The annual CMA Music Festival takes over downtown Music City for four days, June 5-8, of more than 100 hours CMA Music Festivalof music, 30 hours of autograph signings, celebrity sports competitions and other events with more than 400 artists and celebrities in attendance. Artists already on the bill include Faith Hill, Josh Turner, The Oak Ridge Boys, Sugarland, Kenny Rogers, Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson, Jewel, Wynonna and Dwight Yoakam, among hundreds more.
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Individual Tickets on sale now. Buy here.

Special Presale Offer for Friends of Music City:
If you can't make it for the entire weekend, you can purchase a nightly concert ticket before they go on sale to the public Saturday, April 26. Presale runs Wednesday, April 23 @ 10am/CT through Friday, April 25 @ 10pm/CT. Purchase through ticketmaster.com or 1-800-CMA-FEST and use presale password NCVB. Check out the nightly concert schedule and purchase before everyone else!
Nashville ShoresSummer packages rock in Music City! Visit Nashville for a weekend getaway, a family vacation or a road trip with friends. Vacation packages are available for July 4th, CMA Music Festival, Nashville Shores Water Park, Frist art exhibits, Grand Ole Opry, Nashville Zoo, Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville Arts and Total Access, letting you customize your perfect Nashville vacation.
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Limited Time Only: FREE CD with package purchase.

Phil Vassar Prayer of a Common ManPhil Vassar has just released a new album, Prayer of a Common Man. It's in stores now. Find out where.
SPECIAL OFFER! Book any vacation package by April 30 and get a FREE copy of Phil's new CD! Reserve a package and enjoy the music.
Music City July 4thMusic City July 4th is nothing short of spectacular!Michael McDonald and Phil Vassar will perform on stage as thousands of people picnic and play at Riverfront Park. The Nashville Symphony will play the soundtrack to the evening's incredible fireworks display over the Cumberland River.
Book your trip to the party.
Stay longer and enjoy two more nights of amazing music with Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, Keith Urban, Sammy Hagar and Gary Allan at LP Field on July 5th and Ringo Starr at Wildhorse Saloon on July 6th!
One-night-minimum packages available for a limited time only. Book Fast.
Customize a July 4th weekend the way you like it!
Iroquois SteeplechaseThe 67th Running of the Iroquois Steeplechase takes place Saturday, May 10, bringing horses, hats and hounds to Percy Warner Park. The event benefits Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt and has raised more than $8,000,000 for the hospital since 1981. The Iroquois Steeplechase remains one of the best horse races in the country, offering an exciting social and sporting afternoon.
Stay the night and book a room.
Music City BMXThe Music City BMX track will play host to the Music City National, an Elite/Pro National BMX race, July 18-20. Over 750 riders are expected to participate with some moving on to ride in the BMX's Olympics debut later this year. Visit musiccitybmx.com for more information.
Book your trip for this exciting event.
Win a Trip
  • Win the Ultimate Country Music Fan Experience with a trip to Nashville for the CMA Music Festival June 5-8. Party for four days with over 100 hours of music, 30 hours of autographs and 400 artists. Enter today.
  • You also have the opportunity to win a July 4th Weekend Getaway. Celebrate the 4th of July in downtown Music City as Phil Vassar and Michael McDonald then celebrate the 5th of July with Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, Keith Urban, Sammy Hagar and Gary Allan. Enter to win.

  • Both contests end May 11 but new ones are on the horizon. Check back often to see what's coming.
    Enter one or enter all. Enter here today.
    Music City Walk of FameCongratulations to the fourth class of inductees to the Music City Walk of Fame. Kirk Whalum, Steven Curtis Chapman, Steve Wariner, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Merle Kilgore and Hank Williams Sr. were honored at a special ceremony April 20 in Hall of Fame Park.
    Garth Brooks stopped by to surprise his friend. See what he had to say about Steve Wariner and Music City.


  • April 24
    Bon Jovi
  • April 25
    Patti Austin with the Count Basie Big Band
  • April 25
    Sonic Youth
  • April 25-27
    Nashville Ballet presents Romeo & Juliet
  • April 26
    Country Music Marathon & 1/2 Marathon
  • April 27
    Jammin' to Beat the Blues with Emerson Drive
  • April 30
    Ray Price

  • May 1
    Jerry Seinfeld
  • May 2
    Creedence Clearwater Revisited
  • May 2
    Lou Reed
  • May 3
    Fiesta Belmont: Nashville's Latin Music Street Fair
  • May 3
    George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
  • May 5
    Music City J.A.M. Tickets On Sale
  • May 6-11
    HCA/TriStar Broadway at TPAC Presents Twelve Angry Men
  • May 9
    Jon Stewart
  • May 10
    67th Running of the Iroquois Steeplechase
  • Through May 12
    The Reluctant Dragon
  • May 16-17
    Nashville Crawfish Boil
  • May 18
    George Jones
  • May 20
    KT Tunstall
  • May 21
    The Kids in the Hall
  • May 22-24
    Maureen McGovern
  • May 23
    Richard Marx
  • May 24-September 7
    Happily Ever After
  • May 24-25
    Salute to Freedom at Nashville Shores
  • May 27
    Erykah Badu
  • May 29-31
    Fantastique!
  • May 30-31
    HCA/TriStar Broadway at TPAC Presents Jesus Christ Superstar

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    Grand Ole Opry's Star-Packed shows

  • Through June 1
    Monet to Dali: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art
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  • June 4
    Marty Stuart's Late Night Jam
  • June 5-8
    CMA Music Festival
  • June 6
    Dieselboy
  • June 12-15
    Bonnaroo Music + Arts Festival
  • June 13-14, 20-21, 27-28
    First Tennessee Summer Festival
  • June 15
    Kenny G
  • June 17
    Raven Simone
  • June 20
    Eddie Izzard
  • June 25
    Merle Haggard
  • June 26-July 31, Thursdays
    Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman
  • June 27
    Rancid
  • June 28
    Sudekum Planetarium Grand Opening
  • July 4
    Music City July 4th Spectacular
  • July 5
    Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, Keith Urban, Sammy Hagar and Gary Allan
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  • For a great list of some incredible shows taking the stage in Nashville, go to visitmusiccity.com/music and see why Music Calls Us Home.

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