# Bridgestone Arena

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Multi-purpose indoor arena in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.

Bridgestone Arena Smashville[1] Bridgestone Arena in 2015 Bridgestone Arena Location in Nashville Show map of Nashville Bridgestone Arena Location in Tennessee Show map of Tennessee Bridgestone Arena Location in the United States Show map of the United States Former names Nashville Arena (1996–99, 2007, 2009−10) Gaylord Entertainment Center (1999–2007) Sommet Center (May 2007–November 2009) Address 501 Broadway Location Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Coordinates 36°9′33″N 86°46′43″W / 36.15917°N 86.77861°W / 36.15917; -86.77861 Owner Sports Authority of Nashville Davidson County Operator Powers Management Company Capacity Basketball: 18,500 Concerts: 10,000–20,000 Ice hockey: 17,159 Surface Multi-surface Record attendance 19,365 (April 15, 2023; Nate Bargatze)[2] Field size 750,000 sq ft (70,000 m2) Construction Groundbreaking January 20, 1994[3] Opened December 18, 1996 Renovated 2007, 2011, 2015 Cost $144 million ($313 million in 2025 dollars[4]) Architect HOK Sport Hart Freeland Roberts, Inc. Project manager Brookwood Group[5] Structural engineer Thornton Tomasetti Services engineer Smith Seckman Reid Inc. General contractor Turner/Perini[6] Tenants Nashville Predators (NHL) 1998–present Nashville Kats (AFL) 1997–2001, 2005–2007 Nashville Stampede (PBR) 2022–present Website bridgestonearena.com

**Bridgestone Arena** (originally **Nashville Arena**, and formerly **Gaylord Entertainment Center** and **Sommet Center**) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee), United States. Completed in 1996, it is the home of the [Nashville Predators](/source/Nashville_Predators) of the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League).

## Ownership

Designed by HOK Sport (now [Populous](/source/Populous_(company))) in conjunction with the Nashville-based architecture/engineering firm Hart Freeland Roberts, INC., it was designed at an angle on the corner of Broadway and 5th Avenue in Nashville in physical homage to the historic [Ryman Auditorium](/source/Ryman_Auditorium), the original home of the [Grand Ole Opry](/source/Grand_Ole_Opry).[7]

Bridgestone Arena is owned by the Sports Authority of Nashville and [Davidson County](/source/Davidson_County%2C_Tennessee) and operated by [Powers Management Company](/source/Predators_Holdings_LLC), a subsidiary of the [Nashville Predators](/source/Nashville_Predators) [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) franchise, which has been its primary tenant since 1998.

## Events

Bridgestone Arena, game 6 of the [2017 Stanley Cup Finals](/source/2017_Stanley_Cup_Finals)

2014 NCAA Women's Final Four (won by [Connecticut Huskies](/source/UConn_Huskies_women's_basketball))

The Predators hosted the [NHL entry draft](/source/2003_NHL_Entry_Draft) here in 2003 and 2023; it was also the location for the [2016 NHL All-Star Game](/source/61st_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game).

In 1997, it was the venue of the [United States Figure Skating Championships](/source/United_States_Figure_Skating_Championships), and in 2004 hosted the [USA Gymnastics National Championships](/source/USA_Gymnastics_National_Championships). It was the home of the [Nashville Kats](/source/Nashville_Kats) franchise of the [Arena Football League](/source/Arena_Football_League_(1987-2008)) from 1997 until 2001, and hosted the team's revival from 2005 to 2007, when the Kats franchise folded.

The arena has hosted [college basketball](/source/College_basketball) events, including both men's (2001, 2006, 2010) and women's tournaments of the [Southeastern Conference](/source/Southeastern_Conference) and the [Ohio Valley Conference](/source/Ohio_Valley_Conference). Nashville will serve as a primary venue for the [SEC men's basketball tournament](/source/SEC_men's_basketball_tournament) nine times between 2015 and 2025 (2015–2017, 2019–2021, and 2023–2025) after the SEC signed a long-term agreement with the Nashville Sports Council in 2013.[8] It hosted the [2014 NCAA Women's Final Four](/source/2014_NCAA_Division_I_women's_basketball_tournament), the 2018 [SEC women's basketball tournament](/source/SEC_women's_basketball_tournament) and will host again in 2022 and 2026.[8]

In odd-numbered years, the arena was regularly one of eight sites to host the first and second rounds of the men's [NCAA](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association) Basketball Tournament for the first ten years of its existence, though it was taken out of the rotation for several years, partly due to the obsolete octagonal mid-1990s-style scoreboard that hung above the arena floor. It was replaced in the summer of 2007 by a new $5 million scoreboard and digital control room.[9] The NCAA Tournament returned to Nashville in 2012.

