NASHVILLE, Tenn – The St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll® Running Series Nashville event, celebrating 25 Years Running this year, announced today all the musical guests for the upcoming 2025 race week festivities. The music, from the Health & Fitness Expo, along the course, and to the finish line at Nissan Stadium, will showcase all forms of music for the participants, guests, and spectators to celebrate race week in Music City. The Nashville event is on April 26-27, with registration still available.
More music and running are woven throughout the fabric of St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Nashville as the event will showcase some of the finest singer/songwriters throughout the race weekend. Last month, The Eaglemaniacs were confirmed as the 2025 First Horizon Bank Encore Entertainment for the post-race concert on Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the finish line stage, which will be located near the river on Victory Way outside of Nissan Stadium.
In addition, Landon Parker will add his country talents as a featured artist to the post-race festivities. Parker and his band will perform 8:45-10:45 a.m. and 12:45-2:00 p.m. Cooper Ramsey will sing the National Anthem at both start lines on race day, with the 5K/10K at 6:25 a.m. and the marathon and half marathon at 7:15 a.m.
The St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Nashville Expo will be held at the Music City Convention Center located at 201 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, Tenn. 37203.
Each day at the Expo will include special performances by Music City’s most impressive talents such as Jillian Cardarelli, Lance Carpenter, Golden West, John Haywood, Tina Parol, Greg Pratt and Colby Lee Swift, along with line dancing instruction by Taylor and Brittany Winston, at the free and open-to-the-public Health & Fitness Expo on Thursday, April 24 and Friday, April 25, 2025.
The 2025 St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Nashville event will take place on April 26-27, combining live music and entertainment with scenic routes that highlight Nashville’s historic and natural beauty. Nashville has long been a favorite stop on the best-in-class running series tour, welcoming global visitors amidst a strong hometown contingent who know how to show a good time. Participants will experience everything Music City offers, including a legendary running tour of Nashville’s most famous locations such as Lower Broadway, Music Row, The Gulch, 12 South, Nissan Stadium, and much more.
The St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Nashville event offers distances for everyone, including 1-Mile, 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, and Marathon, plus a Doggie Dash and KiDS ROCK® event. Registration for the St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Nashville is open at runrocknroll.com.
For more information on the Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series, please visit runrocknroll.com or [email protected].
2025 St. Jude Rock 'n' Roll Nashville Schedule
Thursday, April 24th - Health & Fitness Expo at Music City Convention Center 12:00pm - 2:00pm | Jillian Cardarelli 2:00pm - 4:00pm | Greg Pratt 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Nashville Line Dancing with Taylor & Brittany Winston 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Tina Parol
Friday, April 25th - Health & Fitness Expo at Music City Convention Center
10:00am - 12:00pm | Golden West
12:00pm - 2:00pm | John Haywood
2:00pm - 4:00pm | Colby Lee Swift
4:00pm - 5:00pm | Nashville Line Dancing with Taylor & Brittany Winston 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Lance Carpenter
Saturday, April 26th - Finish Line Stage at Nissan Stadium
8:45am - 10:45am and 12:45pm - 2:00pm | Landon Parker
11:00am - 12:30pm | Eaglemaniacs
Special Performance by Cooper Ramsey of the National Anthem on the Start Lines of the 5K / 10K at 6:30am and Marathon / Half at 7:20am on Saturday, April 26th.
Bands On The Course
August Christopher - Music Row Roundabout
Trio San Rafael -17th Ave S & Wedgewood
Nightingale - Belmont/Primrose (Christ The King)
Black Hole Sons - Clifton/Battlefield, Before Granny White Pike Parking Lot
The Little Uglies - 16th Ave S & Wedgewood Ave Belmont Church
Belmont Church Praise Band - Belmont Church
Aching Back Sunday - Capitol View on Nelson Merry St.
Velvet Dogs - Sounds Right Field Entrance
DJ Kyle Baines - Jefferson between 6th & 7th Grass Median
Rusty Shipp - 3rd Ave North Steps
Rewind - Stadium Parking Lot E in the Corner by Woodland
Jake Sheppard Band - St. Ann's Episcopal Church
Eric Lives Here - Woodland St and South 10th near Asphalt Beach
Vinyl Four - Russell and South 7th on Grass
DJ Stray Dog - South 5th and Davidson
Second Sunset - Davidson St by the boulders
Rayla Ray Band - Shelby Park - Davidson St & Shelby View Drive
Party Bus locations:
Granny White Pike & Acklen Ave
Rosa Parks Kroger
Rosa Parks Near Lexus Dealership
Great Circle Road & Altra River Walk Near Dead End
Cumberland River Greenway & Van Buren
Shelby Park - Shelby Bottoms
Lululemon - Gulch Area
About St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Its purpose is clear: Finding cures. Saving children.® It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was largely considered incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall survival rate from 20% to more than 80%, and it won't stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude shares the breakthroughs it makes to help doctors and researchers at local hospitals and cancer centers around the world improve the quality of treatment and care for even more children. Because of generous donors, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food, so they can focus on helping their child live. Visit St. Jude Inspire to discover powerful St. Jude stories of hope, strength, love and kindness. Support the St. Jude mission by donating at stjude.org, liking St. Jude on Facebook, following St. Jude on X, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok, and subscribing to its YouTube channel.
About Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series
Established in 1998, the Rock ‘n’ Roll® Running Series’ simple idea of making running fun has transformed both the U.S. and global running landscape by infusing the course with live bands, cheer teams, and entertaining water stations, creating a block-party atmosphere for participants and spectators alike. Focused on running, music, and community, race weekends kick off with a free Health & Fitness Expo showcasing the latest in running gear, sports apparel, health and nutritional information, and much more. Events culminate with an Encore Entertainment experience featuring eclectic musical artists from a variety of genres. With a goal of helping participants find the Beat in Their Feet™, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series features a Finish Line festival with entertainment including live bands, DJs, dance zones photo ops, food trucks and more! Further information about the Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series can be found online at RunRocknRoll.com . Follow @RunRocknRoll on all social platforms.
About The IRONMAN Group
The IRONMAN Group operates a global portfolio of events that includes the IRONMAN® Triathlon Series, the IRONMAN® 70.3®Triathlon Series, 5150™ Triathlon Series, the Rock ‘n’ Roll® Running Series, IRONKIDS®, premier running events including the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon™ and City2Surf®, UTMB® World Series trail-running events including the Canyons Endurance Runs™ by UTMB®, Tarawera Ultra-Trail™ by UTMB® and Ultra-Trail Australia™ by UTMB®, Epic Series™ mountain bike races including the Absa Cape Epic®, road cycling events, and other multisport races. The IRONMAN Group is the largest operator of mass participation sports in the world, providing participants the benefits of endurance sports through the company’s vast offerings. Since the inception of the iconic IRONMAN® brand and its first event in 1978, athletes have proven that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE® by crossing finish lines around the world. Beginning as a single race, The IRONMAN Group has grown to become a global sensation with hundreds of events across 55+ countries. For more information, visit ironman.com/about-ironman-group.
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