Singer Matisyahu walks on the hands of audience members during his performance at Track 29. The venue on the Chattanooga Choo Choo campus celebrates its first anniversary Saturday.BY THE NUMBERS7: Number of sold-out shows.64: Number of shows in its first year.70: Rank on Pollstar’s Top 100 Club Venues in the world (based on ticket sales).130: The target number of shows per year by year five.900: Average attendance per show.1,700: Crowd capacity.22,000: Square footage.Source: Adam Kinsey, Track 29 co-owner
In a year’s time, Track 29, the 1,700-seat concert venue at the Chattanooga Choo Choo, has managed to crack Pollstar’s Top 100 Club Venues (No. 70) in the world, based on ticket sales.
With 64 concerts averaging 900 ticket buyers at each show, co-owners Adam and Monica Kinsey said the club has exceeded their hopes for its first year.
While those numbers are tangible proof of its early success, others say Track 29 has also upped the city’s “cool” factor and introduced locals and out-of-towners to other venues and attractions here.
“It’s a world-class venue, and it also enables us to start to build Chattanooga as a destination,” said Ashley Capps, owner of AC Entertainment in Knoxville.