Nashvilles Music Scene

Nashvillles diverse music scene has made it one of the most popular places for music enthusiasts and performers to visit. Its deep country roots are still prevalent in its core as it transforms into the hottest music scene in the world. So many bands like, King of Leon, Paramore and The Civil Wars got their starts in this city. Its no wonder Rolling Stone magazine named Nashville the best music scene in 2011. The music that comes from this city radiates all over the world. Its no wonder millions of visitors come to visit every year. Nashvilles legendary past mixed with this new area of music makes for an incredible music scene that continues to grow every single day.

Music

Bridgestone Arena is one of the biggest venues in Nashville. The multi-purpose venue hosts several sporting events such as basket-ball and hockey. Bridgestone has held various award shows such as the CMAs and the Grammy Nomi-nations live concert. Artists from various music genres perform at Bridgestone, which seats 20,000 people. Past performers include: Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Rolling Stones, Carrie Under-wood and Beyonce.

Tootsies World Famous Orchid Lounge is one of Nashvilles most famous venues. The honky tonk bar, which was orginated by Tootsie Bess in 1960, has had its share of country royalty. Some of its first customers include: Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. Willie Nelson reportedly received his 1st song-writing gig after singing at Tootsies. Located behind the Ryman Audito-rium, Tootsies two stages host live local talent every night. Musicians come from all over to perform clas-sic and modern country music. With locations in the Nashville airport and Panama City Beach, music is always playing at Tootsies.

Venues

LP Field, known as the home of the Tennessee Titans, is a stadium that host several sporting events as well as music festivals. LP Field, which can seat over 69,000 people, hosted the qualifying soccer tournaments for the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. The CMA Music Festival takes place at the stadium every June for four nights of music. LP Field can hold large concerts but few are scheduled there due to the attendance not reaching a large enough capacity for the usual profit margin of concert promoters. LP is looking to gain some profit this fall when One Direction are slated to per-form at the stadium on August 19th, perhaps with LP Fields largest atten-dance its seen in a while.

Ryman Auditorium was built in 1891 and first known as the Union Gospel Tabernacle. The Rymans first sold out show was a lecture by Helen Keller. Charlie Chaplin as well as Eleanor Roosevelt spoke at the venue. It is famously known as the former home of the Grand Ole Opry. It was used for the Grand Ole Oprys broadcasts from 1943 until 1974. The Johnny Cash show aired here from 1969 to 1971 on ABC. In 1994, the Ryman was reopened as an intimate performance venue. The 2,362 seat holding venue hosts alternative rock, bluegrass, country, gospel, pop and rock concerts. The diverse music acts that perform here has turned the Ryman into one of Nashvilles most popular venues.

Events Bridgestone Arena: Miley Cyrus 4/18 Arcade Fire 5/1 Katy Perry 6/27 Kiss & Def Leppard 7/16 Ed Sheeran 9/13 Justin Timberlake 12/17

Ryman Auditorium: Rob Thomas 4/22 Santana 4/23 Foster The People 4/25 Lana Del Rey 5/2 Neon Trees 5/12 Morrissey 5/28

Marathon Music Works: Black Label Society 4/26 Tegan and Sara 5/12 The 1975 5/15 Passenger 8/3

World Record Store Day at Grimeys. Grimeys record store, located on 8th Ave, will host a Record Store Day celebration on April 19th. The store will be selling limited edition vinyl records. Some Record Store Day exclusives include vinyls from these artist: Bastille, David Bowie, Cage The Elephant, Eric Church, The Cure, Fleetwood Mac, Green Day, Paramore, Haim, Jay Z, Kings of Leon and Nirvana. Grimeys celebration will be from 10am-8pm and includes performances from live bands and DJs. Food trucks and local vendors will also be at the scene to celebrate. Grimeys is located at 1604 8th Ave South. Nashville, TN.