Macon kicks the tires on its new amphitheater with soft-launch concert

Charles Davis and the Macon Music Revue sound check in the afternoon before the inaugural concert at Macon's new Atrium Health Amphitheater. "For what this amphitheater is going to become and what it is going to mean to the community, the fact that Macon artists are the first ones to perform on it means something," Davis said. "You'll have a ton of great artists that are going to come through here, but it will always be said that the first people to perform at the Atrium Health Amphitheater were Macon artists."

The Atrium Health Amphitheater in Macon can accommodate 12,000 people, mostly through expansive green space and covered seating.

Concession workers handle last-minute logistics before doors open to hungry and thirsty concertgoers at the Macon amphitheater.

The mosh pit at the Macon amphitheater can be converted to covered seating, depending on the audience. "Jason Aldean, he may want all mosh pit," said Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller. Aldean, a Macon native, will perform at the venue later in the year.

Charles Davis of the Macon Music Revue during soundcheck.

The band Baxter Rose plays the first set on Macon's new amphitheater stage.

Patrons sit at the new amphitheater in Macon, Ga., in March 2024. City leaders hope the new amphitheater will become a focal point for community in a part of the city which has seen lots of financial divestments in recent years.