The Ascend Amphitheater is an open-air event venue located on the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee. It is set inside the Metro Riverfront Park. The amphitheater seats 2,300 in fixed seating, and 4,500 on the lawn, with a total capacity of 6,800.

Ascend Amphitheater
"The Green"
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Location301 1st Avenue South
Nashville, Tennessee
United States
Coordinates36°09′33″N 86°46′18″W / 36.159178°N 86.771658°W / 36.159178; -86.771658
OwnerMetropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County[1]
OperatorLive Nation Entertainment[1]
Capacity6,800; 2,300 fixed seats, 4,500 on the lawn
OpenedJuly 30, 2015
Website
ascendamphitheater.com

History

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Ascend Amphitheater was first proposed on August 27, 2013, when then-Nashville Mayor Karl Dean unveiled plans for the venue on the site of the city's former thermal transfer plant, which was phased out in the early 2000s.[2] The site was originally proposed to be the home of First Tennessee Field, a minor league baseball stadium for the Nashville Sounds. After numerous financing delays, the ballpark project was scrapped in 2007 and the land sat largely vacant until construction on the amphitheater began. The land was occasionally used as temporary event space in the meantime.

Venue

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Live Nation is the operator for the open-air venue. Eric Church opened the venue with two sold-out shows on July 30 and 31, 2015, followed August 1 by Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire during their Heart and Soul Tour 2015,[3] and Phish on August 4.

Live Nation signed a 10-year contract with Nashville and a 10-year contract with Ascend Federal Credit Union.[1]

 
Ascend Amphitheater as seen from 222 2nd Avenue South

Concerts

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A list of notable events held/to be held at the Amphitheater.

