City Guide
Concert Venues in Nashville
Nashville is a working music town first and a tourist town second. The Ryman Auditorium still hosts the highest-stakes listening shows in country; Bridgestone Arena handles the big tours; Exit/In and the Basement East cover everything breaking.
4 venue guides
Ascend Amphitheater
AmphitheaterNashville, TN · 6,800 capacity
Nashville's premier outdoor amphitheater sits on the Cumberland River with views of the downtown skyline. The 6,800-capacity venue splits equally between 2,300 reserved seats and 4,500 open lawn, making it as flexible as it is distinctive.
Bridgestone Arena
ArenaNashville, TN · 17,500 capacity
A 17,500-seat arena sitting directly on Lower Broadway where you can hear honky-tonk music from the parking lot and walk straight out of the venue into country bars. The crowd is rowdier and looser than typical arenas, the acoustics shift dramatically by section, and the pre-show and post-show experience are as much about Nashville's bar scene as the concert itself.
The Basement East
ClubNashville, TN · 400 capacity
A rebuilt 400-seat East Nashville indie venue where the 2020 tornado forced a redesign but kept the intimate soul intact. You're never more than three rows from the stage, and the modern sound system delivers crisp, clear sound throughout the room.
The Ryman Auditorium
TheaterNashville, TN · 2,362 capacity
The Mother Church of Country Music. A 2,362-capacity wooden-pew theater built as a sacred tabernacle in 1892, famous as the original home of the Grand Ole Opry (1943–1974), known for acoustics so naturally perfect that touring musicians cite it as one of the best-sounding venues in America.