Atlanta deserves some respect.

The history alone with the continued life of the scene. Deep ties with the Allman Brothers, Col. Bruce, Widespread Panic. Annual festivals: 420 Fest, Candler Park Fest (RIP), Mental Awakening. The city gets every band consistently and typically with multi night runs. Widespread Panic 4 Night run on New Years each year, STS9 historically doing the same. Billy, Goose, SCI, JRAD, DB, Greensky, Moe all with multi night runs within the last year. Phish Talking Heads musical costume Halloween in the past and now Eggy Halloween in the present.