Our pick
The Red Clay Strays
Thursday, October 22, 2026 · 6:30 PM · Bridgestone Arena, Downtown
The Read
The Red Clay Strays came out of Mobile playing a hybrid nobody was asking for — Southern rock, gospel phrasing, fifties-country ache — and Brandon Coleman sings it with a tremble that sounds borrowed from a much older record. Their rise happened almost entirely through live shows and word of mouth rather than radio. That tends to produce a durable audience. The question with any band that scales this fast is whether the music survives the room. Their strength is atmosphere and restraint, both of which arenas punish. Watch for how they handle the slow songs; if those still work at this size, the band is exactly as good as the last two years suggested. Doors early at 6:30.
The Room
Bridgestone Arena
501 Broadway
Nashville's central arena, where the biggest touring acts come and the night usually extends into Broadway before and after.
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Shape The Night
Before
Assembly Food HallTwo dozen kitchens under one roof a block off Broadway. The move when the group can't agree and you want everyone fed before the show without a reservation.
Show: The Red Clay Strays at 6:30 PM
After
Layla'sLayla Vartanian opened it in 1997 — the only female-owned independent bar on Lower Broadway. While everything around it plays country radio, Layla's books bluegrass, hillbilly, rockabilly, Americana. Vintage license plates on the ceiling. Better drink prices than anything near it.