Nashville has no single list of upcoming concerts, because the calendar keeps changing. As of October 18, 2026, the big confirmed dates are at Bridgestone Arena: The Red Clay Strays, Zach Top, Three Days Grace, the Jonas Brothers, Dave Matthews Band and Olivia Rodrigo, then a run of holiday shows in December. Below you'll find those dates, a check to run before you buy, and smaller shows for when the arena is sold out.
TL;DR
- The fall and winter arena calendar at Bridgestone runs from late October through December, with the CMA Awards on November 18 and Olivia Rodrigo on November 23 and 24.
- Stadium season (CMA Fest, Ed Sheeran, Post Malone, Foo Fighters) is over for 2026. Plan for those names again next year.
- Always confirm the date, venue and event type on the venue's own page before buying. Bridgestone's calendar mixes concerts with Predators games.
- If a headline show is sold out, a resale marketplace such as ours is one route, and weekly local shows like Analog Soul are another.
- Symphony, songwriter rounds and jazz rooms count as Nashville concerts too, and they rarely cost arena money.
Table of Contents
- Confirmed Nashville concerts from late October through December 2026
- What already happened in 2026 (and what it tells you for next year)
- How to verify a show before you buy
- When a show is sold out: your options
- Nashville concerts that are not arena tours
- Our perspective: treat Nashville as a calendar, not a list
- Planning your night: timing, entry and logistics
- Find your tickets with us
- What to do this week
- FAQ
- Sources
Confirmed Nashville concerts from late October through December 2026
The most reliable list comes from the venue itself. Bridgestone Arena's official event calendar shows the following in the coming weeks. Dates can move, so treat this as a snapshot from October 18, 2026.
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 and 23 | The Red Clay Strays | Bridgestone Arena |
| Oct 30 | Zach Top, Cold Beer & Country Music Tour, with Lukas Nelson | Bridgestone Arena |
| Nov 1 | Three Days Grace | Bridgestone Arena |
| Nov 5 | Jonas Brothers | Bridgestone Arena |
| Nov 6 | Dave Matthews Band | Bridgestone Arena |
| Nov 18 | 60th Annual CMA Awards | Bridgestone Arena |
| Nov 22 | Disney Descendants, ZOMBIES & Camp Rock | Bridgestone Arena |
| Nov 23 and 24 | Olivia Rodrigo | Bridgestone Arena |
| December | Pentatonix, 107.5 The River's Jingle Ball and more | Bridgestone Arena |
The later pages of the same calendar add Leanne Morgan on December 11 and Tommee Profitt: The Birth of a King on December 12 and 13. Leanne Morgan is a comedy show, not a concert, which is a good reminder of the next point.
Read the calendar carefully
Bridgestone's list interleaves Nashville Predators games with concerts. On the same page you'll see a Predators game on October 29, Zach Top on October 30, another game on October 31 and Three Days Grace on November 1. Comedy tours appear too. Before you click buy anywhere, check three things: that it is a concert, that the venue is the one you expect, and that the date and time match.
What you can say about the rest of the year
We are not going to list every club show. Nashville's tourism office points out that the city has more live performances each month than one person can attend, and any fixed list goes stale within days. The best approach is to treat "upcoming concerts" as a search you repeat, not a list you save once.
What already happened in 2026 (and what it tells you for next year)
If you landed here looking for summer, those shows are over. The stadium season at Nissan Stadium was packed. The stadium's official event listing names CMA Fest, Ed Sheeran, Alan Jackson, Post Malone, Usher and Chris Brown, My Chemical Romance and Foo Fighters, along with Bruno Mars and Chris Stapleton.
CMA Fest ran June 4 to 7, 2026. The official description calls it a four-day country music gathering with major stars, emerging talent, multiple stages and fundraising for music education. A festival pass is a different purchase from a single concert ticket: you are planning four days of travel, lodging and schedule decisions, not one evening.
The pattern is useful. Stadium shows cluster from late spring through summer. Arena shows fill the fall and winter. Smaller rooms run all year. If you want a stadium night in 2027, start watching the schedule early in the year, when tours are announced.
How to verify a show before you buy
The official venue page is the reference record. A resale listing is only useful when it matches it. Here is a short routine that takes about two minutes.
- Open the venue's event page. Confirm the artist, date, support acts and whether the show is on sale, sold out or rescheduled.
- Note the timings. SOMBR at Bridgestone on October 28 starts at 7:00 p.m. with doors at 5:30 p.m., and the page also lists special guests The Last Dinner Party and The Hellp. Weezer's October 9 listing showed the same 7:00 p.m. start and 5:30 p.m. doors. Opening acts matter if you want to catch the whole bill.
- Check parking and premium options on that page. The venue page lists them, and resale listings often leave them out.
- Compare the listing details. Section, row, delivery method and entry instructions belong to the specific listing, not the event.
- Read the guarantee. Know what the seller or marketplace promises if a ticket fails to arrive or fails at the gate.
That last step is where marketplaces differ most. Ours is simple: every order is covered by a 100% money-back guarantee, which means your tickets arrive before the event and are valid for entry.
When a show is sold out: your options
A sold-out sign on the box office page does not always end the story. Here are the realistic options, in the order we would try them.
1. Check the official source again
Venues sometimes release extra seats, production holds or returned tickets closer to the date. A quick look the week of the show costs nothing.
2. Use a resale marketplace
Fans who can't attend sell their tickets, and that is how seats to sold-out shows reach other fans. Prices are set by sellers and demand, so they can sit above face value for hot shows. On our concert tickets page you can browse by artist and event, and our country music and pop and rock categories narrow things down if you're hunting for a Zach Top, Jonas Brothers or Three Days Grace night.
