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Montgomery Gentry will headline Sound & Speed in Nashville

Montgomery Gentry will headline the kickoff concert of the Sprint Sound & Speed Presented by SunTrust at 8:00 p.m. on Jan. 9 at the Sommet Center.

The festival begins the next day at Municipal Auditorium, where racing and country music fans can interact with drivers, team owners and entertainers through autograph and story-telling sessions. NASCAR stars confirmed to attend are Dale Earnhardt Jr., Michael Waltrip, Reed Sorensen and David Stremme. Others confirmed for the sessions are Josh Turner, Jason Michael Carroll, members of Diamond Rio and Rick Huckaby.

Concert tickets are $17.50-$35 and will go on sale Dec. 12 through Ticketmaster and http://www.soundandspeed.org/. Festival tickets, which are $20 for adults and $15 for children, are on sale now. A combo ticket for both events will range from $40 to $50.

The fourth annual event benefits the Victory Junction camp and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Keith Urban Sets Sommet Center on Fire

Friday night Keith Urban walked onto the stage at Sommet Center in front of a nearly, if not sold out crowd of screaming fans and played his guts out.

“We made it back home,” said Urban at the conclusion of an audience-pleasing “Where the Black Top Ends,” which was the second song of the evening. “I can’t tell you how good it feels to be here tonight, but we’ll spend the next two hours explaining it to you, at least.”

And he did, and then some.

Urban engaged the crowd with blistering guitar solos, beaming smiles, infinite energy, multiple sing-a-longs and hit after radio hit.

He and his band, which is laden with jaw-dropping, first-rate players, kicked off the show with “Once in a Lifetime” and glided through songs including “Faster Car” and “Shine” before upping the intensity a step further with an acoustic version of “Raining On Sunday,” which morphed into a sing-a-long. “Stupid Boy” followed, wrapping with an epic, frenzied guitar solo in which the gold Les Paul he was playing got the beating of its life. The audience — dotted with stars including Martina McBride, The Warren Brothers and Rodney Crowell — couldn’t tear its eyes from the stage.

Read the full concert review in the Tennessean.

Keith Urban is Finally Back Home in Nashville

~Keith Urban has toured internationally this year, but it's tonight's Sommet Center show that really makes him excited.

~As he begins what he says is a new chapter in his life, he can't help but reflect on his career.

"It doesn't feel like it was that long ago that I was playing the Ace of Clubs and 12th and Porter.

To go from those little places up to this venue is just amazing. It's a great feeling; I certainly don't take it for granted."

The couple purchased a Middle Tennessee farm this year that they're currently renovating.

"Ironically, the first place I took her to was out near Leiper's Fork," he said. "That ended up being out in the general area where we will now call home. I just knew that she would love it for the exact same reasons I love it. There's a pace and a way of living that is much more spiritually satisfying to me than a lot of other places."

Of his farm, he says, "It's something that has quite a bit of room to walk around and grow some grass under our feet and have some privacy, but not feel like we're isolated. We don't want to live in a compound. It's the great thing about Tennessee and especially Nashville. The people are just real people, so they just accept you being neighbors.

He said the couple has a good rhythm here. "Nashville suited us as a couple very quicky. So having been away now for so long making this film, we are just both anxious to get back into that groove again."
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Read all about Keith being at the Sommet Center and loving Nashville in the Beverly Keel column in the Tennessean newspaper.

Stevie Wonder, Keith Urban and Trans-Siberian Orchestra coming to the Sommet Center in Nashville

November 30
8pm
Price:$59.50/$39.50/$25.00
Seating Chart: View Chart
Event Website(s): Keith Urban

KEITH URBAN brings his "Love, Pain, & the Whole Crazy World" tour to the Sommet Center on Nov 30th at 8pm. Tickets go on sale Friday, Sept 28th at 10am. Don't miss this amazing performer!


December 1
8pm
Price:$150/$79/$59/$39
Seating Chart: View Chart

Grammy award winner Stevie Wonder is set to take the stage at the Sommet Center on Saturday, Dec. 1.

With 35 U.S. albums and sales totaling more than 72 million units, it comes as no surprise that the talented and experienced Wonder will put on an unforgettable show that fans can enjoy.
In 1989 Wonder was inducted into the Rock ‘N Roll Hall of Fame. Then in 1996 he received the Lifetime Achievement Grammy. These significant awards are only two among the many that he has won over the years, which has made him one of the most prolific artists in music history.Tickets go on sale Saturday, November 3rd at 10:00AM.
Event Website(s): Stevie Wonder




Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Purchase Tickets
Dates: December 30,
7:30PM
Price:$45.00/$35.00
Seating Chart: View Chart

Winter's Hottest Annual Arena Rock Attraction is coming to the Sommet Center.
Established in 1996 by producer/composer/lyricist Paul O’Neill, TSO has been a true rock mega-success, both on record and the concert stage. The band’s four CD releases, including the holiday-themed Christmas Eve & Other Stories (1996), The Christmas Attic (1998) and The Lost Christmas Eve (2004), have sold more than 5,000,000 units, over 900,000 in 2006 alone. TSO’s 2001 DVD release, The Ghost of Christmas Eve, also achieved platinum status.

