When You Hear Twin Fiddles & a Steel Guitar, You’re Listening to the Sound of the American Heart6/4/2018 y’all it’s cma fest week The most wonderful time of the year- Nashville style. So of course it was appropriate to quote Mr. George Strait, the KING of Country. There is this common misconception that CMA Fest is all about the stadium shows, which is 100% false. The beauty of this week are all of the benefit shows, pop up shows, and FREE shows. So I have compiled my list of some of the best things happening this week. This is in no way a “end all, be all list” because there are so many damn shows in this town every single night & ain’t nobody got time to write about all of them. BUT lucky for y’all, I have put together an insiders’ list of a few noteworthy events: A couple disclaimers:
Monday Whiskey Jam Monday Funday Rile Green. Tyler Rich. Troy Cartwright. Post Monroe. Fairground Saints. Dillion Carmichael. Losers/6pm/FREE/21+ Tuesday Nash Country Kick Off Party Midland. Radio Romance. Abby Anderson. Brown & Gray. Benefitting Musicians On Call Cannery Ballroom/6pm/$35 Whiskey Jam Tuesday Funday Mitchell Tenpenny. Meghan Patrick. Jericho Woods. Ray Fulcher. Kyle Daniel. Hannah Ellis. Greg Pratt. Drew Dixon. Losers/6pm/FREE/21+ Craig Wiseman’s Stars for Second Harvest Jake Owen. Morgan Wallen. Jillian Jacqueline. Rodney Clawson. Matt Dragstrem. Chris Tompkins. Mason Ramsey. Benefitting Second Harvest Food Bank. Ryman/7:30pm/$60/$30 Pandora Presents Backroads. Lady Antebellum. Carly Pearce. Morgan Evans. Marathon Music Works/6pm/FREE/21+ Wednesday CMT Awards. Bridgestone Arena/6pm/$55+ The Big Pre-Party Luke Smith. Sandra Lynn. Sabin Sharpe. Brennan. Kaylee Rutland. Queeva. Josh Melton. Jessie G. Lauren Ashley. Jet Jurgensmeyer. Denny Strickland. McKenna Faith. Walker Montgomery. Margaritaville/12pm/FREE The After Awards Party Doug Lawler. Shenandoah. Glen Templeton. Margaritaville/9pm/FREE Country For a Cause John Schneider. Collin Ray. Brady Seals. Jennie Seely. Billy Dean. Lorrie Morgan. T. Graham Brown. Ashton Shepard. Chalee Tennison. Tim Atwood & more. Benefiting Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital 3rd & Lindsley/5pm/$25+ Marty Stuart’s Late Night Jam Chris Stapleton. John Prine. Margo Price. Connie Smith & more. Ryman/9pm/$42.50+ Here we go...CMA Fest starts thursday CMA Fest shows Download the app (link below) Stages are all over lower Broadway & surrounding side streets, to Riverfront, to Ascend Most stages do not require a pass & are free to the public There are street vendors all over, BUT take a break from the shows to get out of the heat & eat a real meal at a bar & grill. Trust me. Thursday CMA Fest Jon Pardi/Chevy Riverfront/10:00am Charlie Worsham/Chevy Breakout Stage/10:30am Luaren Alaina/Chevy Riverfront Stage/11:15am Steel Union/Nashville Acoustic Corner Stage/11:35am Delta Rae/Chevy Breakout Stage/12:30pm Bellamy Brothers/Budweiser Forever Country Stage/1:15pm Little Texas/Budweiser Forever Country Stage/1:15pm Matt Stell/Nashville Acoustic Corner Stage/1:55pm Lonestar/Budweiser