Ella Langley Athens Set Time: When She Goes On at Akins Ford Arena (September 18)

Ella Langley brings The Dandelion Tour to Akins Ford Arena at The Classic Center in Athens, GA on Friday, September 18, 2026. Here's the timing and the plan for the night.

Who plays when

The Classic Center has posted the doors and start times, so those are the numbers to build your evening around:

• 6:00 PM — doors open
• 7:00 PM — show starts (the ticketed start time)

The bill is Laci Kaye Booth first, then Kameron Marlowe in the direct-support slot, then Ella Langley.

We won't invent a minute for when Ella walks out — the venue lists doors at 6:00 and a 7:00 start, but no per-act running order. The honest, sourced answer: the first opener goes on around 7:00, and on recent three-act Dandelion nights Ella closes after both openers. If the venue posts a full schedule closer to the date, this page and the set-times page will carry the real times.

Get in for the openers. Kameron Marlowe is a headliner in his own right — "Giving You Up," "Tennessee Orange" — so his direct-support slot is a full set, not a warm-up. Laci Kaye Booth opens the night.

What she's been playing

No predicted setlist here. Her recent Dandelion Tour nights have leaned on the songs everyone came for — "you look like you love me," "Choosin' Texas," "weren't for the wind," "Be Her," and "Nicotine" — woven together with the deeper Dandelion cuts.

The actual Athens setlist goes up on the setlist page within a couple of hours of the encore.

Akins Ford Arena notes

It's an indoor arena at The Classic Center in downtown Athens, climate controlled, so there's no weather to worry about. Doors are at 6:00 — get there with time to spare, park in the downtown decks nearby, and screenshot your mobile ticket before you're in a slow line. The room runs cool once it's full; a light layer helps.

For where to sit — lower bowl versus the upper level, and which sections get the best sound — see the Athens set-times and where-to-sit page.

Still need tickets?

As of this writing, tickets are still on sale at face value through the Classic Center box office — the lowest listed face price is around $110 before fees. That won't last if the room tightens up, so if you want the cheaper option, sooner beats later. Check the Athens show page for current availability and pricing, and compare the all-in checkout total before you buy.

Can't make it?

Athens sits in the middle of a Southern stretch — Ella plays Oxford, MS the night before on September 17, and Jacksonville, FL on September 19, where face value is already gone and resale is the only route. Every date, with current status, is on the tour hub.

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