Innovation Amphitheater

It was a wonderful show Doug Stone & T Graham Brown are very nice artists I got to meet in person take photos with & got there autographs. This is my 2 time at the venue it was packed, but employees are always direct & nice. I purchased parking but when I got there was informed there are no parking! I had park in the construction site near the trash cans own by the school near by had to walk a long way but me & 20 others got our $5 parking fee back.

It was such an amazing experience, I’m not old enough to have been in a real Queen concert but I’m beyond grateful for Killer Queen to bring their music and concert experience to the new generations, I cannot think of a better anniversary gift. Thank you!!!

Great concert, will definitely come back to see T.

Doug Stone is always great. If he is anywhere within a few hours of me, I will be there. Now he has his wife, Jade Jack with him, who is aways great! And their little 6 year old daughter, Bristol is now getting on stage with them. They also have added a new addition, Baili, Doug's other daughter. What a talented young lady she is. The entire family is great and I always enjoy them very much. The amphitheater was nice. I'm so glad the rain stopped before the concert. It was a wonderful concert.

Doug Stone/T Graham Brown: 8/20/22 “It was my first time at Innovation Amphitheater, an outdoor venue in Winder GA with tiered seating, each flat grassy row separated from another by stone retaining walls ascending/descending in order. The open air stage featured a pond as a backdrop in the distance, capacity 1,500. It was also my first time seeing Doug Stone and my second time seeing T Graham Brown, the first being just last year. The stage was set for a 90’s and 80’s ‘country at its best’ experience respectively. Doug 66, a neotraditionalist (charting 18 singles within the years of 1990-95) had begun his career at a very early age opening for Loretta Lynn at just 7 years old. T Graham 67, (Bluesy Country) had also enjoyed a large degree of success during the 80’s. Both are Georgia natives making the show all the more notable. The weather with forecasted thunderstorms and lightning to be seen in the distance held out the entire event. T, a supporter of the Kentucky flood relief efforts went on first wearing a blue ‘Come Hell Or High Water’ KY T-shirt designed after his song of the same title, bright red boat shoes with white laces and jet black sunglasses. He carried around a black towel hanging from a pocket by which he continuously wiped the sweat away from his face and bright white head of hair. ‘This would’ve been a number one song back when my hair was brown’ he commented prior to the 1988 ‘Darlene’. T proudly stated (one foot comfortably resting on a monitor up front), ‘I came along at a time where I got to work with the “one name people”, Wille, Waylon, Merle, Kenny & Dolly, Loretta & Conway, George & Tammy. It’s an era that’ll never be repeated.’ ‘We get to do what we want to do, nobody tells us what to do, I get to make the kind of records I want to make!’ The 5 man ’T Graham Band’ was a strong force, highlighted by the ‘Pastor’ Tim Coleman on alto and tenor sax so named because of his pre-show prayers. Graham’s voice is still very strong and the one hour performance featured all the radio hits! T frequently referred to the local GA haunts and even spotted a high school friend in the crowd recalling stories of time past. He had spent the day visiting family at their 7 acre farm in Commerce GA and explained that the lyrics of his song ‘RFD 3509’ were the actual directions to his parents home. After a brief stage turn, Doug and family came for an hour and a half set beginning with two songs sung by his third wife, the attractive and much younger Jade Jack who is also the fiddle player in the band. Jade introduced their one daughter together the six year old Bristol who had been practicing her rendition of ‘Heads Carolina, Tails California’ all week long. The 6 piece ’Stone Age Band’ also featured Doug’s daughter Baili on back-up vocals who sang lead on Dixie Chick’s ‘Cowboy Take Me Away’, it was a strong vocal performance, a highlight of the evening! He called the collaboration his of ‘Family Opry’. Doug addressed the crowd, ‘Thanks y’all to come out tonight and thank God for a no rain’ then slowed the pace down to a more traditional/ballad styled evening of hits. ‘They used to call me “the romantic balladeer” in Nashville so I guess that’s what I is… I love doin’ those ballards.’ He introduced the number one ‘In A Different Light’ as his own personal favorite, while ‘Addicted To The Dollar (that ain’t worth a dime)’ he sent out to Joe Biden. A rousing rendition of ‘Better Off’ In A Pine Box concluded the evening. The two both had stories to tell some new and many of days gone by. Doug overcoming both heart attack and stroke, numerous accidents, multiple divorces, and in addition the challenges of becoming both smoke and alcohol free. However, the most compelling of the evening was Brown’s introduction to ‘Water To Wine’ and his personal battle of overcoming alcohol addiction. My highlight was taking a bit with T after the set about my own sobriety and ventures in the South. We joked about Walhalla SC where I had seen him last, and noted how the so called glam of living the rough life in today’s wave of country music in reality is both deceiving and short lived. I also got stuck driving behind his self-monogramed ‘Hill Billy Iced Tea’’ tour bus from the venue all the way to the highway entrance which was kind of cool. This was one of those shows which would have been a rarity up North. I couldn’t help but become a bit sentimental mid-show when noticing two American flagw flying proud stage left and right. It’s been four years and counting here in South Carolina and I’m still super-excited regarding the multiplicity of venues and genres out this way. Folks, these two don’t just sing about it, they’ve lived it. This is what make seeing artists such as these worth the price of admission when they pass through your neck of the woods.” by DAve (Concerts #690, 691)

