There’s a Reason We’re Called Music City
Chances are, your perspective of Nashville’s music is too narrow–especially if all you know is your grandma’s records or the gaudy neon-lit sounds of Broadway’s honky tonks. We’re home to all kinds of music–rock, pop, gospel, r’n’b, jazz, soul, classical, opera, and musical theater. Nashville boasts more than 180 music venues.
Fun fact: the origin of our nickname has nothing to do with country music. When the Fisk Jubilee Singers performed before Queen Victoria in 1873 during a tour of Europe, she marveled at their artistry and exclaimed (well, I’m not sure if queens are allowed to exclaim), “You must be from a city of music.” Boom, the moniker stuck.
According to a recent study, Nashville has 112 dedicated music spaces among 252 that sometimes offer live music. That’s six times per capita of New York City–so you don’t lack for options.