The historic Ryman Auditorium is once again offering its annual Ryman Community Day, this year on Sunday, May 30, with free admission for their self-guided tours to anyone with a valid Tennessee ID. The event, which is being presented by PNC Bank and supporting partners Farm Bureau Health Plans, Hiller and Nissan, will offer the self-guided tours available from…
Carrie Underwood just announced a livestream show, airing on Easter Sunday. The show, My Savior: Live From the Ryman will air on Easter Sunday (April 4), on Underwood’s Facebook page. Underwood will be joined by CeCe Winans and NEEDTOBREATHE’s Bear Rinehart for the show, along with harmonica legend Buddy Greene and musician Mac McAnally, with donations from her performance…
The 2021 ACM Awards will once again take place in Nashville this year, due to the ongoing pandemic. The awards ceremony, which are typically held in Las Vegas, will this year take place at the Grand Ole Opry, the Ryman Auditorium and the Bluebird Cafe, much like they did for the 2020 ACM Awards. “We’re thrilled to return to…
This is heartbreaking. Home Free has announced they are canceling their live concert scheduled for December 21 at the Ryman Auditorium, due to COVID-19 safety concerns. “Out of an abundance of concern for health and safety even in a limited capacity setting we’ve made the difficult decision to cancel our show at the in Nashville on December 21, 2020,”…
Vince Gill and Amy Grant will not perform their annual Christmas at the Ryman residency this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, but they are already making plans for 2021. The 12-show residency will begin on Monday, December 13 and run through Wednesday, December 22, with afternoon matinees offered for shows on December 18 through December 22. “None of…
Scotty McCreery may not be able to tour right now, but that isn’t going to keep him from performing. The American Idol alum has announced plans to perform a livestream acoustic show, via Sessions, on December 2, at 8:00 PM ET. Scotty will stream the show from Raleigh, in his home state of North Carolina. “I have missed doing…
Friday, November 6 was a big day for Home Free! On that day, the five-man group released their long-awaited Warmest Winter Christmas album, as well as video for their song, “What We Need is Love” from the record. In addition, after spending most of 2020 at home, Home Free announced they will also perform a live show, at Nashville’s…
Reba McEntire was one of 35 artists who recently performed virtually for the Save Our Stages festival, a three-day event with artists from country, pop, Americana and more. Reba performed live from the Ryman Auditorium. Reba sang through several of her hits over the years, including “Can’t Even Get the Blues,” “Rumor Has It,” “The Fear of Being Alone,”…
Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium is expanding their venue to include an outdoor performance space. The Mother Church of Country Music is adding a permanent outdoor stage, as part of a multi-year sponsorship agreement with PNC Bank. The new space will officially be called “PNC Plaza at Ryman Auditorium.” “Music is a great platform to connect people,” Mike Johnson, PNC Regional…
When Scotty McCreery took the stage at the Ryman Auditorium on Friday, September 4, it marked the first live show he had played since March — which ironically was also at the Ryman — due to COVID-19. After first announcing the six-week Live at the Ryman series would be a livestream event only, the historic venue allowed 125 people,…