Forever Country Stage/2:00pm Carly Pearce/Chevy Riverfront Stage/2:15pm Restless Heart/Budweiser Forever Country Stage/2:45pm The Making of Words with Sara Evans/CMA Close Up Stage/2:45pm Ashley McBryde/Chevy Breakout Stage/3:10pm Terri Clark/Budweiser Forever Country Stage/3:30pm Luke Combs/HGTV Lodge/5:00pm Runaway June/Ascend/7:25pm Craig Campbell/Ascend/8:55pm NON CMA Sponsered Shows Dierks Bentley Presents The Mountain Dierks Bentley. LANCO. Benefits Opry Trust Fund. Ryman/10pm/$45+ Grand Ole Opry Josh Turner. Maggie Rose. Charley Pride. Sara Evans. Luke Combs. Oak Ridge Boys. Blake Shelton. Grand Ole Opry House/7pm/$40+ WMOT/Roots Radio Presents Reckless Kelly. Jesse Dayton. City Winey/6pm/25+ Friday CMA Fest Cam/Chevy Riverfront Stage/10:00am Wade Hayes/Budweiser Forever Country Stage/11:00am Krystal Keith & Lance Carpenter/Chevy Breakout Stage/11:10am Keith Anderson/Budweiser Forever Country Stage/11:45am Aaron Watson/Chevy Riverfront Stage/12:15pm Eric Paslay/Chevy Riverfront Stage/1:00pm Travis Denning/Maui Jim Broadway Stage at Hard Rock Cafe/2:05pm Bluebird Cafe Songwriters’ Round featuring Jake Etheridge, Tenille Townes, Adam Hambrick/ CMA Close up Stage/2:15pm Heidi Newfield/Budweiser Forever Country Stage/2:45pm Waterloo Revival/Chevy Breakout Stage/3:10pm LANCO/Chevy Breakout Stage/4:00pm NON CMA Sponsored Shows Hot Country Nights Maggie Rose. Craig Campbell. Ole Red/9:00pm/12:00am/FREE Cole Swindell Fan Club Party Cole Swindell. Concert, Meet & Greet & more. Warner Music Nashville/7pm/$99 Saturday CMA Fest Parmalee/Chevy Riverfront Stage/10:00am Trisha Yearwood/ HGTV Lodge/10:00am Natalie Stovall/Maui Jim Broadway Stage at Hard Rock Cafe/10:45am Tracy Lawrence/Budweiser Forever Country Stage/11:00am William Michael Morgan/Chevy Riverfront Stage/12:15am Dallas Caroline/Nashville Acoustic Corner Stage/1:20pm Steve Moakler/Chevy Breakout Stage/1:50pm Jamie O’Neil/Budweiser Forever Country Stage/2:00pm Caryn Lee Carter/CMA Spotlight Stage/3:00pm Lee Ann Womack/HGTV Lodge/7:00pm Forever Country, Not Forgotten/Ascend/9:55pm NON CMA Sponsered Shows Lance Carpenter Listening Room/6pm/$10 Hot Country Nights Cassadee Pope. Lauren Alaina. Midland. Cole Swindell. Ole Red. 7:50pm/FREE Sunday CMA Fest Home Free/Chevy Riverfront Stage/11:30am Folk Soul Revival/CMA Spotlight Stage/12:00pm Walker Hayes/Chevy Riverfront Stage/12:15pm Mark Wills/Budweiser Forever Stage/1:15pm Craig Wayne Boyd/Nashville Acoustic Stage/1:55pm Meghan Patrick/Maui Jim broadway Stage at Hard Rock Cafe/2:05pm Scotty Mccreery/Chevy Riverfront Stage/2:30pm Joe Diffie/Budweiser Forever Stage/2:45pm Easton Corbin/Chevy Riverfront Stage/4:00pm Craig Campbell/ Chevy Riverfront Stage/4:45pm NON CMA Sponsered Shows Hot Country Nights Thompson Square. Scotty McCreery. Ole Red/9pm/FREE THE end. BLESS.
This took awhile to compile, y’all are welcome. if you can’t attend any of these shows, don’t freak out with FOMO, just follow 16thavefringe on Instagram for story highlights. Happy CMA Fest! xoxo, Faith
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