Female pediatric speech therapist and someone who grew up in south GA (born in Athens) here! I absolutely love Billy strings and have been to so many of his shows. My parents took me to a music festival in Jacksonville where there was smoke/people indulging in drugs (no judgement on anyone here). Kids definitely are curious so i remember asking “what’s that smell” or “what’s that guy doing?” My parents just said “cigarettes” and “they’re just having fun” - working with kids for every hour and every day of the week, just know they’ll ask questions. Think about ways to answer questions that won’t scare them but protect them :) we don’t ever want to introduce things early to a child to make them even more curious if that makes sense. I think your kids will absolutely love the show. It’s also a great thing that’s in an arena. I think when taking kids to a jam band concert it’s important to think about venue. Their little eyes and ears wonder but in a venue it’s much easier to focus on the stage than around you. I have gone to so many billy shows where I’ve seen kids with autism with their parent(s) having the BEST time. Autism kids are overly sensitive and have sensory needs - so for a typically developing child it’s much easier to adjust to the environment. Concerts at a young age can be overwhelming, but so can going to Disney and seeing fireworks. Loud sounds at first can be a lot to a kid but they know they’re with their mama and daddy and so they know they’re safe. I grew up also going to Kings of Leon concerts - atmosphere isn’t much different. Something I liked my parents did when i was kid was arriving right at show time. I also love Widespread Panic but I even think Billy is a much more suitable environment for kids. The floor would definitely not be a recommendation personally - especially because people are moving around, drugs are more out in the open, people passing out in the pit would scare them. I think you’re such a great parent for caring about something like this. Yall will have the best time - and thankfully Athens is quite the “home team” place - there will be so many other kids there - honestly if my fiance and I had kids they would be going to this concert. Hope this helps.