Amy Ray (left) and Emily Saliers, better known as Indigo Girls, first performed on the Decatur Square 40 years ago. They have returned to that stage many times over the years. (Courtesy WABE)
In the mid-1980s, newly formed act the Indigo Girls performed on Decatur Square.
Four decades later, the now-seasoned and much-beloved duo of childhood friends Emily Saliers and Amy Ray will perform before a much bigger audience for a free ticketed concert Sunday at Decatur WatchFest celebrating the end of the FIFA World Cup. Registration was required for tickets, which were snapped up quickly.
Atlanta’s Indigo Girls (Amy Ray (left) and Emily Saliers) perform June 9, 2022, at what was then Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park.
(Robb Cohen for the AJC)
For the love of Decatur
When the city of Decatur asked the “Closer to Fine” act to close out the six-week tournament, which featured eight games in Atlanta, it was a no-brainer.
“I live in Decatur, so it’s awesome for me,” Saliers said in a Zoom interview. (Ray now lives in North Georgia.) “We both are big soccer fans. It’s a coming together of soccer and music and hometown fun.”
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The Indigo Girls perform during Recess Rally on the Decatur Square in 2019. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)
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The map of Decatur Square for Decatur WatchFest. (Courtesy of the city of Decatur)
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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.
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