Beginning in 2002, the arena hosted a [Professional Bull Riders](/source/Professional_Bull_Riders) (PBR) Premier Series event every year (except in 2005 and 2006) through 2019 and again in 2021. The event moved to the Arena in 2002 after having previously occupied the [Municipal Auditorium](/source/Nashville_Municipal_Auditorium) from 1993 through 2001. Since 2022, Bridgestone Arena is the home venue of the Nashville Stampede; one of ten bull riding teams of the PBR Team Series held during the summer and autumn in the United States.

The venue has also hosted numerous concerts and religious gatherings. Beginning in 2006, the [Country Music Association Awards](/source/Country_Music_Association_Awards) have been held in the arena, after the awards show moved from the [Grand Ole Opry House](/source/Grand_Ole_Opry_House) with a one-year stop in [New York City](/source/New_York_City) at [Madison Square Garden](/source/Madison_Square_Garden) in 2005.

The arena has held a list of [UFC](/source/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship) events, beginning with *[UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann](/source/UFC_Fight_Night%3A_Condit_vs._Kampmann)* on April 1, 2009.[10] The UFC returned to the venue on January 20, 2012 for *[UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller](/source/UFC_on_FX%3A_Guillard_vs._Miller)*.[11] On August 8, 2015, the arena held *[UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux](/source/UFC_Fight_Night%3A_Teixeira_vs._Saint_Preux)*.[12] Two years later, the venue hosted *[UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov](/source/UFC_Fight_Night%3A_Swanson_vs._Lobov)* on April 22, 2017.[13] The arena hosted *[UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis](/source/UFC_Fight_Night%3A_Thompson_vs._Pettis)* on March 23, 2019.[14] The UFC returned to the arena five years later for *[UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font](/source/UFC_on_ESPN%3A_Sandhagen_vs._Font)* on August 5, 2023.[15] The venue most recently hosted *[UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira](/source/UFC_on_ESPN%3A_Lewis_vs._Teixeira)* on July 12, 2025.[16]

Due to the [2012–13 NHL lockout](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_NHL_lockout), the Predators did not host any games that season until January 19, 2013. Instead, the arena hosted a [Southern Professional Hockey League](/source/SPHL) preseason game between the only other Tennessee pro hockey franchise, the [Knoxville Ice Bears](/source/Knoxville_Ice_Bears), and their cross-border rivals [Huntsville Havoc](/source/Huntsville_Havoc) on October 20.

Every late May since 2025, Bridgestone Arena has hosted the Music City Rodeo, Nashville's own annual rodeo sanctioned by the [Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association](/source/Professional_Rodeo_Cowboys_Association) (PRCA). The three-day event consists of a daily rodeo performance followed by a concert by a famous [country music](/source/Country_music) artist.[17]

## Arena information

Bridgestone Arena has a [seating capacity](/source/Seating_capacity) of 17,159 for [ice hockey](/source/Ice_hockey), 19,395 for basketball, 10,000 for half-house [concerts](/source/Concerts), 18,500 for end-stage concerts and 20,000 for center-stage concerts, depending on the configuration used. It has also hosted several professional wrestling events and a boxing card since its opening.

The seating configuration is notable for the oddly-shaped south end, which features two large round roof support columns, no mid-level seating, and only one level of suites, bringing the upper-level seats much closer to the floor.

The arena can be converted into the 5,145-seat Music City Theater, used for theater concerts and [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre) and family shows, by placing a stage at the north end of the arena floor and hanging a curtain behind the stage and another to conceal the upper deck. The arena also features 43,000 square feet (4,000 m2) of space in a trade show layout.

[Nate Bargatze](/source/Nate_Bargatze) set the attendance record on April 15, 2023, with 19,365 fans in attendance.[2] The previous record (19,292) had been set six weeks earlier by [Morgan Wallen](/source/Morgan_Wallen). [Kacey Musgraves](/source/Kacey_Musgraves) set the record for the highest attendance for a headlining woman, with 18,373 fans during the Oh, What a World: Tour.

