MercyMe takes its spring 2027 tour outdoors in Macon

The Christian band's first Macon date since October 2024 lands Saturday, March 20, at Atrium Health Amphitheater, with Ben Fuller and Peter Burton opening.

The last time MercyMe played Macon, it was October 12, 2024, indoors at the Macon Centreplex. The next time is already on the calendar, and it moves the band outside: Saturday, March 20, 2027, at Atrium Health Amphitheater, a 12,000-capacity room built for exactly this kind of spring crowd.

The show starts at 7 p.m., with Ben Fuller and Peter Burton opening. Tickets run $27.70 to $209.90 through Ticketmaster, and 41NBC reported that the Macon Coliseum box office is selling them too. The tour's promoter, Awakening Events, lists doors at 5:30 p.m., so there's time to get through the gate, find a spot and settle in before the first note.

The date was announced October 16, and the on-sale has already come and gone. Artist, K-LOVE and venue presales opened Tuesday, October 20, and general sales started at noon on Wednesday, October 21. If you're still deciding, seats are on sale now. Buy them through Ticketmaster or the box office and skip the resale sites, which were already asking well above face value within days of the on-sale.

Macon is one stop on what Awakening Events bills as MercyMe LIVE – Spring 2027. Coverage of the announcement puts the run at 31 performances between Thursday, March 11, and Sunday, May 2, with Fuller and Burton supporting on the newly announced dates. Lincoln, Nebraska gets the same package at Pinnacle Bank Arena on April 23. Macon falls on the tour's second Saturday, early enough that the band will still be breaking the show in.

So why does a gap of under two and a half years count as a return worth marking? Because in Middle Georgia, MercyMe has become a regular. Local station WGXA covered the band's earlier stops at the Macon Coliseum, including a co-bill with Chris Tomlin, and the 2024 Centreplex show kept the streak going. What changes in 2027 is the setting. An arena date in October is a safe bet. An amphitheater in March is a different kind of bet, on a mild evening and on a crowd big enough to fill a lawn, and the promoters are making it with a room several times the size of a typical club.

Expect a family crowd, a long night and a lot of singing along. The openers give the bill some range. Fuller, a country-leaning Christian artist, recently put out a live record drawn from his Black Sheep Tour, so his set has been road-tested. Burton rounds out the three-act bill before MercyMe takes the stage.

An arena date in October is a safe bet. An amphitheater in March is a different kind of bet.

A practical note: the amphitheater is a different trip from the Coliseum downtown, so plan parking and the drive out before the night itself, and check the venue's bag rules before you leave the house.

MercyMe has spent the last few years treating Macon like a standing appointment. In March, the appointment just moves outdoors. Bring a jacket anyway. It's still March in Georgia, and the sun goes down fast.

Sources: MercyMe coming to Macon's Atrium Health Amphitheater in March 2027 - 41NBC News (41nbc.com); MercyMe LIVE - Spring 2027 - Awakening Events (awakeningevents.com); MercyMe announces LIVE 2027 tour dates - SeatGeek (seatgeek.ca); Christian music band MercyMe heads to Lincoln in April - WOWT (wowt.com); Chris Tomlin and MercyMe coming to the Macon Coliseum - WGXA (wgxa.tv); Ben Fuller unveils new live album - The Weekend Top 20 Countdown (weekendtop20countdown.com); MercyMe, Ben Fuller & Peter Burton - Ticketmaster (ticketmaster.com); Directions & Parking Information - Atrium Health Amphitheater (maconcentreplex.org)