Artist Tour/Event Date Opening act(s)
5 Seconds of Summer No Shame Tour June 30, 2022
Alabama Shakes April 21, 2016 Dylan LeBlanc
Alan Jackson Honky Tonk Highway Tour May 19, 2017 Lee Ann Womack & Adam Wright
Alicia Keys Alicia: The World Tour August 2, 2020
All Time Low & Sleeping with Sirens Back To The Future Hearts Tour October 13, 2015 One Ok Rock & Neck Deep
America Fest 2015 Loretta Lynn, Steve Earle, Nikki Lane,
Valerie June, Tift Merritt & Eric Heywood,
Gillian Welch, Emmy Rose Russell
September 19, 2015
Amos Lee Spirit Fall Tour 2016 September 16, 2016
Australian Pink Floyd August 22, 2015 LedZeppelin2
Avril Lavigne Greatest Hits Tour September 4, 2024 Simple Plan and Girlfriends
Barenaked Ladies Last Summer on Earth Tour July 5, 2016 OMD & Howard Jones
Bastille Wild Wild World Tour May 5, 2017 Mondo Cozmo
Ben Rector The Biggest Tour I Have Done So Far Tour August 27, 2016 Colony House
Blink-182 California Tour August 8, 2016 A Day to Remember, All-American Rejects,
& DJ Spider
Boyz II Men
(with the Nashville Symphony)
September 11, 2016
Brand New & Modest Mouse July 19, 2016
Bryan Adams Get Up! Tour April 15, 2015
Cage the Elephant 2016 Tour May 19, 2016 Portugal. The Man
Carnival of Madness 2016 Tour
Black Stone Cherry, Halestorm, Shinedown, Whiskey Myers
August 4, 2016
Cheap Trick, Heart
& Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Rock Hall Three for All September 19, 2017
Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire Heart and Soul Tour August 1, 2015
Chris Stapleton Chris Stapleton's All American Road Show October 14, 2016 Lee Ann Womack
October 15, 2016 Brent Cobb
Chris Tomlin Love Ran Red Tour October 8, 2015 Rend Collective
Chris Young I'm Comin' Over World Tour September 30, 2015 Jerrod Niemann & Cam
CMA Festival Jonathan Jackson + Enation June 9, 2016
Ryan Lafferty
Sarah Evans June 10, 2016
Cody Jinks Change the Game Tour April 27, 2024 The Steel Woods
Counting Crows Somewhere Under Wonderland Tour August 7, 2015 Citizen Cope & Hollis Brown
Counting Crows & Rob Thomas Counting Crows & Rob Thomas on Tour September 30, 2016 K. Philips
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds 2017 Tour May 6, 2017
May 7, 2017
Depeche Mode Global Spirit Tour September 18, 2017
Dierks Bentley Miles and Music for Kids November 1, 2015 Thomas Rhett, The Cadillac Three, Cole Swindell,
Florida Georgia Line, Canaan Smith, Brooke Eden
Disturbed & Rob Zombie May 7, 2016 Pop Evil
Duran Duran Paper Gods on Tour July 6, 2016 Chic feat. Nile Rodgers
Eric Church The Outsiders World Tour July 30, 2015 J. Roddy Walston & The Business
July 31, 2015 Ryan Bingham
Flight of the Conchords Sing Flight of the Conchords July 14, 2016 Arj Barker
Florence and the Machine How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Tour October 9, 2015
Garth Brooks October 24, 2016
Gary Clark Jr. The Story of Sonny Boy Slim Tour July 16, 2016 Raury
Goo Goo Dolls Boxes Tour August 5, 2016 Collective Soul & Tribe Society
The Miracle Pill Summer Tour August 29, 2020 Lifehouse
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Midnight Tour October 10, 2015 Lake Street Dive
Hall & Oates 2015 Tour September 14, 2015
Halsey Hopeless Fountain Kingdom World Tour July 18, 2018 Jessie Reyez
Idina Menzel Idina Menzel: World Tour August 15, 2015
Jackson Browne Standing in the Beach Tour October 11, 2015 Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams
Jake Owen April 27, 2017 Eric Paslay & LANco
Janet Jackson Unbreakable World Tour September 27, 2015
Jeff Beck August 3, 2016 Buddy Guy
Jill Scott August 5, 2015 Lecrae & BJ the Chicago Kid
Jimmy Buffett I Don't Know Tour May 26, 2016 Huey Lewis and the News
June 25, 2020
John Legend Darkness & Light Tour May 18, 2017 Gallant
Bigger Love Tour August 15, 2020 The War and Treaty
Journey Eclipse Tour July 27, 2016 Dave Mason
Kesha The High Road Tour May 16, 2020 Big Freedia
Kings of Leon Album release concert October 6, 2016
Kip Moore Me & My Kind Tour August 10, 2017 Dustin Lynch, Jon Pardi,
Brandy Clark & Chris Lane
The Lumineers Cleopatra World Tour September 20, 2017 Børns & Rayland Baxter
September 22, 2017
Lynyrd Skynyrd October 2, 2015 Blackstone Cherry
Meghan Trainor The Untouchable Tour August 6, 2017 Hailee Steinfeld & Common Kings
Muse & Thirty Seconds to Mars 2017 North American Tour June 3, 2017 PVRIS
My Morning Jacket The Waterfall Tour August 6, 2015 Moon Taxi
NEEDTOBREATHE and Switchfoot Tour de Compadres August 14, 2015 Colony House & Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors
Neil Young & Promise of the Real The Monsanto Years Tour April 28, 2016 Steve Earle
Niall Horan Flicker World Tour July 23, 2018 Maren Morris
Odesza A moment Apart May 12, 2018
Old Crow Medicine Show August 28, 2015 The Devil Makes Three
Peter Frampton & Cheap Trick August 16, 2015 Slash & Sammy Hagar
Phillip Phillips & Matt Nathanson 2016 Summer Tour July 28, 2016 A Great Big World & Eric Hutchinson
Phish August 4, 2015
Fall 2016 Tour October 18, 2016
October 19, 2016
August 4, 2020
August 5, 2020
Pretty Lights Pretty Lights Hallows Eve October 31, 2015 Goldroom, Chali 2na, Daily Bread, DJ Matoma
Ray LaMontagne The Ouroboros Tour July 29, 2016
Sheryl Crow July 4th Celebration July 4, 2016
The Smashing Pumpkins & Marilyn Manson The End Times Tour August 9, 2015 Cage
Snoop Dogg Wellness Retreat Tour April 28, 2017 Flatbush Zombies
Steely Dan Rockabye Gollie Angel Tour August 8, 2015 Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Steve Earle September 19, 2015
Styx
(with the Nashville Symphony)
2016 North American Tour May 21, 2016
Sublime with Rome August 18, 2015 Rebelution, Pepper, & Mickey Avalon
Thomas Rhett Home Team Tour April 20, 2017 Kelsea Ballerini, Russell Dickerson & Ryan Hurd
April 21, 2017
Train Play That Song Tour May 31, 2017 O.A.R. & Natasha Bedingfield
Twenty One Pilots Emotional Roadshow World Tour August 7, 2016 Mutemath & Chef'Special
Umphrey's McGee 2016 Tour August 26, 2016 Tauk
Uncle Kracker, Sugar Ray,
Better Than Ezra & Eve 6
Playing Under the Sun Summer Tour August 29, 2015
Weezer & Panic! at the Disco Weezer and Panic! at the Disco Summer Tour 2016 July 13, 2016 Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Widespread Panic Summer Tour 2015 September 5, 2015
September 6, 2015
ZZ Top Grooves & Gravy Tour September 1, 2015 Blackberry Smoke
June 28, 2020

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Live Nation to manage new Nashville Amphitheater". Ascend Amphitheater official website. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. ^ Hale, Steven (August 27, 2013). "Dean unveils riverfront amphitheater, parks plan". NashvillePost.com. SouthComm. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "Ascend Amphitheater Events". Ascend Amphitheater official website. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
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