## Notable events

Besides hosting the Nashville Predators, because of its location near [Music Row](/source/Music_Row) and Nashville's role as the center of [country music](/source/Country_music), Bridgestone Arena has seen many other famous performers and events:

- [CMT Music Awards](/source/CMT_Music_Awards) (annually 2000–2005; 2009–2016; 2018–2019; 2021)

- [2002 WWE Judgment Day](/source/WWE_Judgment_Day_(2002)) PPV May 19, 2002

- [2003 NHL entry draft](/source/2003_NHL_entry_draft) June 21, 2003

- [North American Youth Congress](/source/North_American_Youth_Congress) August 5–7, 2009

- [CMA Awards](/source/Country_Music_Association_Awards) (annually 2006–present, except in 2020 which was held in the nearby [Music City Center](/source/Music_City_Center) as it followed the restrictions due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic))

- [61st National Hockey League All-Star Game](/source/61st_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game) January 31, 2016[18]

- [2017 Stanley Cup Finals](/source/2017_Stanley_Cup_Finals) Game 3, 4, and 6; June 2017

### Concerts (not complete list)

Date Artist Tour / Concert Name Opening Act September 4, 1997 Mary J. Blige Share My World Tour Usher April 12, 2000 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Reunion Tour August 5, 2004 Hilary Duff Most Wanted Tour Haylie Duff November 11, 2004 Metallica Madly in Anger with the World Tour Godsmack June 12, 2005 Destiny's Child Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It January 17, 2007 Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium World Tour Gnarls Barkley March 18, 2007 Justin Timberlake FutureSex/LoveShow July 18, 2007 Beyoncé The Beyoncé Experience November 23, 2007 Miley Cyrus Best of Both Worlds Tour Jonas Brothers February 28, 2008 Linkin Park Minutes to Midnight World Tour February 29, 2008 Kid Rock Rock N' Roll Revival Tour Rev Run August 21, 2008 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Magic Tour July 31, 2009 Green Day 21st Century Breakdown Kaiser Chiefs September 12, 2009 Taylor Swift Fearless Tour Gloriana Kellie Pickler October 28, 2009 Kiss Alive 35 World Tour Buckcherry November 18, 2009 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Working on a Dream Tour November 25, 2009 Miley Cyrus Wonder World Tour Metro Station April 21, 2010 Bon Jovi The Circle Tour Dashboard Confessional August 11, 2010 Justin Bieber My World Tour December 5, 2010 Michael Bublé Crazy Love Tour Naturally 7 February 18, 2011 Kid Rock Born Free Tour Jamey Johnson, Ty Stone, Sheryl Crow April 3, 2011 Rush Time Machine Tour August 17, 2011 Maroon 5 Train 2011 Summer Tour PJ Morton June 21, 2011 New Kids on the Block Backstreet Boys NKOTBSB Tour Jordin Sparks Ashlyne Huff July 3, 2011 Mötley Crüe Glam-A-Geddon Poison New York Dolls July 18, 2011 Britney Spears Femme Fatale Tour Nicki Minaj Jessie and the Toy Boys NERVO August 19, 2011 Katy Perry California Dreams Tour Janelle Monáe DJ Skeet Skeet September 16, 2011 Taylor Swift Speak Now World Tour Needtobreathe Charlie Worsham September 17, 2011 February 17, 2012 Drake Club Paradise Tour Kendrick Lamar A$AP Rocky February 24, 2012 Journey Eclipse Tour March 7, 2012 Big Time Rush Better with U Tour April 27, 2012 Van Halen A Different Kind of Truth Tour September 23, 2012 Carrie Underwood Blown Away Tour Hunter Hayes December 13, 2012 Aerosmith Global Warming Tour January 18, 2013 Justin Bieber Believe Tour Carly Rae Jepsen Cody Simpson February 15, 2013 Kid Rock Rebel Soul Tour Buckcherry March 2, 2013 P!nk The Truth About Love Tour The Hives March 6, 2013 Bon Jovi Because We Can March 24, 2013 Maroon 5 Overexposed Tour April 27, 2013 Jimmy Buffett & Coral Reefer Band Songs from St. Somewhere Tour June 18, 2013 New Kids on the Block, 98 Degrees & Boyz II Men The Package Tour June 19, 2013 One Direction Take Me Home Tour 5 Seconds of Summer July 13, 2013 Beyoncé The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour Luke James September 6, 2013 Muse The 2nd Law World Tour Cage the Elephant September 19, 2013 Taylor Swift The Red Tour Ed Sheeran Casey James September 20, 2013 September 21, 2013 October 16, 2013 Eagles History of the Eagles – Live in Concert October 23, 2013 Michael Bublé To Be