Goochland County’s concert in the park brings Gone Country to Old GES Field
Gone Country made Old GES Field an easy Friday-night outing, with Double D’s BBQ, Sandtopia and a bring-your-own-chair setup.
Old GES Field gave Goochland families a simple Friday night option: live classic country, two food trucks and an outdoor setup that made staying close to home feel like the point. Gone Country played from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 29, at 3150 River Road West in Goochland, and county materials billed the Richmond-area band as a crowd-pleaser with authentic 1990s and honky-tonk country vibes.
The concert fit the county’s summer pattern of turning public parks into low-friction gathering places. Goochland County Parks & Recreation rotated the series between Old GES Field and Tucker Park, with a spring show at Tucker Park on April 24 and later concerts scheduled for August 28 and September 25. The May 29 stop was one piece of that sequence, aimed at giving residents a reason to gather without leaving the county for an evening out.
The setup was straightforward and family-friendly. Attendees were asked to bring their own chair and blanket, a practical instruction for a concert held on the field. Food trucks also shaped the night, with Double D’s BBQ and Sandtopia listed for the event, giving the crowd dinner options alongside the music. The format mattered as much as the band: a local field, open-air seating and food service created the kind of relaxed community outing that works for children, parents and neighbors who want to linger.
The site itself carries its own significance. County planning materials identify the venue as Old Goochland Elementary School and Old GES Field, underscoring that the concert took place on a repurposed former school property rather than in a purpose-built amphitheater. Framework plan materials for the site show county leaders envisioning future features such as an event lawn, stage, market pavilion, plazas and parking improvements, all signs that the property is being considered as a long-term public gathering space.
The concert also sat inside a broader county calendar that included the Egg-Xtreme Egg Hunt, July fireworks, an Ag Fair on September 12, a fall festival, a holiday market and a tree lighting. That larger schedule shows Goochland County leaning on parks and civic spaces as regular venues for community life, with Old GES Field now functioning as one of the county’s more visible warm-weather stops.
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