In Pictures: Let Freedom Sing, Nashville's Fourth of July

Photo: Penny Adams. All photos used by permission of Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp.

Estimated attendance for the 2016 Let Freedom Sing event was 125,000 to 150,000 people, according to a statement from the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. Sheryl Crow and Maddie & Tae were among the Fourth of July festival’s performers on stage at Ascend Amphitheatre.

Maddie & Tae. Photo: Ann Richardson

The figures account for attendance across the festival’s downtown footprint. Thousands more people were just beyond the designated area. The numbers are similar to last year’s tally, which was 150,000 people. With perfect weather, the annual event has drawn nearly 260,000 people.