Loved Tour Naturally 7 October 25, 2013 Selena Gomez Stars Dance Tour Emblem3 Christina Grimmie November 15, 2013 Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience World Tour The Weeknd November 26, 2013 Paramore The Self-Titled Tour Hellogoodbye Metric November 27, 2013 Kanye West The Yeezus Tour Kendrick Lamar February 1, 2014 Keith Urban Light the Fuse Tour February 7, 2014 Kings of Leon Mechanical Bull Tour Gary Clark, Jr. February 22, 2014 Brad Paisley Beat This Summer Tour March 14, 2014 Billy Joel Billy Joel in Concert March 29, 2014 Demi Lovato The Neon Lights Tour Fifth Harmony Cher Lloyd Collins Key April 17, 2014 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band High Hopes Tour June 27, 2014 Katy Perry Prismatic World Tour Capital Cities Ferras August 7, 2014 Miley Cyrus Bangerz Tour Lily Allen October 26, 2014 Paul McCartney Out There December 19, 2014 Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience World Tour DJ Freestyle Steve January 17, 2015 Linkin Park The Hunting Party Tour Of Mice & Men Rise Against February 21, 2015 Jason Aldean Burn It Down Tour Tyler Farr Cole Swindell February 27, 2015 Maroon 5 Maroon V Tour Magic! Rozzi Crane March 26, 2015 Kenny Chesney The Big Revival Tour Jake Owen Chase Rice March 27, 2015 May 1, 2015 Zac Brown Band Jekyll and Hyde Tour May 11, 2015 The Who The Who Hits 50! May 27, 2015 New Kids on the Block The Main Event July 8, 2015 Imagine Dragons Smoke + Mirrors Tour Metric Halsey July 12, 2015 Fall Out Boy & Wiz Khalifa The Boys of Zummer Hoodie Allen July 31, 2015 Shania Twain Rock This Country Tour Gavin DeGraw September 5, 2015 Kelly Clarkson Piece by Piece Tour Pentatonix Eric Hutchinson Abi Ann September 11, 2015 Lady Antebellum Wheels Up Tour Hunter Hayes Sam Hunt September 13, 2015 Ed Sheeran x Tour September 22, 2015 Ariana Grande The Honeymoon Tour Prince Royce Who Is Fancy September 25, 2015 Taylor Swift The 1989 World Tour Vance Joy Haim September 26, 2015 January 18, 2016 Madonna Rebel Heart Tour Mary Mac March 18, 2016 Rihanna Anti World Tour Travis Scott June 21, 2016 Selena Gomez Revival Tour DNCE Bahari June 27, 2016 Justin Bieber Purpose World Tour Post Malone Moxie Raia July 23, 2016 5 Seconds of Summer Sounds Live Feels Live World Tour One Ok Rock Hey Violet August 14, 2016 Drake & Future Summer Sixteen Tour Roy Woods Dvsn August 17, 2016 Dixie Chicks DCX MMXVI World Tour Vintage Trouble Smooth Hound Smith September 7, 2016 Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas Future Now Tour Mike Posner Chord Overstreet September 22, 2016 Carrie Underwood Storyteller Tour: Stories in the Round Easton Corbin The Swon Brothers September 24, 2016 Kanye West Saint Pablo Tour October 13, 2016 Florida Georgia Line Dig Your Roots Tour Cole Swindell The Cadillac Three Kane Brown Chris Lane October 15, 2016 Adele Adele Live 2016 N/A October 16, 2016 November 7, 2016 Stevie Nicks 24 Karat Gold Tour The Pretenders February 14, 2017 Ariana Grande Dangerous Woman Tour Victoria Monét Little Mix February 18, 2017 Bon Jovi This House Is Not for Sale Tour Jake Johnson April 19, 2017 Neil Diamond 50 Year Anniversary World Tour (Neil Diamond) May 17, 2017 New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, & Paula Abdul Total Package Tour May 26, 2017 Eric Church Holdin' My Own Tour May 27, 2017 July 31, 2017 Shawn Mendes Illuminate World Tour Charlie Puth August 4, 2017 Tim McGraw & Faith Hill Soul2Soul: The World Tour Andra Day August 5, 2017 August 30, 2017 Kendrick Lamar The Damn Tour YG DRAM September 9, 2017 Lady Antebellum You Look Good World Tour Kelsea Ballerini Brett Young Lindsay Ell October 6, 2017 Ed Sheeran ÷ Tour James Blunt October 7, 2017 October 18, 2017 Katy Perry Witness: The Tour Noah Cyrus October 29, 2017 The Weeknd Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour Gucci Mane Nav November 13, 2017 Guns N' Roses Not in This Lifetime... Tour November 15, 2017 Jay-Z 4:44 Tour Vic Mensa December 7, 2017 Janet Jackson State of the World Tour January 19, 2018 Kid Rock American Rock n Roll Tour Sweet Tea Trio, A Thousand Horses February 6, 2018 Lana Del Rey LA to the Moon Tour Kali Uchis March 28, 2018 Demi Lovato Tell Me You Love Me World Tour DJ Khaled Kehlani April 15, 2018 Lorde Melodrama