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66 events
MusicRock
Our Pick
Thu Oct 8 · 7:30 PM
Bleachers Forever
The Truth · The Gulch
Jack Antonoff's private-thought verses arrive with giant choruses and enough live percussion to fill the Truth without arena staging.
MusicPop
Our Pick
Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM
ZZ Top w/ Cheap Trick
Ascend Amphitheater · Downtown
Cheap Trick before dark, then the stripped-down Texas boogie that taught generations of bands how little a riff needs.
MusicCountry
Thu Oct 8 · Started 2:00 PM
Michael Leatherman
Chief's · Downtown
Also plays 5 other dates, through Thu Nov 12
MusicCountry
Thu Oct 8 · 3:00 PM
Sarah Gayle Meech
Robert's Western World · Downtown
Also plays 5 other dates, through Thu Nov 12
MusicFreeIndie / Alt
Thu Oct 8 · Started 4:00 PM
Dana Malone - Everyone Begotten, Everything Holy Release Celebration with Jubal Lee Young
Grimey's New & Preloved Music · East Nashville
MusicIndie / Alt
Thu Oct 8 · 5:00 PM
In The Vault Open Mic Thursdays
The Bowery Vault · East Nashville
Also plays 7 other dates, through Thu Nov 26
MusicThu Oct 8 · 5:30 PM
Gabe Marshall
The Stillery Downtown · Downtown
Also plays 6 other dates, through Thu Nov 19
MusicIndie / Alt
Thu Oct 8 · 6:00 PM
Big Guy's Very Big Residency w/ She Returns From War
The 5 Spot · East Nashville
MusicRock
Thu Oct 8 · 6:00 PM
Front Bar: Christine Alice, Caitlin Cannon, Steel Ivory
Cobra · East Nashville
MusicJazz / Blues
Thu Oct 8 · 6:00 PM
Hot Club Gypsy Jazz Thursdays; Rudy’s French Connection
Rudy's Jazz Room · The Gulch
Also plays 6 other dates, through Thu Nov 19
MusicThu Oct 8 · 6:00 PM
Live Music Thursdays
The Chloe · Belmont / Hillsboro
Also plays 3 other dates, through Thu Oct 29
MusicCountry
Thu Oct 8 · 6:30 PM
Ultimate Eric Church Experience w/ Tennessee Whiskey- Chris Stapleton Tribute
Chief's · Downtown
MusicFolk / Americana
Thu Oct 8 · 6:30 PM
Open Mic Night
Fox & Locke · Franklin
Also plays 2 other dates, through Thu Oct 22
ComedyThu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM
Chico Bean
Zanies Comedy Night Club · 8th Ave South
Also plays 2 other dates, through Sat Oct 10
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Thu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM
Colt Classic + Analog Present Colby T. Helms & The Virginia Creepers
Analog at Hutton Hotel · Midtown
MusicCountry
Thu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM
Doc Downs & The Next Round
Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge · Madison
Also plays 1 other date, through Wed Oct 21
MusicLatin
Thu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM
Free Salsa Night!
Plaza Mariachi · Nolensville Pike
Also plays 2 other dates, through Thu Oct 29
MusicCountry
Thu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM
Kelley's Heroes
Robert's Western World · Downtown
Also plays 22 other dates, through Sat Nov 14
MusicThu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM
Mack Truck Ministries
Star Rover Sound · Germantown
Also plays 3 other dates, through Thu Oct 29
TheaterThu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM
Opry Country Classics with Pam Tillis, Twitty & Lynn, The Isaacs, and more
Grand Ole Opry House · Opryland
TheaterThu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM
Studio Tenn presents: The Addams Family
The Factory at Franklin · Franklin
Also plays 14 other dates, through Mon Nov 30
MusicJazz / Blues
Thu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM
Live Jazz: Parker James, Paul DeFiglia, & Anson Hohne
Vinyl Tap · East Nashville
MusicThu Oct 8 · 7:30 PM
A Close Encounter with the Music of John Williams
Schermerhorn Symphony Center · SoBro
Also plays 1 other date, through Fri Oct 9
TheaterThu Oct 8 · 7:30 PM
Country Roads USA
Ray Stevens CabaRay Showroom · West Nashville
Also plays 31 other dates, through Sat Dec 19
TheaterThu Oct 8 · 7:30 PM
John Proctor Is the Villain
Tennessee Performing Arts Center · Downtown
Also plays 7 other dates, through Sun Oct 18
TheaterThu Oct 8 · 7:30 PM
Vanderbilt Opera Theater: The Pirates of Penzance
Blair School of Music · Centennial / West End
Also plays 1 other date, through Fri Oct 9
Pop
Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM
Artemas - LOVERCORE / GETTING UP TO NO GOOD Tour
Marathon Music Works · Marathon Village
MusicIndie / Alt
Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM
David Stone w/Tuff Softies, Knuckle Dragger & Cumshot Wound -18+
The End · Midtown
MusicCountry
Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM
Toppers Lite
Acme Feed & Seed · Downtown
Also plays 5 other dates, through Thu Nov 12
Indie / Alt
Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM
SOLD OUT! Finn Wolfhard - The Common Side Effects Tour w/ Malcy
The Basement East · East Nashville
FilmThu Oct 8 · 8:40 PM
Butthole Surfers: the Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
The Belcourt Theatre · Belmont / Hillsboro
MusicCountry
Thu Oct 8 · 9:00 PM
Easton Hamlin
Nashville Palace · Opryland
Also plays 2 other dates, through Thu Oct 29
MusicJazz / Blues
Thu Oct 8 · 9:00 PM
Miguel Alvarado Triafia
Rudy's Jazz Room · The Gulch
Also plays 1 other date, through Mon Nov 16
This Week
415 eventsFriday, October 9
82 events
TheaterOur Pick
Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM
Grand Ole Opry: OPRY 100 with Kathy Mattea, The Wilder Blue, Gary Mule Deer, and more
Grand Ole Opry House · Opryland
The short sets put the Oak Ridge Boys' unmistakable blend beside younger country voices that would rarely share their touring bill.
