February 13, 2007

Music City?

Starwood Ampitheatre is closing. No more. Caput.

Nashville is a strange town for music now. And yet we're known as "Music City".

Big concerts don't come to Nashville because there isn't a big venue for them except Gaylord downtown. Most cities that have an NFL stadium open it during the off season (and sometimes during the season) to large tours. Not us.

And now, with the demise of Dancin' In the District and Starwood's closing, there is no large outdoor concert venue for Nashville. So let's hope someone steps up because we're missing out on big tours.

It's ironic that Bonnaroo is so close. They have announced that newly reunited The Police will headline at this year's festival.