World Tour Run the Jewels Mitski May 4, 2018 Foo Fighters Concrete and Gold Tour The Struts May 9, 2018 Justin Timberlake The Man of the Woods Tour The Shadowboxers May 26, 2018 U2 Experience + Innocence Tour June 12, 2018 Harry Styles Harry Styles: Live on Tour Kacey Musgraves July 7, 2018 Sam Smith The Thrill of It All Tour July 10, 2018 Imagine Dragons Evolve World Tour Grace VanderWaal July 13, 2018 Kesha & Macklemore The Adventures of Kesha and Macklemore Wes Period July 21, 2018 Shania Twain Now Tour Bastian Baker September 11, 2018 Fall Out Boy Mania Tour Machine Gun Kelly Gym Class Heroes September 17, 2018 J. Cole KOD Tour Young Thug Jaden Smith EarthGang September 18, 2018 Drake & Migos Aubrey & the Three Migos Tour Roy Woods September 23, 2018 Maroon 5 Red Pill Blues Tour Julia Michaels October 2, 2018 Florence and the Machine High as Hope Tour Billie Eilish October 7, 2018 Bruno Mars 24K Magic World Tour Ella Mai DJ Rashida October 8, 2018 October 16, 2018 Twenty One Pilots The Bandito Tour Awolnation Max Frost October 24, 2018 Elton John Farewell Yellow Brick Road October 26, 2018 Lynyrd Skynyrd The Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour December 2, 2018 Childish Gambino This Is America Tour Vince Staples January 11, 2019 Bob Seger Roll Me Away: The Final Tour Larkin Poe January 24, 2019 Metallica WorldWired Tour Jim Breuer January 25, 2019 Panic! at the Disco Pray for the Wicked Tour Two Feet Betty Who February 27, 2019 Fleetwood Mac An Evening with Fleetwood Mac March 10, 2019 P!nk Beautiful Trauma World Tour Julia Michaels KidCutUp March 20, 2019 Travis Scott Astroworld – Wish You Were Here Tour Sheck Wes March 22, 2019 Mumford & Sons Delta Tour Cat Power March 28, 2019 Zac Brown Band Down the Rabbit Hole Live Moon Taxi March 29, 2019 Kelly Clarkson Meaning of Life Tour Kelsea Ballerini Brynn Cartelli April 9, 2019 Kiss End of the Road World Tour May 16, 2019 The Who Moving On! Tour Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real June 7, 2019 Ariana Grande Sweetener World Tour Normani Social House June 20, 2019 Pentatonix Pentatonix: The World Tour Rachel Platten Citizen Queen June 21, 2019 JoJo Siwa D.R.E.A.M. The Tour July 19, 2019 Michael Bublé An Evening with Michael Bublé August 2, 2019 Shawn Mendes Shawn Mendes: The Tour Alessia Cara August 15, 2019 Queen & Adam Lambert The Rhapsody Tour August 19, 2019 Iron Maiden Legacy of the Beast World Tour The Raven Age August 26, 2019 Backstreet Boys DNA World Tour September 10, 2019 Jonas Brothers Happiness Begins Tour Bebe Rexha Jordan McGraw September 24, 2019 JoJo Siwa D.R.E.A.M. The Tour September 27, 2019 Carrie Underwood Cry Pretty Tour 360 Maddie & Tae Runaway June October 13, 2019 Thomas Rhett Very Hot Summer Tour Dustin Lynch Russell Dickerson Rhett Akins Little Big Town HARDY Tyler Hubbard October 20, 2019 The Chainsmokers World War Joy Tour October 25, 2019 Kacey Musgraves Oh, What a World: Tour II Maggie Rogers Yola December 5, 2019 Ariana Grande Sweetener World Tour Social House January 13, 2020 Celine Dion Courage World Tour February 19, 2020 The Lumineers III: The World Tour Mt. Joy J.S. Ondara March 4, 2020 Post Malone Runaway Tour Swae Lee Tyla Yaweh March 6, 2020 Dan + Shay The (Arena) Tour The Band Camino Ingrid Andress March 7, 2020 September 29, 2021 Harry Styles Love On Tour Jenny Lewis October 1, 2021 October 7, 2021 Pitbull I Feel Good Tour Iggy Azalea October 8, 2021 Alan Jackson 25th Anniversary Keepin' It Country Tour Jeff Foxworthy Jon Pardi February 11, 2022 Kacey Musgraves Star-crossed: unveiled King Princess MUNA February 14, 2022 Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia Tour Caroline Polachek Lolo Zouaï March 9, 2022 Billie Eilish Happier Than Ever, The World Tour Duckwrth March 16, 2022 Morgan Wallen The Dangerous Tour HARDY Larry Fleet March 17, 2022 March 18, 2022 April 13, 2022 John Mayer Sob Rock Tour Yebba April 28, 2022 Eagles Hotel California 2020 Tour May 18, 2022 Justin Bieber Justice World Tour Jaden Smith Eddie Benjamin TEO May 21, 2022 Kid Rock Bad Reputation Tour Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening July 5, 2022 Rod Stewart Rod Stewart The Hits Cheap Trick July 31, 2022 Kendrick Lamar The Big Steppers Tour Baby Keem Tanna