Rock
Our Pick
Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM
WEEZER: The Gathering
Bridgestone Arena · Downtown
An arena of immaculate guitar-pop, with the setlist left to decide how far beyond the familiar records the night travels.
MusicFolk / Americana
Our Pick
Fri Oct 9 · 5:00 PM
Ruston Kelly Presents DIRT EMO NIGHT
Fogg Street Lawn Club · SoBro
Kelly's covers project gets a full band for one night, on the Fogg Street roof with Lillie Kolich opening.
MusicFolk / Americana
Our Pick
Fri Oct 9 · 8:00 PM
A Nashville Tribute and Birthday Celebration of John Lennon featuring Afton Wolfe , Jonny Strykes , Brian Wright , Chad Styble , Matthew Szlachetka , Daniel Seymour , Justin Amaral , Aron Tyler King , Irakli Gabriel , Molly Martin , Courtney Santana , ZG Smith , Nikki Barber , Brandy Zdan , Maisy Owen , Kevin Daniel , Amanda Raye , Suzie Chism & Seth Fox
3rd & Lindsley · SoBro
A large Nashville cast divides Lennon's catalog, making the song assignments nearly as interesting as the performances.
Saturday, October 10
80 eventsMusicRock
Our Pick
Sat Oct 10 · 8:00 PM
Jack White Live 2026
The Truth · The Gulch
Also plays 1 other date, through Sat Oct 10
A broad songbook and a quick live band let White change direction without building every number around a production cue.
MusicSat Oct 10 · 11:00 AM
DJ Giovanni
Noelle Nashville · Downtown
Also plays 2 other dates, through Sat Oct 31
Sunday, October 11
64 eventsRock
Our Pick
Sun Oct 11 · 7:30 PM
Phoebe Bridgers: The Lost Tour
Bridgestone Arena · Downtown
Also plays 1 other date, through Sun Oct 11
Bridgers has scaled dry, intimate songs to an arena audience that knows when to scream and, more importantly, when not to.
FilmHorror
Sun Oct 11 · 11:50 AM
Kwaidan
The Belcourt Theatre · Belmont / Hillsboro
Also plays 2 other dates, through Sun Oct 11
Monday, October 12
37 eventsIndie / Alt
Our Pick
Mon Oct 12 · 7:30 PM
Bright Eyes
Brooklyn Bowl · Germantown
Conor Oberst has been writing about the end of the world since he was a teenager, and he has gotten better at it.
FilmHorror
Our Pick
Mon Oct 12 · 3:00 PM
FEAR FEST! The Invisible Man (1933)
The Franklin Theatre · Franklin
Claude Rains spends most of the movie unseen and still gives one of Universal horror's biggest performances.
FilmHorror
Our Pick
Mon Oct 12 · 7:00 PM
FEAR FEST! The Fly (1986)
The Franklin Theatre · Franklin
Cronenberg makes body horror sad. Goldblum's Brundle does not become a monster all at once, which is what makes it awful.
MusicPop
Mon Oct 12 · 12:30 PM
Bluebird On 3rd
3rd & Lindsley · SoBro
Also plays 7 other dates, through Mon Nov 30
Tuesday, October 13
42 events
MusicCountry
Tue Oct 13 · 2:00 PM
Ben Kadlecek
Chief's · Downtown
Also plays 10 other dates, through Fri Nov 13
MusicCountry
Tue Oct 13 · 3:00 PM
Chris Casello Trio
Robert's Western World · Downtown
Also plays 9 other dates, through Tue Nov 10
MusicCountry
Tue Oct 13 · 5:00 PM
Pop A Top Tuesday Ft. Sweet Megg
Skinny Dennis · East Nashville
Also plays 2 other dates, through Tue Oct 27
Wednesday, October 14
50 eventsMusicRock
Our Pick
Wed Oct 14 · 8:00 PM
Suki Waterhouse: The Loveland Tour
The Truth · The Gulch
Hazy pop that gains weight from a live band, especially when the quieter songs are allowed to remain quiet.
MusicCountry
Wed Oct 14 · 2:00 PM
The Reeves Brothers
Chief's · Downtown
Also plays 5 other dates, through Thu Nov 12
MusicCountry
Wed Oct 14 · 3:00 PM
Paul Kramer
Robert's Western World · Downtown
Also plays 4 other dates, through Wed Nov 11
Thursday, October 15
60 events
TheaterOur Pick
Thu Oct 15 · 8:00 PM
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit w/ Southern Avenue
Ryman Auditorium · Downtown
The first of six Ryman nights, and opening night is when the band is still deciding what the run is going to be.
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Our Pick
Thu Oct 15 · 8:00 PM
Robert Ellis
Eastside Bowl · Madison
Texas country, piano pop and a lounge act keep interrupting one another. The songs are smart enough to survive every persona.
MusicBluegrass
Our Pick
Thu Oct 15 · 8:30 PM
The Chicks - Taking the Long Way
The Truth · The Gulch
Twenty years on, Taking the Long Way sounds less like a defense and more like a document.
MusicCountry
Thu Oct 15 · 2:00 PM
Michael Leatherman
Chief's · Downtown
Also plays 5 other dates, through Thu Nov 12
