{"id":34359,"date":"2026-05-15T14:27:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/?post_type=news_press&#038;p=34359"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:27:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:27:30","slug":"the-overton-park-shell-is-investing-nearly-2-million-in-its-next-90-years","status":"publish","type":"news_press","link":"https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/news\/the-overton-park-shell-is-investing-nearly-2-million-in-its-next-90-years\/","title":{"rendered":"the Overton Park Shell Is Investing Nearly $2 Million in Its Next 90 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The<\/strong> <strong>Overton Park Shell turns 90 this year<\/strong>, and the beloved Midtown venue is marking the milestone with a nearly <strong>$2 million expansion<\/strong> that will give touring artists the backstage experience the city&#8217;s most iconic outdoor stage has always deserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Construction is set to begin this summer on the <strong>Terry Lynch Artist Lounge<\/strong>, a 2,000-square-foot addition designed to accommodate two or three bands at a time. The space will include showers, restrooms, a tour manager&#8217;s office, a catering kitchen, and laundry. It is named in honor of longtime board member Terry Lynch, whose vision was to preserve the Shell in its entirety while upgrading it for decades of future use. The exterior is designed to blend seamlessly with the Shell&#8217;s Art Deco architecture, including color-changing lighting that will mirror the stage&#8217;s signature glow at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-for-a-venue-that-has-hosted-everyone-from-elvis-to-today-s-national-touring-acts-this-is-what-it-looks-like-when-a-city-protects-what-makes-it-special\">For a venue that has hosted everyone from Elvis to today&#8217;s national touring acts, this is what it looks like when a city protects what makes it special.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":34367,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"press_type":[3878],"class_list":["post-34359","news_press","type-news_press","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","press_type-music"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>the Overton Park Shell Is Investing Nearly $2 Million in Its Next 90 Years - 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