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Tennessee Theatre
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Categories: Music Venues, Performing Arts, Cinema [Edit]
604 S Gay StKnoxville, TN 37902
(865) 684-1200
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Music:
- Live
- Best Nights:
- Mon, Fri, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
10 reviews for Tennessee Theatre
B-E-A-utiful! Seriously. Staff was insanely curteous. The place was insanely well kept and clean. Makes for an all-around insanely good time.
I've been to many a restored/historical theater in my time and this one certainly takes the cake. Lot's of 'em, actually.
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If some unfortunate lad decides that he wants to marry my crazy ass, and he won't agree to eloping in Vegas with an Elvis impersonator presiding over the ceremony...well, I wanna get married in the Tennessee Theatre.
One of the few remaining grand movie palaces in the southeastern United States, the Tennessee Theatre's interior is a work of true beauty, both before and after the recent restoration. I can't really separate it from all of the wonderful memories I have, but the acoustics are also lovely and the new seats are a vast improvement over the chairs they replaced.
The only negative is that the management discourages dancing in the aisles. But they totally made up for that by, in 2000, refusing to pay Wilco for their gig after that asshole Jeff Tweedy lit up a cigarette onstage.
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Absolutely the best concert venue in K-town. I've seen a variety of acts here from Nickel Creek to a magician to having my senior Prom here! So I have lots of great memories attached. It is beautiful and classy. It's not overwhelmingly big, but not tiny either. The perfect amount of seating in my opinion.
I always choose floor seating b/c I like to be closer to the action, but I know those who are balcony die hards.
I heart Tennessee Theater (and did you know it was in the movie, October Sky... they blanked out the T so in the movie it read ENESSEE Theatre :) (they were supposed to be in WV in the movie!)
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This is a great location for shows. The interior is absolutely gorgeous. If you decide to order a cocktail before you go into the theatre, you better hope you have an airplane bottle with you too. The drinks are weak, so spice it up and bring in a flask or airplane bottle so you will feel a buzz instead of your pocket lacking on cash flow because of the drink expenses.
This is one fantastic venue. I just wish the VRoys would reunite and play there again. You and enjoy just about anything here, heck, it could be empty and it is still a lovely spot. Can't rave enough, just check it out for yourself.
This beautifully restored performance hall theater is a must-visit, should you be traveling to Knoxville. (Most of the local residents are already patrons--or they should be!)
Appropriately grandiose, in the grand tradition of 19Th Century performance theaters, and yet intimate; executed with an early 21st Century vibrant-yet-respectful color palette, coupled with superb acoustics (would you expect anything less in the geographical ground-zero of traditional American music?) the Tennessee Theater is an aesthetic and aural tour d' force.
...and if you happen to be seeing the likes of EmmyLou Harris or Mark Knopfler (or the both of them together!) perform there--God will have indeed smiled upon you. A prayer of gratitude is due.
Well-done, Knoxville!
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This little theatre, located in downtown Knoxville, has won my heart. I daresay, after all of the restoration it has been through, that it's beauty may rival the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. But it does not rival its size!
But that only worked to my benefit when seeing Morrissey perform there the other night! The less people vying for his attention, the better! Seating about 2,000 people, it makes it a great venue for cozy events!
You can tell they have spent many years rebuilding the theatre to it's original glory. Rich, lush draperies and crystal encrusted chandeliers abound, and the Spanish- Moorish design of the interior reminds me of the Fox in many ways. Make sure when you get into the theatre itself you look up at the ceiling when the room darkens- the shimmering blue ceiling will hypnotize you!
This theater is indeed one of the most beautiful venues I've ever stepped foot inside. Who'd have guessed Knoxville would be home to such an impressive sight. It reminds me somewhat of the Fabulous Fox in Atlanta . . . for this theater to poop on! That's right, I'm dogging out one of my hometown's theaters for some out of town action.
The intricate designs that were restored here are amazing. The bathrooms were clean and spacious. The staff were just what you'd expect in the south, courteous and helpful, with an added bonus of having great stories to tell. I was there to see Keller Williams and recently String Cheese Incident had played the theater and that really brought the hippies out in droves. These two older ladies checking tickets upon entrance into the theaters were telling me how there was some damage caused to some plastic protectors they have up on the balcony and then the other one says "and my the smell was so bad I thought we should just discharge the sprinkler system and give them all a good shower" . . . touche.
Anyways, my seat for the show was front-row and to the left. The stage is raised just enough so you could still put your arms on it from where I was. My only beefs was the way security was handling the crowd. Or in some cases not handling the crowd since they let some obnoxiously drunk frat brats muscle their way into my row without tickets and proceed to scream at the top of their lungs about how it was Biff's birthday. We get it Biff, you're excited and wasted to boot, but he's still not going to play your request b/c he's busy trying to play his set. They were however throwing folks out of my section for poking smot. Albeit they were blatantly exhaling upwards onto the stage while Keller was covering Afroman's Tumbleweed, but still disappointing to see calm kids get yanked for that while Biff's busy busting my eardrums.
The best venue in Knoxville, TN. I have been to the Tennessee Theatre twice. One to see John Legend and the other for Seussical. The ticket prices are reasonable. Even if you end up sitting way in the back (like I did), you still have a good view.
this venue is just about perfect. small, comfortable, great sound, charming, beautiful, easily accessible... perfect. it houses a gorgeous wurlitzer that rises into the center of the stage. seriously, how cool is a wurlitzer? the guy who plays it is a really great guy and he knows his way around those endless keys like it's nobody's business. no matter what you are going to see there, it's going to be great. what a rennaisance.