Leone August 16, 2022 Michael Bublé Higher Tour August 23, 2022 My Chemical Romance My Chemical Romance Reunion Tour Dilly Dally Turnstile August 27, 2022 Roger Waters This Is Not a Drill September 1, 2022 The Lumineers Brightside World Tour James Bay September 7, 2022 Twenty One Pilots The Icy Tour Peter McPoland September 8, 2022 Backstreet Boys DNA World Tour September 17, 2022 The Killers Imploding the Mirage Tour Johnny Marr September 20, 2022 Slipknot Knotfest Roadshow Tour Ice Nine Kills Crown the Empire October 7, 2022 Keith Urban The Speed of Now World Tour Ingrid Andress October 8, 2022 Panic! at the Disco Viva Las Vengeance Tour MARINA Jake Wesley Rogers October 9, 2022 Pitbull Can't Stop Us Now Tour Sean Paul October 10, 2022 The Smashing Pumpkins Spirits on Fire Tour Jane's Addiction Poppy October 14, 2022 Jason Aldean Rock N' Roll Cowboy Tour Gabby Barrett John Morgan October 16, 2022 Post Malone Twelve Carat Tour Roddy Ricch October 21, 2022 Reba McEntire Reba: Live in Concert Terri Clark October 23, 2022 Lizzo The Special Tour Latto October 26, 2022 Mary J. Blige Good Morning Gorgeous Tour Queen Naija Ella Mai December 2, 2022 Maren Morris Humble Quest Tour Brittney Spencer Ruston Kelly December 9, 2022 Jelly Roll One Night Only at Bridgestone Arena December 14, 2022 Trans-Siberian Orchestra 2022 Winter Tour February 17, 2023 Adam Sandler I Missed You Tour Kevin James April 15, 2023 Nate Bargatze The Be Funny Tour Billed as "From Old Hickory To Broadway" Brian Bates Aaron Weber Dusty Slay Stephen Bargatze February 19, 2023 TobyMac Hits Deep Tour 2023 Crowder Cochren & Co. Tasha Layton Jon Reddick Terrian March 1, 2023 Carrie Underwood Denim & Rhinestones Tour[19] Jimmie Allen March 31, 2023 Kane Brown Drunk Or Dreamin' Tour Locash, Dustin Lynch May 4, 2023 Janet Jackson Together Again Ludacris July 1, 2023 Kid Rock Bad Reputation Tour Travis Tritt July 3, 2023 Matchbox Twenty Slow Dream Tour Matt Nathanson July 8, 2023 Kid Rock Bad Reputation Tour Travis Tritt July 16, 2023 blink-182 World Tour 2023/2024 Turnstile KennyHoopla July 27, 2023 The Chicks The Chicks Tour Wild Rivers July 28, 2023 50 Cent The Final Lap Tour Busta Rhymes, Jeremih October 1, 2023 Drake & 21 Savage It's All a Blur Tour Lil Durk October 2, 2023 October 6, 2023 Phish 2023 Fall Tour[20] October 7, 2023 October 8, 2023 October 9, 2023 Jonas Brothers Five Albums. One Night. The World Tour Lawrence October 20, 2023 October 22, 2023 The 1975 Still... At Their Very Best Dora Jar October 19, 2023 Depeche Mode Memento Mori World Tour DIIV December 4, 2023 Travis Scott Circus Maximus Tour Teezo Touchdown March 9, 2024 Olivia Rodrigo Guts World Tour Chappell Roan March 24, 2024 Nicki Minaj Pink Friday 2 World Tour Monica March 31, 2024 Fall Out Boy So Much For (2our) Dust Jimmy Eat World Hot Mulligan CARR May 11, 2024 Bad Bunny Most Wanted Tour June 3, 2024 Niall Horan The Show: Live on Tour Del Water Gap Ryley Tate Wilson July 31, 2024 AJR The Maybe Man Tour August 27, 2024 Glass Animals Tour of Earth Kevin Abstract September 17, 2024 Weezer Voyage to the Blue Planet The Flaming Lips Dinosaur Jr. October 9, 2024 Twenty One Pilots The Clancy World Tour Balu Brigada October 16, 2024 Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet Tour amaarae griff Declan McKenna November 6, 2024 Billie Eilish Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour Towa Bird March 26, 2025 Deftones North American Tour 2025 The Mars Volta Fleshwater April 11, 2025 Kane Brown The High Road Tour Dasha, Scotty McCreery April 12, 2025 Ashley Cooke, Mitchell Tenpenny May 6, 2025 Pearl Jam Dark Matter World Tour Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers May 8, 2025 August 19, 2025 Katy Perry The Lifetimes Tour Rebecca Black August 21, 2025 Linkin Park From Zero World Tour Jean Dawson September 6, 2025 Nine Inch Nails Peel It Back Tour Boys Noize September 11, 2025 Tate McRae Miss Possessive Tour Zara Larsson September 6, 2025 Nine Inch Nails Peel It Back Tour Boys Noize September 9, 2025 Benson Boone American Heart World Tour Elliot James Reay November, 4, 2025 Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet Tour Olivia Dean Amber Mark November 5, 2025 May 2, 2026 Florence and the Machine Everybody Scream Tour CMAT

