Cool Atlanta club from the days of my youth....

688 Club

688 was a popular alternative music venue in Atlanta, Georgia located at 688 Spring Street, near the intersection of Spring and 3rd Streets (just down from The Varsity). The 688 Club opened in May, 1980 and closed in November, 1986.
During its brief lifetime, the 688 played host to hundreds of punk, new wave, and alternative bands - many of whom would later become world famous.
During the early 1980s, the 688 was the primary place for up-and-coming bands from Athens, Georgia and Atlanta, Georgiato get noticed.

Bands that I saw at 688 include:

• Jason & the Nashville Scorchers
• REM
• Gun Club
• Lords of The New Church
• nEON cHRIST
• Pylon
• Black Flag
• Arms Akimbo
• The Nightporters

and several others that have been lost tothe grains of time.



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