Event Website(s): Trans-Siberian Orchestra


December 26
7:30pm
Price:$72.50/$52.50/$42.50/$32.50/$22.50
Seating Chart: View Chart

WWE Presents RAW at the Sommet Center Dec 26th at 7:30pm.
Event Website(s): WWE

Tickets now on sale for Sound & Speed concert

Tickets are on sale for the 2008 Sprint Sound & Speed Presented by SunTrust festival, which for the third consecutive year will bring together stars of country music and NASCAR and concludes with a concert extravaganza headlined by Grammy-winning, multi-platinum-selling recording artist Alan Jackson, with special guests Taylor Swift and Jason Michael Carroll, and other top country music performers at Nashville's Sommet Center.

Fans of country music and racing have two blockbuster events on Jan. 12 in the Sommet Center: the annual Backstage Garage Pass festivities, where they can get up-close-and-personal with NASCAR and country music stars for autographs, story-telling and question-answer sessions from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST, and the concert at 8 p.m. headlined by Jackson and special guests Swift and Carroll. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster and the Sound & Speed Website.

Tickets are $39.50 for the concert, $20 for the Backstage Garage Pass event, or $54.50 for both events.

The 41st Annual Country Music Association Awards

Watch the CMA's Wednesday, November 7 on ABC
7:00pm.

Visit the CMA Awards website for all the details.

Nashville Celebrates Country

Monday, November 5

Music City Walk of Fame Induction
3:00 – 5:00 pm/central time
Hall of Fame Park
FREE and open to the public
Six musical luminaries will be inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame, which begins at the Hall of Fame Park and works its way up Demonbreun Street toward Music Row on the Music Mile. The 2007 class of includes Rodney Crowell, Bob DiPiero, Vince Gill, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Killen, and Barbara Mandrell.

Music on the Horizon
7:30 PM/CT
City Hall, 405 12th Avenue South
$10
Presented by CMA, Music on the Horizon showcases the most highly anticipated new artists in Country Music. This concert event will feature performances by Laura Bryna, Crossin Dixon, Jennifer Hanson, Jypsi, Lady Antebellum, James Otto and Chuck Wicks. The event is sponsored by American Airlines and Dr. Pepper®.

Tuesday, November 6

Chevy Music Tour Concert
5:30 – 7:30PM
Sommet Center Plaza
FREE and open to the public
Chevy presents a free-to-the-public concert in Downtown Nashville on the Chevy Stage featuring performances by Emerson Drive, Phil Vassar and a surprise guest

Wednesday, November 7

Good Morning America
7:00 – 8:00 am/central time
Sommet Center Plaza,
FREE and open to the public
Big & Rich kick off CMA Awards day with a concert performance on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
The public is invited to come out for this free event on the Chevy Stage at the Sommet Center plaza on the corner of Broadway and Fifth Avenue. (Please be advised that Fifth Avenue is closed between Broadway and Demonbreun; and Demonbreun is closed between Fifth and Sixth Avenue.)

Visit CMA Award/events for more events and concerts.

Blue Man Group is Coming to Nashville

How To Be A Megastar Tour 2.1
Friday, November 16, 2007

8:00pm

Ticket Prices:

$87.50, $52.00*

**Groups of 10 or more may receive $2.00 discount on either price.** **All groups receive TWO complimentary tickets for every 10 purchased.**

Downtown Nashville Details

Walking with Dinosaurs: The Live Experience at the Sommet Center - October 17 - 21

Al Menah Shrine Circus at the Municipal Auditorium - October 18 - 21

Nashville Kats Cease Operations

The Nashville Kats of the Arena Football League have ceased operations, according to a statement released this afternoon by Titans owner Bud Adams.

“After much deliberation, I have made the difficult decision to cease operations for the Nashville Kats Arena Football Team," the statement said. "I take pride in the fact that we were able to secure an AFL franchise, retain the Kats name and logo and return year-round football to Nashville for three seasons.

"Unfortunately, our ownership group couldn’t put together a viable financial model that would be successful over the long-term. I’d like to thank our loyal Kats fans and all of our coaches and staff for their dedication and hard work.”

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This comes from the Tennessean newspaper.