## Awards and nominations

The Bridgestone Arena was nominated for the 2007 Pollstar Concert Industry Venue of the Year Award. This is the fourth time the venue has been nominated. The first was in 1998 as the Nashville Arena, and then in 1999 and 2000 as the Gaylord Entertainment Center.[21] In 2017 it was named loudest arena in sports.

## Naming rights

As Gaylord Entertainment Center in 2006

When completed in 1996, the venue was known as Nashville Arena. In 1999, the arena was renamed Gaylord Entertainment Center after a 20-year, $80 million naming rights contract was signed between the Predators and Nashville-based [Gaylord Entertainment Company](/source/Ryman_Hospitality_Properties), which at the time was a minority owner of the team.[22][23]

In February 2005, it was announced that the Predators and Gaylord (which had earlier sold its stake in the team) had reached an agreement terminating any further involvement between them, and that the Gaylord name would remain on the building only until a new purchaser could be found for the [naming rights](/source/Naming_rights). As a result, many in the Nashville [media](/source/Mass_media) quickly reverted to calling the facility by its original name. With the beginning of the 2006 season, the Predators began referring to the arena by its original name as well. In doing so, the team replaced the "Gaylord Entertainment Center" wordmark on the center ice circle with the original "Nashville Predators" wordmark from the inaugural season. The "Gaylord Entertainment Center" name, however, was still displayed on the building's exterior signage at that point.

