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September Events in Nashville

Listing of September 2013 Events in Nashville

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A Nashville Events Calender for the month of September that lists some of the current events and activities taking place in and around Nashville, Tennessee in September.

All Events are listed in the following order:
Annual Events-Holidays-Specials-Daily Events-Ongoing Events-Venues
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Calendar Last Updated -5/10/2013

September Annual Event Guide

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Annual Events
Take a tour through our listing of the Best & Most Well-liked Annual Events that take place in and around Nashville every year in the month of September.

Labor Day in Nashville

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Holiday & Seasonal Event
Labor Day unofficially marks the end of the summer and is usually celebrated with family and friends. It's the summer's last hurrah as well as being the last 3-day weekend of the summer.

9/5 Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden with special guests Megadeth Widely considered one of the most important and influential rock acts of all time, IRON MAIDEN have sold almost 90 million albums worldwide, played over 2000 live performances across 58 countries around the globe, and released 15 studio albums including the most recent, The Final Frontier, their biggest ever album chart success attaining No.1 positions in over 28 countries.

9/5-9/7 Russian Spectacular

Hear some of the most incredible music ever written, starting with Mussorgsky’s musical thrill ride Night on Bald Mountain, featured in the Disney classic Fantasia. From start to finish, it’s an evening of passion and drama, with Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto shooting off jaw-dropping keyboard fireworks and Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony capturing the victorious, soul-searching spirit of Tchaikovsky and Beethoven.

9/6 Muse

Muse with special guest Cage The Elephant Since forming in 1994, Muse have released five studio albums selling upwards of 15 million albums worldwide. The group's previous album The Resistance reached Number 1 in 19 countries, and they have won numerous awards around the world including a Best Rock Album Grammy Award and an American Music Award for The Resistance.

9/9 Mary D. Williams

Powerhouse psalmist Mary D. Williams is truly that - "power in the house". Growing up the daughter of a gospel singer in Raleigh, NC, Mary is no stranger to the gospel scene. She lent her voice to the 2007 movie soundtrack of Blood Done Sign My Name, a collection of African American spirituals ringing with determination and truimphs of the Freedom movement.

9/12-9/14 Chicago

It’ll be an epic night packed with hits when one the longest-running groups in rock history joins the Nashville Symphony! Beginning with 1970’s “Make Me Smile,” Chicago has enjoyed an incredible string of 21 Top 20 singles, including “Saturday in the Park,” “If You Leave Me Now” and “You’re the Inspiration.” They’re the first American band to chart Top 40 albums in five consecutive decades and Billboard's highest charting American band of all time.

9/18 Foreigner

With 10 multi-Platinum albums and 16 Top 30 hits, Foreigner is one of the biggest bands rock 'n' roll history! Don't miss this chance to hear them perform their unbeatable string of rock anthems, including "Juke Box Hero," "Feels Like the First Time," "Urgent," "Cold as Ice," "Hot Blooded" and the worldwide smash "I Want to Know What Love Is." Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.

9/19-9/21 Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift The Red Tour with special guest Ed Sheeran - Taylor's RED Tour is set to be one of the most-anticipated musical events of 2013, as Taylor's live shows are renowned worldwide for bringing her music to life with what Variety has dubbed "supreme spectacle" and Billboard has hailed as an "overwhelming experience…that blended the pacing, the music and the artist's personality in a way that transfixed." During the course of every show, Taylor plays a variety of instruments and performs her biggest hits and fan favorites from her four Big Machine Records albums.

9/21 Renée Fleming

One of the most beloved vocalists of our time makes a special one-night-only appearance with the Nashville Symphony. The celebrated “People’s Diva” will sing some of opera’s best-known arias and some of her personal favorites. A night of music and magic you won’t want to miss!
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