Drumroll, please. From pop to country and everything in between, Nashville is a key stop on this year’s tour circuit for major artists and bands. Scan this list and snag your tickets to ensure you don’t miss out on any of them.
Country, bluegrass, and Americana
Billy Strings | Friday, Feb. 20-Saturday, Feb. 21 | Bridgestone Arena | Known for “Dust in a Baggie,” “Away From the Mire,” and “Know it All”
The Listening Room’s 30th Anniversary | Tuesday, March 3 | Ryman Auditorium | Featuring performances by HARDY, Mitchell Tenpenny, Jo Dee Messina, and surprise guests
The High Kings | Tuesday, March 3 | CMA Theater | Dublin-based quartet known for high-energy live shows
Priscilla Block & Friends | Wednesday, March 4 | Ryman Auditorium | Known for “Just About Over You” and “My Bar”
Trisha Yearwood & Friends | Sunday, March 22 | Opry House | Known for “Walkaway Joe” and “She’s In Love with the Boy”
Trampled by Turtles | Friday, March 27 | Ryman Auditorium | Known for “Wait So Long,” “Victory,” and “Alone”
The Avett Brothers and Mike Patton | Saturday, April 11 | The Pinnacle | Known for “I and Love and You” and “Ain’t No Man”
Riley Green | Saturday, April 18 | Bridgestone Arena | Known for “Different ‘Round Here,” “There Was This Girl,” and “I Wish Grandpas Never Died”
Bailey Zimmerman | Friday, May 1-Saturday, May 2 | Ascend Amphitheater | Known for “Fall in Love” and “Rock and A Hard Place”
Rock, pop, indie, and alternative
The Wombats | Saturday, Feb. 21 | Brooklyn Bowl | Known for “Moving to New York” and “Let’s Dance to Joy Division”
Cat Power | Saturday, March 14 | Brooklyn Bowl | Known for “The Greatest,” “Manhattan,” and “Sea of Love”
Puscifer | Friday, March 27 | The Pinnacle | Known for “The Humbling River,” “Conditions of My Parole,” and “Horizons”
Colony House | Saturday, March 28 | The Pinnacle | Known for “Silhouettes” and “This Light Has Avoided Us”
Boys Like Girls | Sunday, March 29 | Ryman Auditorium | Known for “The Great Escape,” “Thunder,” and “Love Drunk”
Symphonic sounds
Bluebird at the Symphony | Select dates in February and April | Schermerhorn Symphony Center | The Bluebird Cafe and the Nashville Symphony join forces
“Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony” | Thursday, March 19-Saturday, March 21 | Schermerhorn Symphony Center | Orchestral arrangements of Dolly’s biggest hits
Ben Rector with the Nashville Symphony | Friday, April 24-Saturday, April 25 | Schermerhorn Symphony Center | Known for “Brand New,” “Love Like This,” and “Living My Best Life.”
Jazz, R&B, and classical
Miguel | Wednesday, Feb. 11 | Ryman Auditorium | Known for “Adorn” and “Sure Thing”
Mike Hicks: Jazz, Hip-hop, and Beyond | Friday, Feb. 27 | Nashville Jazz Workshop | Featured as part of NJW’s four-part series “America’s Music: A Black History Month Jazz Retrospective”
Jazz AM: Nina Simone | Saturday, March 7, 2026 | Nashville Jazz Workshop | Kid-friendly concert featuring music, puppets, and movement
Pat Metheny | Sunday, March 22 | Ryman Auditorium | Jazz guitarist known for “Last Train Home” and “Are You Going With Me?”
The Miraculous Mandarin and Music of Bates | May 1-3 | Schermerhorn Symphony Center | Featuring “Passage,” “The Rhapsody of Steve Jobs” and “The Miraculous Mandarin”
Tribute shows
The Magic of Motown | Friday, March 6 | TPAC | Featuring the music of The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, and Diana Ross & The Supremes
Beatles vs Stones: A Musical Showdown | Tuesday, March 10 | TPAC | Featuring the music of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones
Michael Feinstein’s Tribute to Tony Bennett | Thursday, May 7-Saturday, May 9 | Featuring selections such as “Because of You” and “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”
The Rock Orchestra By Candlelight | Saturday, May 9 | TPAC | Featuring the music of Metallica, AC/DC, My Chemical Romance, Aerosmith, the Cranberries, and more
