Nashville, TN -- Ceremony Fest has announced its return to Nashville for its second annual event, taking place on Saturday, November 8, 2025. The festival will be held at the newly renovated Cannery Hall and will feature 19 artists, including Sueco, Rain City Drive, Weathers, Jutes, and more. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 8 at 10:00 AM CST.
Spanning all three rooms of Cannery Hall, the event will showcase a dynamic lineup of local and national talent across a range of genres such as alternative, rock, indie, emo, pop-punk, and more. In addition to live performances, Ceremony will host a tattoo pop-up by Nashville’s Kind Tattoo Parlor and live art installations curated by Visual Minds. Doors open at 4:00 PM, with music beginning at 4:30 PM CST.
“Ceremony was created with the vision of bringing the alternative scene to the heart of Nashville. In a city best known for its country roots, our goal was to introduce something fresh — a platform that shines a light on both emerging and established voices in emo, pop punk, and alternative music.” - Ceremony Fest Founder, Nick DeLouise
“I can’t wait to see what this year brings. Ceremony is one of the only festivals really focused on bringing attention to the scene of new heavy/alt artists that’s been bubbling up over the last couple years. I have a feeling they got their finger on the pulse of this next generation of headliners that people don’t even realize yet." - Colie Hutzler, Beauty School Dropout lead vocalist.
"Nick’s vision for bringing the Nashville scene to life has been so rewarding to be a part of. The best part is playing with so many amazing bands that are on the come up, and being able to support them like they do me. This festival will be special to look back on years to come." - John Harvie.
“Grateful to be on this lineup. headlining it is actually insane. lotta artists i really fuck with on this one. gonna be a sick night! Nashville’s not ready." - Sueco.
“I love Nashville so much. The people, the music, nature and city alike. Everyone’s kind. I can’t believe it was only a couple years ago that I made my first visit. I’m so excited to play ceremony with my new project officially being out by then and with so many homies on the line up!" - Chandler Leighton.
Ceremony Festival '25 Lineup:
- Sueco
- Rain City Drive
- Weathers
- Jutes
- WesGhost
- Girlfriends
- Beauty School Dropout
- Huddy
- South Arcade
- Johnny Guilbert
- John Harvie
- If Not For Me
- sace6
- Chandler Leighton
- emblem3
- Shyeye
- MVSSIE
- The Foxies
- Glimmers
“The 2025 lineup is a blend of rising talent we believe are next up in the scene and the artists fans asked for most. After the 2024 festival, we gave our community a chance to share who they wanted to see — and we listened.” DeLouise says regarding the array of artists on the festival's bill.
Ceremony Fest '24 Recap
The first annual Ceremony Fest took place on December 14, 2024 at Cannery Hall included 24 explosive acts including Mod Sun, jxdn, Kennyhoopla and more. Below is a recap of all the excitement that may have been missed.
The event took place in all three rooms at Cannery Hall, showcasing 24 acts on a local and national level across a variety of genres including alternative, rock, indie, emo, pop-punk and more.
"The inaugural Ceremony Music Festival brought an explosive mix of alternative music to Nashville’s Cannery Hall, and it exceeded all expectations." - The Concert Chronicles
"The line-up had a great mix of both up and coming artists and bands as well as more established ones, while also promoting local artists from Nashville. Ensuring the crowd got to see fan favourites as well as introducing them to newer smaller artists." - 24-70 Magazine
About Ceremony Festival:
In its inaugural year, Ceremony Music Festival took place in Nashville, TN on Saturday, December 14th, transforming the newly-renovated Cannery Hall into the site of a multi-stage, one-day celebration. With live music in all three rooms of the complex, Ceremony featured 24 local & national level Artists from a mix of genres such as Alternative, Rock, Indie, Emo, Pop-Punk, and more. Ceremony welcomed nearly 2,000 attendees with tickets being sold in 32 states around the U.S., as well as 4 countries from around the world.
In a city once known primarily for country music, Ceremony looks to become a rallying cry for the flourishing alternative community that now calls Music City home.
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