Nicole Hester
Anne Wilson, performs at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.
Nashville is known for being Music City, and summertime here starts with the volume knob clocked to 10.
The first week in June, you’re grabbing peaches from the Peach Truck for a snack on the way to CMA Fest. Maybe the next weekend, you catch Dolly Parton’s Threads at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, or check out her exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame. Then there are art crawls, festivals, farmers’ markets, dozens of summer concerts, the pickleball craze, or swimming pools. Maybe you just want to decide your plans in the moment? Regardless, Nashville has enough things to do to keep you busy all summer long. Here are many of our favorite ways to spend the long, hot summer days and nights.
Summer Concert Season
JUNE
Yellowcard — June 8 at Ascend Amphitheater, Nashville. (ascendamphitheater.com)
Charlie Puth — June 9 at Ascend Amphitheater, Nashville. (ascendamphitheater.com)
Alabama — June 11 at F&M Bank Arena, Clarksville. (ticketmaster.com)
Josh Groban (with Jennifer Hudson) — June 16 at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville. (bridgestonearena.com)
Ed Sheeran — June 20 at Nissan Stadium, Nashville. (nissanstadium.com)
The Human League (with Soft Cell and Alison Moyet) — June 23 at Ryman Auditorium, Nashville. (ryman.com)
Joe Jackson — June 25 at Ryman Auditorium, Nashville. (ryman.com)
Alan Jackson — Final Nashville Show — June 27 at Nissan Stadium, Nashville. (nissanstadium.com)
Post Malone — June 30 at Nissan Stadium, Nashville. (nissanstadium.com)
JULY
Lindsey Stirling — July 22 at Ascend Amphitheater, Nashville. (ascendamphitheater.com)
Drum Corps International Tour — July 24 at Nissan Stadium, Nashville. (dci.org)
Usher (with Chris Brown) — July 25 at Nissan Stadium, Nashville. (nissanstadium.com)
Hilary Duff — July 29 at FirstBank Amphitheater, Franklin. (firstbankamphitheater.com)
Train (with Barenaked Ladies and Matt Nathanson) — July 31 at Ascend Amphitheater, Nashville. (ascendamphitheater.com)
AUGUST
My Chemical Romance — Aug. 13 at Nissan Stadium, Nashville. (nissanstadium.com)
Foo Fighters — Aug. 15 at Nissan Stadium, Nashville. (nissanstadium.com)
Megan Moroney — Aug. 21–22 at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville. (bridgestonearena.com)
Vince Gill (Summer Residency) — multiple dates June–August at Ryman Auditorium, Nashville. (ryman.com)
Jack Johnson — Aug. 25 at Ascend Amphitheater, Nashville. (ascendamphitheater.com)