In search of cool…
Left Riverfront Stage and went in search of shade and a cool drink. Found both at “Famous” They serve Jack Daniels slushies! Stayed here for a couple of hours. Live music, hot chicken, cold beer. Nashville encapsulated!
Brunch!
Finally got round to trying the Nashville pastime of Brunch… at 8am! https://www.417union.com Great brunch spot! Popular we back to the hotel – watched the weather channel which was alarming! Managed to get to Riverside stage – Close enough for the bass speakers to impact on our ability to breathe!!
Miami Nash
Hmmm… hot, no shade, a good reminder of why we aren’t fans of Miami.. Cocktails were pretty average. Beer was refreshing. Views so-so. Abandoned this “trendy” option and headed down to the hotels bar/restaurant “Ellingtons” Cooler, more relaxed, but not exactly million dollar views! Staff, drinks and fellow patrons were good. Impressive bourbon selections – pours ranging from $15 to […]
Broadway
Wow… busy… We dropped out Gibson purchases back at the hotel – the bag policy for the bars makes retail bags a problem. Headed down to the Riverside stage, which -again- reached capacity just before we got there! So, battled crowds and headed up onto the footbridge for a different view of Nashville downtown. Headed back to Broadway in search […]
Gibson Garage
Guitar heaven for many. Impressive store beneath their factory/offices. Must be literally millions of dollars of guitars on display. Sound booths to test your rendition of Stairway to Heaven… a live performance stage… a Slash Shrine…
Nissan Stadium – Night 2
Arrived a little later this evening. But didn’t matter as the show was already running behind schedule! By the end of the night, it was over an hour late running. Lainey Wilson had a surprise guest.. Reba! Albeit very briefly. Cody Johnson got the crowd rocking – though they needed little encouragement. Miranda lambert was the headline slot at 9pm […]
A slow start
A slow start to Friday after a long Thursday. Plans for breakfast were soon shelved in favour of a lie-in and coffee from the bagel shop downstairs. Eventually the day started. After 11am and the CMA app reported both Riverside and Amp stages were now at capacity. We walked down 4th to Broadway and returned to Lucky Bastard Saloon. Alternating […]
Nissan Stadium
The stadium was only a twenty minute walk from the hotel. The road closures, fenced off walkways, police traffic officers etc made the walk super easy… even if it seemed uphill in both directions! Stadium has slick security and pass checking and we were in our seats within minutes of arriving. The seats are club level, a few steps away […]
Surprisingly hilly…
…was my initial impression of walking round the city! We popped out after breakfast to a nearby Walgreens to stock up on bottled water and soda. Whilst the room was well stocked with snacks and minibar options these were all priced as though some Zimbabwean hyperinflation had occurred during the elevator ride to our room. I’ve said it before – […]
Good Morning Nashville
Woke up fairly early. In room coffee machine is another one of those awful brown sludge creation machines. So, I popped down to the lobby to grab breakfast from the famous Bagel Shop, Coffee much better. Bagel kind of spectacular. Lobby is bright and quiet. Less 70s beige than the rooms!