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Every place we cover, A to Z. Pick a venue for what is on, or a stop for somewhere to be before or after.

SoBro3rd & LindsleyVenue · 11 upcomingOne of Nashville's steadiest mid-sized stages, just outside the Broadway crush, built for roots and Americana bills and the session players who fill them.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 7:30 PM · The Mother Hips with Mike MizDowntownAscend AmphitheaterOutdoor Venue · 2 upcomingA downtown amphitheater on the riverfront, with reserved seats up front, a lawn behind them and the Cumberland at your back.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM · ZZ Top & Cheap TrickDowntownBridgestone ArenaArena · 11 upcomingNashville's central arena, where the biggest touring acts come and the night usually extends into Broadway before and after.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM · WEEZER: The GatheringGermantownBrooklyn BowlVenue · 32 upcomingA Germantown venue where national touring acts share a building with bowling, food, and enough logistical ease to make group-night planning simple.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 8:00 PM · Public Image Ltd -This Is Not The Last TourThe GulchCannery HallVenue · 1 upcomingA revived complex near the Gulch with several stages under one roof, enough scale to anchor serious touring bills and a calendar that uses all of it.Next: Thu Oct 15 · 8:00 PM · StryperEast NashvilleCobraVenue · 3 upcomingA Gallatin dive bar that stays late, plays loud and books rock, punk and metal most nights.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 6:00 PM · Front Bar: Christine Alice, Caitlin Cannon, Steel IvorySoBroCountry Music Hall of FameVenue · 1 upcoming · Also a stopA museum complex whose performance spaces put whoever's on stage inside 150 years of American music history.Next: Sat Nov 21 · 8:00 PM · AJ Ghent & His Singing GuitarEast NashvilleDRKMTTRVenue · 2 upcomingKathryn Edwards launched it in 2015 via crowdfunding: all-ages, volunteer-run, and built on purpose for the punk and DIY scenes Nashville left with nowhere else to go.Next: Sat Oct 10 · 8:00 PM · Circuit Circuit, Excide, A Kiss Before Dying, Sheath, AsShePrayedforGod, SootMadisonEastside BowlVenue · 9 upcomingA Madison complex where the stage shares a roof with the bowling lanes and the bar. It became a real north-side anchor when Honky Tonk Tuesday Nights moved in.Next: Mon Oct 12 · 7:30 PM · Breaking SoundMidtownExit/InVenue · 28 upcomingOpened October 23, 1971. Jimmy Buffett auditioned on the half-finished stage and was hired on the spot. Steve Martin played here so often in the mid-70s that he credits those nights as making him 'really, really funny.'Next: Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM · Lauren Watkins - If I'm Being Honest TourFranklinFirstBank AmphitheaterAmphitheater · 1 upcomingA 6,800-capacity outdoor amphitheater in Franklin, and the metro's main shed for summer touring acts.Next: Sun Oct 11 · 8:00 PM · The Doobie Brothers: Walk This Road TourFranklinGRAYS on MainVenue · 1 upcoming · Also a stopA 1940s pharmacy on Franklin’s Main Street, restored in 2014, with the music upstairs and the original soda fountain fittings still in the building.Next: Sat Nov 7 · 8:30 PM · Brittany Bishop & The Rockin’ N RevivalDowntownHard Rock Cafe NashvilleBar · 4 upcomingThe corner of Broadway and 1st, at the river end of the strip, open since 1994. It predates almost every artist-branded building further up the hill.Next: Sat Oct 10 · 12:00 PM · Colby DietzDowntownHit ParaderVenue · 1 upcomingA rock and metal club two blocks off Broadway, open Wednesday through Sunday with tribute nights and weekly showcases.Next: Fri Nov 13 · 9:00 PM · Human Clay- A tribute to CreedMarathon VillageMarathon Music WorksVenue · 3 upcomingA large, open, industrial hall in Marathon Village for the tours that need more floor than a club and less ceremony than an arena.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM · Artemas - LOVERCORE / GETTING UP TO NO GOOD TourEast NashvilleMusic Makers StageVenue · 1 upcomingA small spot on the Gallatin corridor where local bills, showcases, and community nights all stay close to the floor.Next: Fri Nov 13 · 7:30 PM · 615 Indie Live Showcase Series - Lauren LucasSoBroSchermerhorn Symphony CenterConcert Hall · 1 upcomingNashville's purpose-built orchestral hall just off downtown. The acoustics were designed for unamplified music.Next: Sun Oct 18 · 7:30 PM · The Legendary Life of Tom PettyEast NashvilleSkinny DennisHonky Tonk · 1 upcomingNamed for Guy Clark's bass player, Skinny Dennis Sanchez: 6'11", 135 pounds, dead at 28 in 1975. The Brooklyn original opened in 2013; the Gallatin Pike bar arrived March 1, 2019 and was woven into East Nashville inside of a year.Next: Mon Oct 19 · 8:00 PM · Rock NiteCentennial / West EndSpringwater Supper ClubVenue · 16 upcoming · Also a stopBuilt in 1896 to pour drinks for the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, the same fair that built the Parthenon. The oldest continuously operating bar in Tennessee.Next: Sun Oct 11 · 2:00 PM · Tommy WomackEast NashvilleThe 5 SpotVenue · 6 upcomingA Five Points bar and venue since 2003. Motown Mondays have been running so long and hit so hard that GQ called it the most stylish party in America.Next: Wed Oct 14 · 6:00 PM · Guthrie Trapp Trio8th Ave SouthThe BasementVenue · 56 upcomingThe smaller, original Basement: a low-ceiling cellar under what used to be Grimey's on 8th Avenue, where songwriter, roots, and rock bills feel thirty feet from the stage.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM · Joe Stamm BandEast NashvilleThe Basement EastVenue · 27 upcomingMike Grimes of Grimey's opened it in April 2015 as the graduation from The Basement on 8th, with more floor space and a bigger calendar.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM · Finn Wolfhard - The Common Side Effects Tour w/ MalcySoBroThe Blue RoomVenue · 2 upcomingJack White opened the Nashville Third Man location in March 2009. The Blue Room has a 1953 Scully lathe, making it the only live music venue in the world with direct-to-acetate recording capability.Next: Sat Oct 10 · 7:00 PM · The Schizophonics - Burning Floor TourThe GulchThe PinnacleVenue · 3 upcomingThe new high-capacity hall at Nashville Yards, built for national tours that need scale without a seated theater.Next: Sat Oct 17 · 8:00 PM · Interpol - North America Tour 2026FranklinThe PondBar · 1 upcomingA Franklin dive in a Hillsboro Road strip center booking bands most weekends.Next: Sat Dec 12 · 8:00 PM · Rock Radio AllstarsThe GulchThe TruthVenue · 26 upcomingA bigger stage on the SoBro/Gulch edge where touring country and crossover bills land off the Broadway strip.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 7:30 PM · Bleachers ForeverEast NashvilleThe UnderdogVenue · 3 upcomingAn East Side bar where smaller-format shows and neighborhood regulars share the same floor.Next: Wed Oct 28 · 9:00 PM · Ryan Brown +4, Transmission Talk DrumSoBroThe Venue @ RocketownVenue · 1 upcomingAn all-ages stage inside a SoBro youth center, booking Christian rock and writers rounds about once a month.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM · Disciple