Sister Hazel Brings the Connection Back to District Live in Savannah

April 27, 2026

Savannah came up almost immediately, not as a tour stop, but as a place that has changed.

“I can remember playing there back in the late 90s, early 2000s,” Mark Trojanowski, Drummer for Sister Hazel says. “A lot of places were basements, kind of like dungeons. Now everything down by the river, the restaurants, the energy, it has completely changed.”

That perspective carries weight. Sister Hazel has not just passed through cities like Savannah, they have watched them evolve. They have seen crowds grow up, neighborhoods shift, and rooms take on new life. And somehow, through all of that, they have stayed the same in the way that matters.

“It was always about the connection with the fans,” Trojanowski says. “Even before we had songs on the radio, it was about that.”

That is the thread that runs through everything they do.

Savannah, for its part, has grown into a city that understands that kind of connection. The riverfront has filled out. New districts have taken shape. Places like District Live now sit in the middle of that newer energy, built for nights that feel a little bigger than they used to.

But the reason people show up has not changed.

They want to feel part of something.

And that is where Sister Hazel lives.

“We have a blast playing,” Trojanowski says. “We mix our songs with covers and keep it moving. Ken goes into the crowd every night and interacts with people. So people that come out will have a good time.”

That interaction is not a gimmick. It is the backbone of the show. A band that steps off the stage, a crowd that answers back, a night that moves a little differently depending on who is in the room.

Trojanowski sees it clearly when they return to the same cities year after year.

“We have a core bunch of cities that have always been staples for us,” he says. “And then we mix in festivals and other shows. It is always evolving, but those connections stay.”

Savannah fits into that rhythm. It always has.

It is not about scale here. It is about feel. A room like District Live brings people close enough that there is no separation between the band and the crowd. You hear it, you see it, you are part of it whether you planned to be or not.

And that is where their music still lands.

You will hear the songs you came for. The ones that have followed people for years. But the real moments happen in between. A cover that turns into a singalong. A story that lands a little differently in this city than the last. A lead singer stepping into the crowd and pulling the whole room with him.

“Just a fun time all around,” Trojanowski says.

It sounds simple. But it is not accidental.

It is built on years of showing up, playing the songs, and letting the night take its own shape.

Savannah has changed. The stages are different. The neighborhoods look different. But nights like this still come down to the same thing they always did.

A band that knows how to connect, and a crowd that is ready to meet them there.