New Year's Eve Fun Facts

Learn all the fun things about Nashville's New Year's Eve, like the number of lights in the giant music note or how many pounds of confetti are used at midnight.

Below is information for the 2023 Jack Daniel's New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash!

The Highlights
Music City Midnight NYE

This year marks the 15th New Year’s Eve event and the seventh year at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. Hosts are Elle King, who will also perform, and Rachel Smith of Entertainment Tonight. 

MUSIC NOTE
CNN will broadcast the Music Note Drop at midnight CT. The red Music Note is 16 feet tall and weighs approximately 400 pounds. It is made of aluminum and acrylic and contains more than 28,140 LED pixels. The Music Note Tower is 138 feet tall.

FIREWORKS
Ninety-second fireworks display at the stroke of midnight CT when the Music Note drops.

Fun Facts

  • Music Note and Tower: The red Music Note tower is 138 feet. The Music Note is 16 feet tall and weighs approximately 400 pounds. It is made of aluminum and acrylic. There are 13,000 LED pixels in the Music Note. 
  • Biodegradable Confetti: 100 pounds of confetti will shower down on revelers at the stroke of midnight. The rice paper confetti will be cleaned up immediately after the event concludes. Any confetti that is missed during cleanup should dissolve within two rainfalls. 
  • Production Crew: On the busiest day of setup, there will be more than 300 production crew members working to build the stage and set up other elements for the concert, fireworks, and Music Note Drop. 
  • Production Equipment: The event will use 75 production trucks, 27 pieces of heavy equipment, 859 lighting fixtures, more than 10 million pixels of LED, more than four miles of fiber optic video cable, 2,000 cable ramps, more than five miles of power cable lines to power the event, 182 audio speakers and 205,000 square feet of flooring. The stage will be 7,200 square feet. 
  • Video Screens and Message Boards: Fifteen throughout the event site, including five within the concert viewing area.

 

CHARITABLE GIVING

Big Bash is partnering with the HERO (Homeless Education Resource Office) Program of Metro Nashville Public Schools to support students and their families experiencing homelessness. Through the partnership, Big Bash sponsor Crav’n Flavor will replenish the HERO food pantry from scratch for the month of January. The food pantry empties in December to ensure families are well-supported throughout the holiday season. Dr PepperCoca-Cola Consolidated, and Carl Black Chevrolet will support HERO families by supporting the transportation fund over the next 12 months so that families can access community resources and navigate the work of obtaining stable housing. Additionally, the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp, through its Music City Inc. foundation, will contribute $1 from each official Big Bash event t-shirt sold to support the work of the HERO program. DONATE NOW.

Care Kitchen Outreach will collect unused prepared food to donate to local food kitchens and nonprofits.
 

SUSTAINABILITY

Big Bash partners with Tennessee State Parks to foster sustainability at the event hosted at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. Sustainability efforts include recycling cardboard, aluminum, plastic, solid grease, and grease water. Additionally, food vendors are encouraged to use biodegradable plates and containers and no single-use condiment packets. Use of Styrofoam is prohibited. The event partners with Compost Nashville to collect organic waste material at the crew catering tent and other backstage food services.

Energy-efficient LED and solar-powered work lights are used on video screens and for lighting. The event partners with SmART! Art Supplies to upcycle signage for reuse as art materials. The event will reduce the number of single-use plastic water bottles by using water refill stations and 5-gallon water coolers.

 


 

THERE'S MORE!

Advance Financial 
The Advance Financial photo frame will be located near the Bell Tower Carillon. Post your photo in the frame on social media with the #NashvilleNYE tag and @VisitMusicCity. Another opportunity to snap a photo – visit the 360-degree photo booth featuring state-of-the-art photography to capture a panoramic view of guests from all angles. It uses a rotating camera to create a dynamic, immersive experience, allowing viewers to experience a full-circle perspective of the captured moment ringing in the new year! 

ASL Viewing Area: An ASL interpreter will be available in a viewing area along Seventh Avenue near the Farmers’ Market.

Ferguson HVAC:
Free hand warmers will be available at the Info Tents in State Lot 4 and off Seventh Avenue near the Farmers' Market.

Heated Tents: To help keep attendees comfortable, two heated tents will be available – the Neighborhood Taproom in State Lot 8 at Sixth Avenue and Harrison and at the Jack Daniel’s Lounge in State Lot 4.

Info Tents: There will be two information booths: One is off Sixth Avenue in State Lot 4 near the Jack Daniel’s Lounge, and the other is off Seventh Avenue north of the Nashville Farmers’ Market. Free hand warmers courtesy of Ferguson HVAC and glow sticks from Dr Pepper Zero. Fill out a survey and earn the chance to win VIP viewing access and vouchers from Delta Air Lines. QR codes will be available so surveys can be done on your mobile phone. Event information teams will roam the site to assist visitors with details like the concert schedule and where everything is located. “Lost and Found” will be at the Info Tents until 10pm on event day and at the Nashville Visitor Center from 12- 5pm on New Year’s Day.

Jack Daniel’s:
Your friends at Jack Daniel's invite you to snap a photo at the Jack Daniel's barrel tree and grab some party hats in the Jack Daniel's Lounge in Lot 4 off Sixth Avenue.

Merchandise: Event merchandise will be on sale in two trailers near the Jack Daniel’s Lounge and Seventh Avenue near the Farmers’ Market. Items include short-sleeve event t-shirts, a fleece hoodie, event posters, beanies, gloves, stickers, and ponchos. Hours are 4:30-11pm.

Phone charging station and bag lockers: The phone charging station ($5 unlimited) will be located at the Jack Daniel’s Lounge in State Lot 4 and the Neighborhood Taproom in State Lot 8. No large bags, but locker rentals will be available for $10 on Sixth Avenue near the main entrance and off Rosa Parks Boulevard near the Tennessee State Museum.

Portable toilets: More than 250 will be located at three locations – Jackson Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, Rep. John Lewis Way behind the Jack Daniel’s Lounge, and Harrison Street near Sixth Avenue.