As the Stone Church in Newmarket, N.H., prepares for some benefit shows to keep its doors open, another New Hampshire institution – the Tupelo Music Hall – has just announced that it’s moving to a bigger and better space in late Summer 2009.

Per a message from owner Scott Hayward, the Tupelo will remain in the Derry, N.H., area but will move to a state-of-the-art facility that provides bigger shows with table seating, better parking than the current park-on-the-street-and-walk-if-you-get-here-less-than-20-minutes-before-the-show setup, and a better climate control system.

As you can probably deduce on your own, a bigger venue means even bigger names than the already-impressive roster at the current space. Hayward also promises a 20,000-square foot retail shop and an equal amount of office space at the new venue, which will be on Crystal Ave. in the area of T-Bones/McDonald’s.

Southern New Hampshire residents rejoice. If you weren’t already impressed with the Tupelo, you damn sure will be come 18 months from now.