That’s right, many Nashville venues offer free live music 365 days a year. No cover charge, just authentic and entertaining live music to enjoy. Even when the music is free, remember that tips to the band are always appreciated.
Honky Tonk Highway
Let's talk about a thing called Honky Tonk Highway. Music City's honky tonks line both sides of Broadway and pump live music into the streets all day, every day. There's no cover charge but the tip jar gets passed around for those wanting to appreciate the musicians that make Nashville Music City. The music starts at 10am with the party lasting until 3 in the morning.
Free Music Venues: AJ's Good Time Bar | Bootleggers Inn | Chief's on Broadway | Dierks Bentley's Whiskey Row | Friends in Low Places Honky-Tonk and Bar | Hank Williams Jr Boogie Bar | Honky Tonk Central | Jason Aldean's Rooftop Kitchen + Bar | Jon Bon Jovi's | Layla's Bluegrass Inn | Legends Corner | Lucky Bastard Saloon | Luke's 32 Bridge Food + Drink | Mellow Mushroom – Downtown | Miranda Lambert's Casa Rosa | Nudie's Honky Tonk | Ole Red Nashville | Redneck Riviera Bar & BBQ | Rippy's Honky Tonk | Robert's Western World | Second Fiddle | Tanya Tucker's Tequila Cantina | Tequila Cowboy | The Stage on Broadway | Tootsie's Orchid Lounge | Whiskey Bent Saloon | Whiskey River Saloon
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Nudie's Honky Tonk
Towards the lower side of Broadway are unique Nashville joints playing the music and keeping the party going with excellent drink specials. The venues in this area have some of the best music ones can find for less than a penny.
Free Live Music Venues: Acme Feed & Seed | Hard Rock Cafe | Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville | Kid Rock's Big Honky Tonk & Steakhouse | Losers Downtown | Nashville Underground | Tequila Cowboy | Tin Roof Broadway
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Acme Feed & Seed
Just North of Broadway is 2nd Avenue and Printer's Alley, where you'll find every genre of music, from blues to rock 'n' roll. It's a street prepared for whatever the night might throw at it. They have the tunes and the dance floors, and they promise to keep the party going until the early morning.
Free Music Venues: Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar | Famous Nashville | Wildhorse Saloon
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Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar
Behind the busy streets of Nashville's Broadway is the SoBro district with a handful of places that are all about FREE music. From a listening room with outstanding acoustics to a Nashville craft beer taproom that hosts rocking bands each weekend. The SoBro district is one of the best places to get a taste of what Nashville offers.
Free Music Venues: 6th and Peabody | Bad Axe Throwing Nashville | Barlines | Big Machine Brewery and Distillery | Johnny Cash’s Bar and BBQ | Lainey Wilson’s Bell Bottoms Up | The Listening Room Cafe | Moxy Rooftop | NashHouse Southern Spoon & Saloon | Ole Smoky Moonshine Distillery | Tennessee Brew Works | Yee Haw Brewing Co.
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The Listening Room Cafe
Some of Nashville's oldest venues can be found in The Gulch. Inside this neighborhood is one awesome clothing store with a guitar room and stage plus eclectic restaurants hosting live music on a nightly basis. The Gulch is a full music experience with the added extras Nashville has come to love like fashion, food, and good times.
Free Music Venues: Rudy's Jazz Room | Sambuca | Gibson Garage
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Rudy's Jazz Room
Extending up Broadway is a neighborhood known as Midtown. This place is filled with FREE music spots just waiting to be discovered. Multiple bars with stages filled with artists aching to play a tune. A person can spend an entire day traveling from one place to the next and never have to worry about hearing a bad song.
Free Music Venues: Commodore Grille | The Row | Analog | Losers Live
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The Row
Along one street is a line of music venues and bars that will have you rocking until midnight. Stop on in for a songwriters' night or just listen to some groovy tunes along with the famous Demonbreun St.
Free Music Venues: Tin Roof Demonbreun
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Tin Roof Demonbreun