The facility was officially renamed Nashville Arena again, and all Gaylord signage was removed from the building's exterior on March 16, 2007.[24]

On May 18, 2007, Sommet Group, a [Franklin](/source/Franklin%2C_Tennessee)-based collection of companies whose services included human resources administration, payroll processing, software development, computer repair, insurance, and risk management, bought the naming rights to the arena, and it became known as Sommet Center. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.[23][25] The company had previously been the corporate title sponsor for the Predators during the [2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs](/source/2007_Stanley_Cup_Playoffs). The agreement had lasted little more than two years when the Predators sued the Sommet Group on November 25, 2009, for breach of contract, alleging the latter had failed to make numerous payments under the naming rights agreement. As part of the suit, the Predators stated intentions to seek a new title sponsor for the arena.[26] Unlike the Gaylord parting-of-ways, Sommet Group's name was stripped from all signage inside and outside the arena as soon as the team was legally allowed to do so. The arena reverted to the Nashville Arena name after a Nashville Sports Authority meeting approving the change on December 3, 2009.[27] On July 6, 2010, Sommet Group's headquarters were raided by the [FBI](/source/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation) and [IRS](/source/Internal_Revenue_Service) due to suspicion of fraudulent activities, and the company subsequently filed for bankruptcy and was liquidated.[28][29] Sommet's founder, Brian Whitfield, was eventually convicted of fraud, including using some of the fraudulent funds to secure the arena naming rights.[30]

Bridgestone Arena

The building briefly resumed using the Nashville Arena moniker until February 23, 2010, when it was announced that the Predators had signed a naming rights deal with Nashville-based Bridgestone Americas, Inc., the North American subsidiary of [Japanese](/source/Japan) tire manufacturer [Bridgestone](/source/Bridgestone). The arena became known as Bridgestone Arena.[31]

## Renovations

In the summer of 2007 a number of renovations were made to what was then called the Sommet Center at a cost of several million dollars.[32] Renovations included changes to concession stands and public areas, as well as major changes to infrastructure. The most obvious change was the August 2007 replacement of the original center-hanging scoreboard (at a cost of $3.6 million[32]) with a new scoreboard made by [ANC Sports](/source/ANC_Sports).[33] The original analog scoreboard had become outdated and was no longer supported by the original manufacturer, making parts difficult to come by.[34] The new scoreboard is referred to as the "megatron" by arena and Predators staff. In addition, the TV–media control room was renovated at a cost of $2.6 million.[32]

During the summer of 2011, a new NHL-mandated ice and dasherboard system was constructed and installed in the arena. In addition, the south side of the upper concourse was redesigned as a "fan zone". The wall separating the arena and that part of the upper concourse was removed.

In the summer of 2015, the Predators began replacing all of the arena's seating. This project was completed in Summer of 2016.[35]

In the summer of 2019, the scoreboard above center ice was replaced with a new model known as "FangVision" which measures 12 feet (3.7 m) high and 34 feet (10 m) wide, along with the replacement of urinals in the men's toilets with waterless versions.[36]

In the summer of 2026, the full three year renovation plan began with the first phase seeing the south entrance along Demonbreun Street and the current staircase serving the main concourse and clubs upgraded with new escalators as well as the expansion of the box office. Future improvements to the ice plant control system will be done in the off seasons of 2027 and 2028.[37]

## Flood damage

Twice in the building's history, event level space (located below street level) has sustained significant flood damage.

In early May 2010, downtown Nashville was heavily impacted by a [major flooding event](/source/2010_Tennessee_flood). Located 0.3 miles away and uphill from the bank of the [Cumberland River](/source/Cumberland_River), Bridgestone Arena escaped heavy damage, but drainage system backups caused several inches of standing flood water to seep into the building. The Predators had been eliminated from the [2010 Stanley Cup playoffs](/source/2010_Stanley_Cup_playoffs) the week prior, and the arena's schedule was mostly clear for the remainder of May as a result. No events were affected by cleanup and repairs.[38]

On November 25, 2022, a [water main](/source/Water_main) beneath Demonbreun Street ruptured, spilling thousands of gallons of water into the arena. Two Predators games were postponed as a result, and a college hockey game planned for Bridgestone Arena was moved to another facility in Nashville.[39]

## See also

- [List of indoor arenas by capacity](/source/List_of_indoor_arenas_by_capacity)

- [Rupp Arena](/source/Rupp_Arena)

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