NASHVILLE – GRAMMY-winning reggae artist Gramps Morgan, Country-Pop-Punk singer-songwriter Cassadee Pope and Country’s Levi Hummon will be part of the diverse concert lineup for Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th presented by Dr Pepper, the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp announced today. This year’s major artist headliner will be announced in the coming weeks.

 

The event at the downtown riverfront will include the largest fireworks show in the city’s history synchronized to a live performance from the GRAMMY-winning Nashville Symphony. The concert and fireworks show are free and open to the public. During the day, the free Family Fun Zone is returning to Music City Walk of Fame Park. It will include free inflatables, games and other kid-friendly activities. In the evening, a portion of the Let Freedom Sing! concert and fireworks show will be nationally broadcast with additional details forthcoming.

 

“As Nashville’s momentum as a global destination with world-class events continues to grow, we are grateful that Nashville’s annual Independence Day celebration will be bigger and better,” said Butch Spyridon, CEO, Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. “We will be promoting all the activities the entire weekend to bring in visitors, and we also want Nashvillians to enjoy a great concert and fireworks show right in their backyard.”

 

The main concert stage will be located at First and Broadway. After the concert, the event will shift to Ascend Amphitheater for the live performance by the Nashville Symphony and the fireworks show.

 

With hospitality as the second-largest industry in Nashville, economic activity and tax revenue generated by major events are vital for the city’s economy. Nashville generates one-third of all visitor spending in Tennessee.

 

Summer is a key leisure travel period, and the NCVC will be promoting additional happenings taking place around July 4 to give visitors from around the country – and worldwide – even more of a reason to travel here and stay longer. Ticketed concerts leading up to July 4 include:

 

Thursday, June 30

  • Motley Crue with Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts at Nissan Stadium
  • 5 Seconds of Summer at Ascend Amphitheater
  • Dan Tyminksi for Springer Mountain Farms Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman
  • Ben Folds with the Nashville Symphony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center

Friday, July 1

  • Ben Folds with the Nashville Symphony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center

Saturday, July 2

  • Funk N’ Nashville: Morris Day, Zapp, Cameo, SOS Band & Bar Kays at Bridgestone Arena
  • Chagall Guevara with Over the Rhine at the Ryman Auditorium
  • Ben Folds with the Nashville Symphony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center

Sunday, July 3

  • Dude Perfect at Bridgestone Arena
  • Riley Green with Sammy Kershaw and Morgan Wade at Ascend Amphitheater

Tuesday, July 5

  • Rod Stewart & Cheap Trick at Bridgestone Arena

Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th presented by Dr Pepper is produced by the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp for the city of Nashville. The free, family-friendly event was created to entertain Nashvillians and attract visitors to generate economic activity and tax revenue for the city. The event has regularly drawn more than 200,000 – and a record-breaking 350,000 in 2021. This will be the 19th annual celebration produced by the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp and the 38th in the city. Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th is presented by Dr Pepper and partners include Kroger, Jack Daniel’s, Budweiser, Dr Pepper Zero and Nashville International Airport.