When is Lainey Wilson's downtown Nashville bar opening? Why end of may could be busiest Music City weekend
Lainey Wilson's a week away from her career's busiest (and most important) Music City weekend.
She's announced that her just-announced Bell Bottoms Up bar and venue will open on May 31, 2024.
That date coincides with the first of two nights she's headlining at Nashville's Ascend Amphitheater.
Those dates, of course, are just a week before Wilson's appearances at the 51st edition of CMA Fest, where the recent Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year will appear at both Fan Fair X and Nissan Stadium for the festival's night-time festivities.
The "Country's Cool Again" vocalist took to social media and stated that her fans should "Yank up them britches and make plans to check it out on Broadway before my Country's Cool Again tour kicks off that weekend in Nashville!"
When was Wilson's bar announced?
Two weeks ago, the Grammy-winning country artist announced the forthcoming opening of a three-story, 27,000 square foot space at 120 South 3rd Avenue on Lower Broadway that would serve as a "destination for all (of her fans to visit and create new memories at, in the heart of country-music city."
Elements of the bar will celebrate the performer's branding and roots, including a western disco-themed rooftop, two stages and four bars, plus menu items like her favorite salads, crawfish, shrimp boils and boudin.
The project is in partnership with TC Restaurant Group, which also operates Luke Bryan's 32 Bridge, Jason Aldean's Kitchen and Rooftop Bar, Miranda Lambert's Casa Rosa and Morgan Wallen's This Bar & Tennessee Kitchen.
Regarding the opening, TC Restaurant Group Vice President of Operations Grant Burlingame said in a statement that he was "proud" to open Bell Bottoms Up as "a venue that celebrates her genuine mark on the industry and brings another female artist (alongside performers like Lambert and Tanya Tucker) to the forefront of Nashville's Entertainment District."
Does Bell Bottoms Up replace FGL House?
The opening of Bell Bottoms Up follows the closing of the now-split duo Florida Georgia Line's (country acts Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley) former four-story, 22,000-square-foot FGL House bar and restaurant.
Florida Georgia Line was one of the first acts to capitalize on their massive success by opening a branded space on Lower Broadway, where the sight of country stars' names and brands has become all-too-common since 2017.
Back in May 2017, Ohio-based TC Restaurant Group was operating FGL House alongside a series of venues in the 3rd Avenue area, including Sun Diner, Luigi's City Pizza, honky-tonk Crazy Town, Tequila Cowboy, and Wanna B's Karaoke Bar.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Lainey Wilson's Nashville bar to open same day as headlining concert
