground-fault protection to keep your show running safely.
Learn more →Venue Knowledge That Saves You Time
Atlanta Concert Venues We Serve
We maintain detailed production files — rigging plots, power maps, load-in logistics, and crew contacts — for every major concert venue in metro Atlanta.
Arenas
- State Farm Arena
- Gas South Arena
- Gateway Center Arena
Amphitheaters
- Cadence Bank Amphitheatre
- Chastain Park Amphitheatre
- Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Theaters & Clubs
- Coca-Cola Roxy
- Tabernacle
- The Eastern
- Variety Playhouse
- Center Stage
- Terminal West
- The Masquerade
- Buckhead Theatre
Outdoor & Parks
- Piedmont Park
- Centennial Olympic Park
- Pullman Yards
From Rider to Reality
Our Concert Production Process
Advance & Site Survey
Every Atlanta concert begins with a thorough advance. Our production manager reviews the artist rider, confirms venue specs, and conducts a site survey if the show is at a non-traditional location. For rooms we service regularly — State Farm Arena, Coca-Cola Roxy, Tabernacle, The Eastern — we pull our existing venue files and cross-reference them against the current rider. We confirm rigging capacities, power availability, loading-dock schedules, and any venue-specific restrictions with the house manager.
Technical Design
Based on the advance, we produce a complete technical package: rigging plot with motor positions and weights, lighting plot with fixture counts and DMX universes, audio system design with coverage predictions, video layout with sightline studies, and a power distribution one-line diagram. For concerts requiring engineered drawings — arena ground-support builds, outdoor stage structures, or anything suspended over the audience — we engage our PE-licensed structural engineer to stamp drawings before any hardware leaves the warehouse.
Equipment Prep & Trucking
All concert gear is prepped, tested, and case-labeled in our Marietta warehouse before it rolls. Line arrays are flown and checked, lighting fixtures are addressed and lamp-tested, LED panels are pixel-mapped, and every cable is tone-tested. Because our warehouse sits just off I-75, truck routes to venues in Midtown, Downtown, the Battery, and East Atlanta are short and predictable. Most Atlanta venue load-ins are a 30-minute drive from our dock, which keeps trucking costs low and gives us flexibility on tight show-day timelines.
Show Day Execution
On show day, our production manager runs the deck. IATSE Local 927 stagehands arrive on schedule, department heads check in crew, and build begins according to the published production schedule. Audio system tuning, lighting focus, video content load, and line checks happen on a tight timeline so the artist gets full soundcheck. During the show, our engineers stay on headset at FOH, monitor world, lighting, and video positions to respond to any issue in real time. We do not leave the building until the last note rings out and the house lights come up.
Strike & Debrief
Load-out is where Atlanta production experience pays off the most. Our crew chiefs know which trucks to back into which docks, the order of operations for safe de-rigging, and the building rules that keep you in good standing with venue management. After the gear is back at the warehouse and inventoried, we conduct an internal debrief and send the client a post-show summary with notes on what went well and what we would optimize for the next date. For touring clients passing through Atlanta on annual routing, this debrief becomes the starting point for next year's advance.
Production Intelligence
Arena vs. Amphitheater Staging
The production approach changes fundamentally between an indoor arena like State Farm Arena and an outdoor amphitheater like Cadence Bank. Here is what that means for your concert.
Arena Staging Differences
Arena concerts at State Farm Arena or Gas South Arena use permanent steel for motor rigging points, eliminating the need for ground support towers. Floor protection requirements dictate load-in paths and forklift routing. 360-degree sightlines require careful screen placement and trim height calculations that differ from proscenium-style rooms. Our rigging team maintains current load-capacity data for every beam position in both arenas.
Amphitheater Production Challenges
Outdoor amphitheaters like Cadence Bank and Chastain Park introduce weather exposure, sun angle considerations for LED video calibration, and sound bleed management for surrounding neighborhoods. Audio coverage must bridge the transition from covered pavilion seating to open lawn areas. Our engineers design delay tower positions and PA angles specifically for each shed's geometry, and we spec high-brightness LED panels for daylight-visible IMAG.
Crowd Barricade Strategy
Pit depth, barricade load ratings, VIP barrier sections, and ADA compliance zones vary by venue and artist requirements. We calculate pit dimensions based on crowd density projections and artist security preferences, spec barricade rated for the expected crowd pressure, and ensure ADA-accessible viewing areas meet Georgia building code. Our stage managers coordinate barricade placement with venue security teams during load-in.
Artist Rider Execution
Touring rider specs must translate to the specific realities of each Atlanta venue. A rider calling for 40 chain motors at a venue with 24 rigging points requires creative solutions — combined picks, ground support supplements, or alternative hang plans. Our production managers advance these details weeks before the truck arrives, coordinate with the touring PM, and present the venue-specific adaptation for approval before any hardware leaves the warehouse.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about concert production in the Atlanta area.
For arena-scale shows at venues like State Farm Arena, we recommend booking at least 60 to 90 days out to secure preferred equipment and crew dates. Club and theater shows at Tabernacle, The Eastern, or Variety Playhouse can often be confirmed in 30 to 45 days. Festival weekends and the fall touring season (September through November) are our busiest periods in Atlanta, so earlier is always better. We maintain a priority-hold system for repeat touring clients and promoters with multi-date commitments.
Atlanta Concert Case Studies
High-energy arena concert production for Grammy-nominated rock band Skillet. Full lighting rig with moving heads, LED video wall, line array audio, and stage elements designed for peak rock performance energy.
Y'allity Jolly Holiday ConcertArena-scale holiday concert at Gas South Arena featuring Chris Young, Cole Swindell, and Lainey Wilson. Same-day load-in to showtime with full LED, lighting, and audio deployment for 12,000+ attendees.
Ready to Produce Your Atlanta Concert?
Send us your rider, your venue, and your dates. We will have a detailed proposal back to you within 48 hours — no obligation, no fluff, just a clear path from concept to downbeat.