3. Go smaller and local
This is the underrated move, and it's covered in the next section.
Nashville concerts that are not arena tours
If you live here, or you are visiting for a weekend, some of the best nights don't have a tour name attached.
- Analog Soul. A weekly Sunday event at Analog running from October 18 through December 27, 2026, with evening hours that start at 7 p.m. The listing mentions flat $10 on-site parking for ticket holders and a 15% dining discount at Evelyn's. Those perks belong to the venue, so check them before you go.
- Southern Rounds. Songwriter showcases on November 18 and December 9, both from 6 to 10 p.m. This is the format that made the city famous: writers trading songs in the round.
- Live jazz at Rudy's Jazz Room. A recurring spot in the Gulch for a seated, quieter evening.
- Nashville Symphony. The 2026/27 season includes more than 35 classical performances and four family concerts. Fall programs include Yefim Bronfman on November 19 to 21, and How America Found its Sound on November 15.
Our own guide to free Broadway and East Nashville listening rooms goes further on the no-ticket side of town.
Our perspective: treat Nashville as a calendar, not a list
We run a resale marketplace in a city where the demand is uneven. Some weekends are quiet. A week with the CMA Awards, Olivia Rodrigo and a Predators home game can leave the downtown core packed and parking tight.
Here is what we would tell a friend.
Decide the night first, then the ticket. Fans who start with a specific artist often overpay in a panic. Fans who start with a free evening and a budget find more options, including the shows they'd never have thought to search for.
Official page first, always. The venue page has the start time, doors and the line-up. A listing on any marketplace, ours included, should match it. If it doesn't, ask before you buy.
Resale is for the shows that sold out. If a date is still on sale at the box office, compare the face price first. Resale earns its place when the show is gone, when you need a different section, or when plans change and you need two seats instead of four. The money-back guarantee exists because buyers worry about authenticity and arrival, and that worry is fair.
Don't ignore the small stuff. Weekly soul nights and songwriter rounds are the Nashville experience. A friend visiting for a weekend may enjoy one of those more than a stadium show.
— Capital
Planning your night: timing, entry and logistics
A few practical points make a concert night smoother, whichever route you take to the ticket.
- Arrive when doors open if you can. With doors at 5:30 p.m. and the show at 7:00 p.m., as the SOMBR page lists, the opener usually plays early.
- Screenshot your confirmation. Keep the order details and entry instructions in your phone before you leave the hotel, because downtown signal can be poor in a crowd.
- Avoid double bookings. A Predators game and a concert can share the same arena within days, and sometimes the same weekend.
- Pick your seats with the stage in mind. A seating chart matters more than a section name. Our UFC seating guide shows how we think about sightlines in a big arena, and the same logic applies to concerts.
- Set a ceiling before you open a listing. Fees, service and delivery charges can change the total, so compare the final number at checkout, not the first one you see.
Find your tickets with us
If you've found the show and the official channel is sold out, start with our concert tickets. You can also browse everything we list, from concerts to sports and theater, on our homepage. Every purchase is backed by our 100% money-back guarantee: tickets arrive before the event and are valid for entry.
Country fans heading to a future CMA Fest can check our CMA Fest page, and fans of the genre can see what's listed for Jason Aldean or Chris Janson.
What to do this week
If you have a free evening in the next ten days, you have choices: The Red Clay Strays on October 22 or 23 at Bridgestone, Analog Soul on Sunday, and weekly jazz in the Gulch. If you're planning for November, the Jonas Brothers and Dave Matthews Band are on consecutive nights, which makes it a good week for a visiting group to split tastes. If you're planning December, book early for holiday shows, because shows with family appeal tend to be popular, and the calendar already lists several.
Check back often. The calendar changes, new dates are added, and tickets released late can be the cheapest or the best placed.
FAQ
What are the biggest upcoming concerts in Nashville right now?
As of October 18, 2026, Bridgestone Arena lists The Red Clay Strays, Zach Top, Three Days Grace, the Jonas Brothers, Dave Matthews Band and Olivia Rodrigo over the next several weeks. The 60th Annual CMA Awards are on November 18, and holiday shows follow in December. Check the venue's page for current status.
Where can I see a complete Nashville concert calendar?
No single page covers everything. Venue calendars, such as Bridgestone Arena's, are the most accurate for their own rooms, and the city's tourism calendar gathers events across town. Use both, and recheck weekly because dates are added and changed.
What if a Nashville concert is sold out?
Check the venue again closer to the date, then look at resale. Fans resell tickets they can't use, so seats to sold-out shows can still be found, often at prices above face value. On our site, orders are covered by a 100% money-back guarantee for arrival and validity.
Are there Nashville concerts that are not big tours?
Yes. Analog Soul runs on Sundays through December 27, Southern Rounds songwriter showcases are on November 18 and December 9, and the Nashville Symphony has a full 2026/27 season. These are often easier to attend and cost less than an arena night.
Is it safe to buy resale concert tickets?
It depends on the seller and the protection behind the sale. Confirm the event on the venue's official page first, then read the guarantee terms. Ours promises a full refund if tickets don't arrive before the event or aren't valid for entry.
Sources
- Bridgestone Arena: upcoming events
- Bridgestone Arena: events, page 10
- Bridgestone Arena: events, page 30
- Bridgestone Arena: SOMBR, You Are The Reason Tour
- Bridgestone Arena: Weezer, The Gathering
- Nissan Stadium: event listing
- Nissan Stadium: CMA Fest 2026
- Visit Music City: upcoming concerts
- Visit Music City: Analog Soul
- Visit Music City: Southern Rounds
- Visit Music City: Nashville Symphony 2026/27 season