Americana Venues in Nashville, TN

6th and Peabody is a 500-capacity all-ages Nashville campus housing Ole Smoky Distillery, Yee-Haw Brewery, Prince's Hot Chicken, and White Duck Taco Shop all under one roof, creating a multi-concept entertainment destination with a genuinely ambitious scope. The combination of distillery, brewery, and multiple food concepts gives acts a built-in crowd from every direction.

Alley Taps is a true speakeasy gem on the other side of Printers Alley in Nashville, a 120-capacity all-ages room offering the best brews and live music in the city with shows running seven nights a week.

American Legion Post 82 in Nashville is a music venue welcoming visitors and guests alongside its role as an American Legion post, hosting live music Tuesday through Thursday nights with Tuesdays reserved for a regular program. The community and veteran-support mission gives every performance a genuine sense of purpose.

Americana Fest is Nashville's signature celebration of American roots music, presented by the Americana Music Association with a mission to advocate for the authentic voice of Americana music around the world. Being part of this festival is a genuine milestone for artists in the roots and Americana tradition.

CMA Fest has become Nashville's signature Country Music event, hosting tens of thousands of fans from around the world each year in one of the largest and most significant country music celebrations anywhere. Being part of CMA Fest is a genuine career milestone for any country artist.

City Winery Nashville sits in the warehouse district at 609 Lafayette Street, a stone's throw from Jack White's Third Man Records, offering a full-scale wine and music venue with a main stage and lounge option in one of Nashville's most historically significant music neighborhoods.

Douglas Corner Country Place began in 1987 when recording engineer Mervin Louque partnered with businessman Rick Martin to create a music venue for showcasing new singers and songwriters in Nashville, and it has since become a genuine home away from home for the city's songwriting community. Now located in a country setting just 15 minutes from downtown, the room continues that legacy.

Exit/In has been Nashville's Music Forum since 1971, a 500-capacity 18-and-over venue that has hosted musical legends including Johnny Cash and dozens of others across more than five decades. Live music runs seven nights a week and playing Exit/In carries genuine historical weight in the Nashville rock scene.

NashHouse Southern Spoon and Saloon serves creative New-South cuisine in a pub and music hall environment, an all-ages 21+ Nashville venue with 36 drafts on tap, a top-shelf whiskey wall, and sound, stage, and lights provided for every performer.

Puckett's Grocery and Restaurant Nashville is a family-owned and operated Southern meat-and-three serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner alongside live music, a 150-capacity all-ages room that anchors the Puckett's tradition in the heart of Music City.

Riverside Revival is an event venue in East Nashville featuring original stained glass windows with modern upgrades, a 220-capacity all-ages room with a stage and sound and lighting systems provided in a genuinely beautiful repurposed sanctuary setting.

Scoreboard Opry offers hot chicken, BBQ, family-friendly programming, over 45 TVs, and an outdoor deck across from Opryland, an all-ages Nashville room with a genuinely broad sports-bar-meets-music-venue appeal.

Star Rover Sound serves margaritas, live music, and a classic honky tonk snack bar from Ford Fry, open Tuesday through Saturday from 5 to 11 PM, an all-ages Nashville room with a genuinely stylish take on the honky tonk tradition.

The Basement East can host live music up to seven nights a week, but is only open when there is a show, a 575-capacity 21+ Nashville room with a genuinely respected reputation as one of the city's most important original music venues.

The Bluebird Cafe is a 100-capacity all-ages Nashville institution widely regarded as one of the world's preeminent listening rooms and performance venues, running live music seven nights a week with open mic on Mondays. Very few rooms anywhere carry the weight that a Bluebird booking carries for a songwriter.

The Eighth Room in Nashville sits on a historic stage where music icons including Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Jon Bon Jovi, Cheap Trick, and Blake Shelton have all performed, a 150-capacity 21+ room with a genuine legacy behind it.

The Listening Room Cafe is a one-of-a-kind music and dining venue for singer-songwriters to perform, a 250-capacity all-ages Nashville room hosting live music seven nights a week. The dedicated listening room format and dining component give it a genuinely elevated character among Nashville's songwriter venues.

The Local is Nashville's bar and music venue in the heart of West End, formerly known as The Country, a 200-capacity 21+ room with a full bar and food menu that has built a genuine following in one of the city's most walkable neighborhoods.

The Row Kitchen and Pub is where the working class poets of Music Row came to relax and ultimately shape country music history for over 30 years, a 40-capacity all-ages room with a full sound system provided that continues that genuinely storied songwriter tradition.

The Station Inn is a concert venue in Nashville that hosts bluegrass acts, a 175-capacity 21+ room running live music seven nights a week with a genuinely legendary reputation as one of the most important bluegrass listening rooms in the country.

The Stillery Downtown is the kind of place you can relax, eat outstanding fresh food, and enjoy a signature mason jar cocktail, a 120-capacity all-ages Nashville room with a full house sound system and a consistent shift-band programming model.

The Stillery Midtown is the kind of place you can relax, eat outstanding fresh food, and enjoy a signature mason jar cocktail, a 100-capacity 21+ Nashville room carrying the same shift-band programming model as its downtown sister location.