Nashville is preparing for one of its biggest Fourth of July celebrations yet as Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th returns downtown with two days of free live music, family-friendly activities and a fireworks and drone show planned for America’s 250th anniversary.
Nashville’s Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th presented by Dr Pepper will feature a multi-genre superstar lineup with The All-American Rejects, Boyz II Men, Brothers Osborne, Clint Black, Lauren Daigle, NE-YO, Nick Jonas, Sublime, and more.
A Prelude to the Fourth, Friday, July 3
*Artists and times subject to change.
A Prelude to the Fourth on July 3 will feature two stages, along with games, inflatables and activations at the free Amazon Family Fun Zone in Walk of Fame Park from noon to 5 p.m. Other areas will close at 7 p.m.
Southwest Airlines® Stage at the Amazon Family Fun Zone featuring FEMcountry artists with emcee Amber Anderson and DJ Sister Sprouse
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | DJ Sister Sprouse
12:00 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. | Madison Hughes
1:00 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. | Denitia
2:00 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. | Kylie Frey
3:00 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. | Ashland Craft
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Brittney Spencer
615 Indie Live Stage at The Green at Riverfront Park with emcee Lt. Dan Buckley of Lightning 100 and DJ Jason Eskridge
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | DJ Jason Eskridge
3:00 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. | Boy Orbison
4:00 p.m. – 4:40 p.m. | New Translations
5:00 p.m. – 5:40 p.m. | The Brummies
6:00 p.m.– 7:00 p.m. | The Foxies
Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th, Saturday, July 4
*Artists and times subject to change.
On Independence Day, five stages will be activated along with the free Amazon Family Fun Zone at Walk of Fame Park from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Southwest Airlines® Stage at the Amazon Family Fun Zone at Walk of Fame Park with emcee Danielle Breezy, Chief Meteorologist at WKRN-News 2, and DJ Rod Youree
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | DJ Rod Youree
12:00 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. | SanRafaelBand
1:00 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. | Joe West Band
2:00 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. | The Woods
3:00 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. | Les Kerr and The Bayou Band
3:45 p.m. | Opryland USA Live Entertainment Alumni perform “God Bless America”
4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. | The Magi
The Green at Riverfront Park Stage with emcee Brad Schmitt and DJ Rideout
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | DJ Rideout
1:00 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. | Abigail Ragan
2:00 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. | Striking Matches
3:00 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. | MŌRIAH
3:45pm | Operation Song
4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. | Charlie Worsham
Public Square Park Stage at the Historic Metro Courthouse with emcee Kenny Smoov and DJ Smoke
1:00 p.m. – 2:00p.m. | DJ Smoke
2:00 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. | Regi Wooten and Friends
3:00 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. | The Nashville Soul Experience
4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. | Kenny Sharp
5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. | Shannon Sanders & The Music City All-Stars
Jack Daniel’s Broadway Stage at First and Broadway for the main show from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. with emcee Kelly Sutton, Operation Song, and DJ Coach
4:00 – 4:50 p.m. | DJ Coach
4:50 – 5:05 p.m. | Main show opens with a welcome from Emcee Kelly Sutton, remarks from Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell, Color Guard and National Anthem, and more.
5:35 p.m. – 6:35 p.m. | The All-American Rejects
Multi-genre headlining performances from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. with Boyz II Men, Brothers Osborne, Clint Black, Lauren Daigle, NE-YO, Nick Jonas and Sublime.
Ascend Amphitheater Stage for the Fireworks and Drone Show presented by Crav’n Flavor® (Gates open at 4:00 p.m.)
9:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. | Nashville Symphony under the direction of Conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez
All daytime stage areas will remain open, with video screens and audio feeds broadcasting July 4th evening programming, including superstar performances from the main stage and the GRAMMY-winning Nashville Symphony.
Food vendors and food trucks: Food Truck Court will be located on Rep. John Lewis Way from Broadway to Demonbreun near the Amazon Family Fun Zone, on First Avenue near Ascend Amphitheater and along Demonbreun near Walk of Fame Park. Food vendors will be on First Avenue North near Riverfront Park and Public Square Park. Additional hot dog vendors will be along Broadway.
Permitted Items Include:
- Collapsible chairs everywhere, except Ascend Amphitheater
- Handheld personal-sized umbrellas (up to 36”)
- Blankets and ground tarps (6’x8’ or less)
- Small bags with maximum measurement of 16”x10”x4”
- Personal cameras
Note: All chairs and umbrellas must be taken down and put away by 4 p.m.
Prohibited Items Include:
- No coolers
- No backpacks or luggage
- No guns, knives, other weapons or dangerous devices of any kind
- No outside alcoholic beverages. Only alcoholic beverages purchased from a designated official event vendor are allowed on site.
- No illegal substances, drugs or drug paraphernalia
- No fireworks
- No laser pointers
- No pets (except service animals)
- No drones or other remote-controlled aerial or ground-based devices
- No unauthorized vending, sales, sampling, solicitation or distribution of materials including handbills, flyers, stickers, beach balls, giveaways, etc. (event credentials required)
- No wagons or pull-carts
- No unauthorized personal transport devices, including bicycles, roller blades, skateboards, Segways, golf carts, mopeds, scooters, electric scooters (Bird, Lime, Spin, Lyft, JUMP, Gotcha, Bolt) or any personal motorized vehicles other than wheelchairs or ADA Devices (event credentials required)
- No pedicabs or pedal taverns
- No unauthorized amplification devices permitted, which disrupt event production, including handheld megaphones
- No noisemakers (musical instruments, bullhorns, air horns, whistles, etc.)
- No performances or demonstrations of any type outside of the Designated Freedom of Expression Zone
- No pop-up tents
- No beach or pole-style umbrellas
- No inserting stakes, poles or any other objects into the ground, or use of ropes, cords, tape, etc. to reserve space
- No hammocks or attaching anything to any park structures or trees
- No audio recorders or video cameras
- No camera stands, monopods, tripods, attachment sticks or selfie sticks
- No pepper spray
- No aerosol containers of any kind
- No sealed containers of any kind
- No throwing objects
- No professional-grade radios or walkie-talkies
- No large chains or spiked jewelry
- No signs, flags on sticks or poles
- No collapsible chairs in Ascend Amphitheater
PHONE RECORDINGS OF CONCERTS ARE ILLEGAL: No bootleg recording, streaming or reposting.
Note to Boaters: No anchorage between Woodland Street Bridge and Korean Veterans Bridge. River closes at 9:00 p.m.
The Tennessee Highway Safety Office reminds everyone to plan ahead and find a sober ride home this Independence Day. Remember: Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk.
To locate available parking downtown, visit nashvilledowntown.com.
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