Nashville Music - Nightclubs - Concert Venues

Nashville Music

They don't call Nashville "Music City, USA" for nothing. Nashville boasts one of the most fertile music scenes in the world and is home to a multitude of live music clubs, concert venues, music publishers, record companies recording studios and recording stars. You can catch today's stars at one of Nashville's concert venues or the stars of tomorrow at one of Nashville's clubs!

Nashville Concert Venues

AmSouth (Starwood) Amphitheatre
3839 Murfreesboro Road, Antioch, TN
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Formerly known as Starwood Amphitheatre, AmSouth Amphitheatre is a popular entertainment venue and Nashville summer tradition. This is a true outdoor amphitheatre featuring national acts with an impressive capacity of 18,000 (standing room only) and an additional 4,000 in the premium pavilion seating area.

Belcourt Theatre
2102 Belcourt Avenue, Nashville TN; 615.383.9140.
For over 75 years, The Belcourt Theatre has provided a space for premiere entertainment in the heart of Nashville's Hillsboro Village. During this time, The Belcourt has existed in many incarnations - each of which has furnished a home for some of the city's best and most unusual performing arts. The theater is leased to Belcourt YES!, a grassroots, not-for-profit group dedicated to the preservation and successful operation of The Belcourt Theatre in its historical roles as a home for film, theatre and music.

Grand Ole Opry House
2802 Opryland Drive, Nashville TN; 615.889.3060
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The Grand Ole Opry is a milestone venue for any country music artist who hopes to someday make it big. Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Tex Ritter and Minnie Pearl all performed here making it as much an entertainment venue as a historical artifact. Today, the Opry is still a launching point for careers, much as the Apollo Theater is for rhythm & blues performers. The Grand Ole Opry continues to showcase the best bluegrass, country, gospel and ...more.

Ryman Auditorium

116 Fifth Avenue North, Nashville TN; 615.889.3060
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The Ryman Auditorium first opened its doors in 1892 as a vision of Captain Thomas G. Ryman. With the coming of the Grand Ole Opry show in 1943, the Ryman found its identity as the Mother Church of Country Music. In 1974, the Opry moved to its current home by the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center and left the Ryman vacant. It was not until twenty years later in 1994 that the Ryman was restored to be the national showplace that it is today. Musicians ranging from Roy Acuff to James Brown and Patsy Cline to Sheryl Crow have performed on the Ryman stage, making it a historical as well as a ...more.

Sommet Center
501 Broadway, Nashville TN; 615.770.2000
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The Sommet Center (formerly known as the Gaylord Entertainment Center and Nashville Arena) hosts concerts, family shows, and sporting events. Home to the Nashville Predators (ice hockey), this state-of-the art arena is is linked to the Nashville Convention Center, Renaissance Nashville Hotel and Church Street Centre Mall by a climate controlled walkway. The Sommet Center is a show piece for a city whose reputation for music, entertainment and hospitality is world renowned.

TPAC (Tennessee Performing Arts Center)
505 Deaderick Street, Nashville TN; 615.782.4000
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TPAC is located in the James K. Polk Cultural Center at 505 Deaderick Street in downtown Nashville, occupying an entire city block between 5th and 6th Avenues and Deaderick and Union Streets. Also housing the Tennessee State Museum, the cultural center adjoins the 18 story James K. Polk Office Tower. The performance venues at TPAC are Andrew Jackson Hall (2,472 seats), James K. Polk Theater (1,075 - pictured at right), Andrew Johnson Theater (288) and War Memorial Auditorium (1668), the historic landmark located across 6th Avenue and the plaza from the Center.

Texas Troubadour Theatre
2416 Opryland Drive, Nashville TN; 615.885.0028
The free midnight jams, featuring Opry acts and country music newcomers alike, are a country music lover's dream. Audiences can attend the live broadcast of the Ernest Tubb Midnite Jamboree each Saturday night (America's second longest-running radio show, broadcast live on Nashville's WSM AM 650, following America's longest-running radio show - the Grand Ole Opry.

