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Taking 16 yo daughter to Nashville this weekend need recs to do
Posted on 2/11/26 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 2/11/26 at 1:21 pm
We are going to take a campus tour at Vanderbilt Monday. Will be arriving Saturday late afternoon. She is a singer/songwriter which has us atleast looking at Vanderbilt and Belmont.
At her age what are things we can do in downtown Nashville? I’m not sure she will even be able to get into restaurants that play live music. Maybe they start to ID after 9-10? I see a singer songwriter show at the blue bird cafe but seats seem to be limited to a few church pews on a first come first serve basis. She gigs in our town, I would like for her to see what starting over looks like in Nashville. I have no idea where to start having not been there. Any suggestions outside of stay home would be appreciated. Thank you
Edit: Staying just north of campus walking won’t be an issue.
At her age what are things we can do in downtown Nashville? I’m not sure she will even be able to get into restaurants that play live music. Maybe they start to ID after 9-10? I see a singer songwriter show at the blue bird cafe but seats seem to be limited to a few church pews on a first come first serve basis. She gigs in our town, I would like for her to see what starting over looks like in Nashville. I have no idea where to start having not been there. Any suggestions outside of stay home would be appreciated. Thank you
Edit: Staying just north of campus walking won’t be an issue.
This post was edited on 2/11/26 at 1:34 pm
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Posted on 2/11/26 at 1:44 pm to AllDawg
Is the Grand Ole Opry playing?
Country Music Hall of Fame
Tour the Ryman Auditorium (original home of the Opry)
Johnny Cash Museum
Posted on 2/11/26 at 2:04 pm to AllDawg
Good it's two weeks after SnowMageddon. Good call! 
First: Most Broadway bars are 21+ after 6 PM. Before 6 PM, many allow all ages as long as a parent is present. Restaurants with live music are almost always all-ages. They don’t ID unless you order alcohol.
Second: Daughter went to Belmont. Great school. Think you'd want the vibe around campus so you could see what it's like going to school in that part of town.
My thoughts:
Bluebird Café does allow all ages for the early shows, but seating is extremely limited. The Listening Room Café is usually all-ages for their songwriter rounds. Over by Vanderbilt, the Commodore Grille has nightly rounds that draw a lot of Belmont and Vandy students, and it’s open to everyone.
Broadway works earlier in the day if the goal is just to hear music and get a feel for the atmosphere. For the real songwriter side of Nashville, Hillsboro Village, 12 South, and Music Row are the places to go — coffee shops full of writers, publishing houses, recording studios, and the neighborhoods where young musicians actually live and work. RCA Studio B is a solid all-ages tour if someone wants to understand the history behind the town. Belmont and Vanderbilt students also play real songwriter rounds at places like Commodore Grille, The Well Coffeehouse, and Café Coco, which gives a good look at how young writers break in.
For a balanced visit: Broadway before 6 PM, Assembly Food Hall for all-ages live music, Hillsboro Village and the Belmont area in the morning, a walk through 12 South, RCA Studio B in the afternoon, and The Listening Room or Commodore Grille in the evening. It’s a good mix of the performance side and the songwriter world that makes Nashville what it is.
Links:
Tootsies (Before 6pm)
Blue Bird Cafe (Note: This Is In Green Hills)
Commodore Grill
The Listening Room
Assembly Food Hall
First: Most Broadway bars are 21+ after 6 PM. Before 6 PM, many allow all ages as long as a parent is present. Restaurants with live music are almost always all-ages. They don’t ID unless you order alcohol.
Second: Daughter went to Belmont. Great school. Think you'd want the vibe around campus so you could see what it's like going to school in that part of town.
My thoughts:
Bluebird Café does allow all ages for the early shows, but seating is extremely limited. The Listening Room Café is usually all-ages for their songwriter rounds. Over by Vanderbilt, the Commodore Grille has nightly rounds that draw a lot of Belmont and Vandy students, and it’s open to everyone.
Broadway works earlier in the day if the goal is just to hear music and get a feel for the atmosphere. For the real songwriter side of Nashville, Hillsboro Village, 12 South, and Music Row are the places to go — coffee shops full of writers, publishing houses, recording studios, and the neighborhoods where young musicians actually live and work. RCA Studio B is a solid all-ages tour if someone wants to understand the history behind the town. Belmont and Vanderbilt students also play real songwriter rounds at places like Commodore Grille, The Well Coffeehouse, and Café Coco, which gives a good look at how young writers break in.
For a balanced visit: Broadway before 6 PM, Assembly Food Hall for all-ages live music, Hillsboro Village and the Belmont area in the morning, a walk through 12 South, RCA Studio B in the afternoon, and The Listening Room or Commodore Grille in the evening. It’s a good mix of the performance side and the songwriter world that makes Nashville what it is.
Links:
Tootsies (Before 6pm)
Blue Bird Cafe (Note: This Is In Green Hills)
Commodore Grill
The Listening Room
Assembly Food Hall
Posted on 2/11/26 at 2:23 pm to Nole Man
Very useful information. Fantastic start which is what I was looking for. Thanks guys
Posted on 2/11/26 at 5:17 pm to AllDawg
Saturday in Nashville? Take her to see Billy strings at the Bridgestone
Posted on 2/11/26 at 5:19 pm to AllDawg
The Bluebird, the Ryman, and Robert’s. Doesn’t appear to be anything at Belmont’s Fisher Center this weekend.
Vandy has a home bball game Saturday at noon if you want to see a terrible place to watch a game.
Several instagrammable spots around town if that’s still a thing.
Shopping on 12 South.
Vandy has a home bball game Saturday at noon if you want to see a terrible place to watch a game.
Several instagrammable spots around town if that’s still a thing.
Shopping on 12 South.
Posted on 2/12/26 at 7:59 am to Nole Man
Damn, what a great reply with perfectly useful info. Thanks
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