Doug Stone/T Graham Brown: 8/20/22 “It was my first time at Innovation Amphitheater, an outdoor venue in Winder GA with tiered seating, each flat grassy row separated from another by stone retaining walls ascending/descending in order. The open air stage featured a pond as a backdrop in the distance, capacity 1,500. It was also my first time seeing Doug Stone and my second time seeing T Graham Brown, the first being just last year. The stage was set for a 90’s and 80’s ‘country at its best’ experience respectively. Doug 66, a neotraditionalist (charting 18 singles within the years of 1990-95) had begun his career at a very early age opening for Loretta Lynn at just 7 years old. T Graham 67, (Bluesy Country) had also enjoyed a large degree of success during the 80’s. Both are Georgia natives making the show all the more notable. The weather with forecasted thunderstorms and lightning to be seen in the distance held out the entire event. T, a supporter of the Kentucky flood relief efforts went on first wearing a blue ‘Come Hell Or High Water’ KY T-shirt designed after his song of the same title, bright red boat shoes with white laces and jet black sunglasses. He carried around a black towel hanging from a pocket by which he continuously wiped the sweat away from his face and bright white head of hair. ‘This would’ve been a number one song back when my hair was brown’ he commented prior to the 1988 ‘Darlene’. T proudly stated (one foot comfortably resting on a monitor up front), ‘I came along at a time where I got to work with the “one name people”, Wille, Waylon, Merle, Kenny & Dolly, Loretta & Conway, George & Tammy. It’s an era that’ll never be repeated.’ ‘We get to do what we want to do, nobody tells us what to do, I get to make the kind of records I want to make!’ The 5 man ’T Graham Band’ was a strong force, highlighted by the ‘Pastor’ Tim Coleman on alto and tenor sax so named because of his pre-show prayers. Graham’s voice is still very strong and the one hour performance featured all the radio hits! T frequently referred to the local GA haunts and even spotted a high school friend in the crowd recalling stories of time past. He had spent the day visiting family at their 7 acre farm in Commerce GA and explained that the lyrics of his song ‘RFD 3509’ were the actual directions to his parents home. After a brief stage turn, Doug and family came for an hour and a half set beginning with two songs sung by his third wife, the attractive and much younger Jade Jack who is also the fiddle player in the band. Jade introduced their one daughter together the six year old Bristol who had been practicing her rendition of ‘Heads Carolina, Tails California’ all week long. The 6 piece ’Stone Age Band’ also featured Doug’s daughter Baili on back-up vocals who sang lead on Dixie Chick’s ‘Cowboy Take Me Away’, it was a strong vocal performance, a highlight of the evening! He called the collaboration his of ‘Family Opry’. Doug addressed the crowd, ‘Thanks y’all to come out tonight and thank God for a no rain’ then slowed the pace down to a more traditional/ballad styled evening of hits. ‘They used to call me “the romantic balladeer” in Nashville so I guess that’s what I is… I love doin’ those ballards.’ He introduced the number one ‘In A Different Light’ as his own personal favorite, while ‘Addicted To The Dollar (that ain’t worth a dime)’ he sent out to Joe Biden. A rousing rendition of ‘Better Off’ In A Pine Box concluded the evening. The two both had stories to tell some new and many of days gone by. Doug overcoming both heart attack and stroke, numerous accidents, multiple divorces, and in addition the challenges of becoming both smoke and alcohol free. However, the most compelling of the evening was Brown’s introduction to ‘Water To Wine’ and his personal battle of overcoming alcohol addiction. My highlight was taking a bit with T after the set about my own sobriety and ventures in the South. We joked about Walhalla SC where I had seen him last, and noted how the so called glam of living the rough life in today’s wave of country music in reality is both deceiving and short lived. I also got stuck driving behind his self-monogramed ‘Hill Billy Iced Tea’’ tour bus from the venue all the way to the highway entrance which was kind of cool. This was one of those shows which would have been a rarity up North. I couldn’t help but become a bit sentimental mid-show when noticing two American flagw flying proud stage left and right. It’s been four years and counting here in South Carolina and I’m still super-excited regarding the multiplicity of venues and genres out this way. Folks, these two don’t just sing about it, they’ve lived it. This is what make seeing artists such as these worth the price of admission when they pass through your neck of the woods.” by DAve (Concerts #690, 691)

Top notch as Always! What an awesome show this was!! Been tracking Dailey upon joining Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. Can’t wait until they come back to Winder!!

Always awesome, we go every year!!

Tom Fucking Keifer!!! Amazing as always! His voice is Still awesome!

I could have given it 10 stars!! SOOOO good! Tom and his band rocked! 🤘🏻

Still ROCKING better and better than EVER!!

As usual another great show! He sang the old Cinderella tunes and sone of his new amazing music! He's such a gifted musician. The opening act was amazing as well!

Great to finally see one of the legends. Venue was small and the volume could have been turned down a bit, but hope to see CDB again soon.