Ring in the New Year in Nashville With Free Show Featuring Keith Urban, Maren Morris, Carly Pearce & More

by Jim Casey | @TheJimCasey | October 23, 2017

You can ring in the New Year in Nashville with a free show featuring Keith Urban, Maren Morris, Carly Pearce, Cheap Trick, Jonny P and the Fisk Jubilee Singers.

The free event—dubbed the Jack Daniel’s Music City Midnight: New Year’s Eve in Nashville—will take place at the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park (approximately one mile from the heart of downtown).

Gates will open at 4 p.m. CT on Dec. 31, and the raising of the Music Note will take place at 6:15 p.m. with the concert to follow. The event will include the traditional Music Note Drop and accompanying fireworks display to ring in the New Year against the backdrop of the iconic State Capitol building and unique view of the Nashville skyline.

Nashville is scheduled to be a featured location as part of CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live With Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen.

VIP packages are also available.

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