A one-of-a-kind concert venue that sits upon a sandy hilltop in western Colorado has been attracting curious musicians and tourists.
The Tank Center For Sonic Arts, commonly referred to as The Tank, sits inside a 65-foot rusty water tank that was first built in the 1940s in Rangely.
The once-secret venue was used as a recording studio by a dedicated group of sound artists and musicians from the late '70s until 2013.
Local artists were enamored with the Tank's otherwordly acoustics.
“I’d never heard anything like it,” said Bruce Odland, a sound artist who was first introduced to the empty water tank in 1976. “I’d never heard a sound last that long, with these dizzyingly beautiful reverberation effects going all over the place.”
Then in 2013, the owner of the Tank was considering selling it for scrap. That's when the group of artists called Friends of the Tank, comprised of locals and volunteers from all over the country, secured The Tank and the surrounding land.
After two Kickstarter campaigns and a Change of Use permit, The Tank opened to the public in 2016.
During the pandemic, The Tank streamed live concerts and sonic events. They continue to book artists from all over to play and record. The venue also resumed free public visiting hours this summer.
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