Atlanta trip late June - State Farm Arena

I know you said that you would prefer to stay not downtown, but honestly for this situation it may be your best bet. Traffic in this town is never predictable, so you're risking a long commute into town on a Wednesday trying to make it to the show. Also, parking costs can be a bit exorbitant (the CNN deck was charging $70/car for Taylor Swift).

There is an Omni hotel in the CNN complex. It may be expensive, but you literally go downstairs to the food court/atrium and walk into State Farm. There are other hotels in the general vicinity, but my guess one of the reasons you don't want to stay downtown is the culture in the surrounding area. Omni keeps you from having to walk back after the show is over.

If you stay there you are also within walking distance of the College Football Hall of Fame, World of Coca-Cola, and Georgia Aquarium. You could spend the morning doing one, the afternoon doing another (or stay in the aquarium from late morning through afternoon) and then go to the show.

I always highly recommend MARTA but if you've already bout a parking pass that's no longer relevant. Being a Wednesday night you probably shoudln't have many traffic issues I woudln't think, aside from just all the concert goers leaving at once.

The only real recommendations I can give woudl be to absolutely not stay south of I-20.

Just stay in the city. im assuming state farm arena is the hawks stadium, if so, you will be fine. really it was just turner field that was in more of a ghetto area.