Triple Crown, the self-proclaimed “Live Music Capital of San Marcos,” will close on Dec. 12. Co-owner Eric Shaw said the venue, which has hosted 6,863 consecutive days of live music as of press time, will find a new location. Shaw said Triple Crown, located at 206 N. Edward Gary St., San Marcos, will host its last day of live music at that location Dec. 12 beginning at noon and ending at 2 a.m. The celebration will include live music throughout the day, free food and shirt giveaways, Shaw said. A mixed-use development, which will have apartments and retail stores, will be built on the 200 block of Edward Gary Street, where the venue is currently located. The end of the venue’s live music streak will be tough to swallow, Shaw said, but the new location will likely have a higher capacity. Shaw said he has already had pre-development meetings with the city of San Marcos to discuss where the venue could potentially relocate. “It was really tough, but in the end, it just came down to ‘Would I trade the streak for a bigger, better venue that would serve our growing town?’” Shaw said. “It was hard for so long to have that number and that streak, but I think in the long run, for the next 20 years, this will be the right move for us and for the city.” In 2013 the venue’s ownership agreed to sell the property to Carson Properties to make way for a mixed-use residential development. That project ultimately stalled, and the agreement expired, allowing Shaw and co-owner Allen Manning to retain the property and continue hosting live music. The development is moving forward now, Shaw said. Requests for comment from Carson Properties were not immediately returned. Read more about Triple Crown here.