Nashville Live Music Clubs

The Bluebird Cafe Bluebird Café
4104 Hillsboro Road, Nashville, TN, Tel. 615.383.1461
Places like the Bluebird Café are the reason that "Music City, USA" can keep its title and dignity. While the average tourist gravitates towards big name shows at the Ryman, locals and industry vets know that the heart of country music is located in intimate clubs like the Bluebird, which feature little known and amateur singer-songwriters performing seven nights a week. Most recognized is the legendary new songwriters showcase every Sunday. Kathy Mattea and Garth Brooks both played the Bluebird before making it big, but the bar stays true to its down-home musical roots, providing a place to dream for the most heartfelt, honest strummers in a town full of city-slickers with demo tapes.

Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar
220 Printers Alley, Nashville, TN, Tel. 615.24.BLUES
Besides featuring the best blues artists to come through Nashville, the Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar features a seven-piece award winning blues band playing a mixture of Chicago and Delta blues. Appearing Tuesday-Saturday weekly from 9PM until 2AM.Mardi Gras decor and atmosphere. Admission price allows entry into sister club Congo Square.

Douglas Corner Café
2106-A 8th Avenue South, Nashville, TN, Tel. 615.298.1688
Established acts, top writers and a wide array of musical styles makes Douglas Corner Cafe a favorite among locals and visitors alike. On many nights, you can drop by after work for an early showcase with an up and coming artist. Many of the early shows have no cover charge. Douglas Corner's Lamplight In The Round shows are a hit with both fans and performers. You never know who may be lured on stage for a song or two!

Layla's Bluegrass Inn
418 Broadway, Nashville, TN, 615-726-2799
Here you can discover what visitors and locals alike have come to know for years-that Layla's Bluegrass Inn
is THE place in Nashville for the best in live entertainment, your favorite libation, great eats and plenty of down-home Southern hospitality!

Robert's Western World
416 Broadway, Nashville, TN, Tel. 615-244-9552
As the �Home of Traditional Country Music� you will not find another like Robert�s Western World. Merle Haggard, Tom Petty, Tracy Byrd, Kid Rock, Allison Kraus and Rascal Flatts all have one thing in common with the folks that sometimes make the dinner bell at the Nashville Rescue Mission. They have all bellied up to the bar at Robert�s Western World, ordered a PBR and a burger and listened to the best traditional country music Nashville has to offer. Robert�s Western World draws everyone from the stars to a few homeless fellows who in the glow of the flashing neon guitar and the signature Red Cowboy boot reminisce as the haunted sounds of Hank Williams pierce the night.

Station Inn Station Inn
402 12th Avenue South, Nashville, TN, 615.255.3307
The Station Inn is Nashville's (and some say "the world's") most popular bluegrass club. Doors open at 7 p.m. each night with live music starting at 9 p.m. unless otherwise noted. You must be age 21 and older or be accompanied by a parent or guardian to enter. Admission to all shows at The Station Inn is on a first come - first served basis. Reservations are not taken and tickets are not sold in advance. For high profile performances, plan on arriving early!

The Sutler
2608 Franklin Road, Nashville, TN, 615.297.9195
A great, intimate club featuring up-n-comers. The Sutler definitely has that "catch a recording star of tomorrow" vibe to it. The musicians and songwriters who perform here run the gamet from rock & roll, folk, blues to bluegrass.

3rd & Lindsley Bar and Grill
818 3rd Avenue South, Nashville, TN, 615.259.9891
The 3rd & Lindsley Bar and Grill features more styles of music than almost any other club in Nashville: Progressive, AAA, Blues, R&B, Rock & Roll, Alternative, Americana and Soul.

Wolfy's
425 Broadway, Nashville, TN. 615.251.1621
Long legendary for its massive burgers, Wolfy's features local country bands performing nightly. On weekends, the Bada Bing Bada Boom Band strikes up swing and performs original music with a beat you can dance to. Never a cover charge, this extremely popular Nashville club attracts business suits as well as a blue collar crowd.

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