Moonshadow Saloon
Moonshadow Saloon Location of the Moonshadow Saloon | |
| Location | 1880 Johnson Road Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 33°48′16″N 84°20′22″W / 33.80437°N 84.33947°W |
| Owner | Bruce Piefke |
| Capacity | 675 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1980 |
| Closed | 1986 |
The Moonshadow Saloon was a popular live-music venue in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Located near Emory University, it was in operation between 1980 and 1986.
Bruce Piefke, a club owner in the city, founded the club, in a building previously occupied by an A&P supermarket,[1] in 1980 and it became a successful enterprise, generating around $1.5 million in annual revenue. It had a strong affiliation with WQXI-FM. Artists such as R.E.M., Muddy Waters, David Bromberg, Taj Mahal and Warren Zevon[2] played at the venue,[3] which had a 675-seat capacity.[4]
The building was torn down in 2025.[5]
References
- ^ Esquire. Esquire Publishing Company. 1983.
- ^ Plasketes, George (June 2, 2016). Warren Zevon: Desperado of Los Angeles. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. p. 239. ISBN 978-1-4422-3457-4.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 26, 1981.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 19, 1982.
- ^ "Atlanta music venue that drew big artists in 1980s torn down". WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta. February 1, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2026.