Black Opry Revue

The Black Opry—the organization that seeks to create equity and opportunities for Black artists working in the country, Americana, folk and roots music industries—has announced the first 2024 dates for “The Black Opry Revue Tour.”

The Black Opry Revue will perform across the country, with each show featuring a unique lineup of mostly acoustic performances showcasing the value of diversity within music. The tour will visit Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Hampshire, Colorado, Michigan and more through March 29.

After three stand-alone shows in late 2021, the “Black Opry Revue Tour” launched in January 2022. The tour has gone on to play over 100 venues and festivals with stops across the entire U.S. Notable venues and festivals the revue has played include Dollywood, CMA Fest, Newport Folk Fest, Americana Fest, Willie Nelson’s Luck Ranch and The Troubadour.

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at BlackOpryRevue.com.

Nashville-based Outback Presents, an industry-leading comedy tour promoter, experienced exponential growth in revenue in 2023 from their combined year-end concert grosses, totaling $176.5 million across multiple genre tours and shows.

Outback Presents placed eighth on Pollstar‘s Top Promoters list and sixth in the world on Billboard’s Year End Box Score list, representing over 550 shows with over two million total attendees. Understanding the potential of Latin music in the touring market, the company promoted their first ventures into the genre, closing out with two of the Top Grossing Latin tours of the year by the genre’s leading touring titans.

“This year was an incredible year, with Outback being a force in the industry and leading entertainment to the next level, I look forward to an even more successful 2024 with more collaborations on the horizon,” says Artie Pabon, CEO of La Commission.

Romeo Santos‘ record breaking “Formula Vol. 3 Tour” played 90 dates across the world including 34 shows in North America with over 65 million in gross revenue through a summer stadium run and fall arena trek, making history at multiple venues. Santos had the highest-grossing Latin concert ever at the Loan Depot Park Stadium in Miami, and record concert sales in Nashville and Charlotte from two sold-out dates at the Spectrum Center—an unprecedented feat for a Latin artist. In all, the tour finished within the top 40 of Billboard’s overall Year End Top Tours tally and was the fifth most successful Latin tour of 2023.

Earlier in the year, Outback Presents began their foray into the Latin Music touring market with Rauw Alejandro. The deal was the Latin Urban music star’s most extensive U.S. tour to date. The 25- city “Saturno Tour” broke records, grossing over 36 million in revenue and finishing on Billboard as the sixth top Latin tour of the year. Rauw performed in multiple cities for the first time with record attendance, including selling out for two consecutive nights in both Miami and Los Angeles.

Pictured (L-R): Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Ryman Auditorium’s Chrissy Hall and Nate Bargatze. Photo: Catherine Powell

Amy Grant and Vince Gill celebrated their 100th show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium as part of their sold-out 2023 “Christmas at the Ryman” residency.

The achievement makes Grant and Gill the first artists to headline 100 shows at the historic venue. During the event, stand-up comedian and Nashville native Nate Bargatze surprised the duo on stage with a Hatch Show Print commemorating their 12-show run and centennial milestone.

Since the first show in 2008, “Christmas at the Ryman” has had fans from across the country flocking to Music City to take in the holiday sounds from two of Nashville’s most cherished performers. Over the years, the husband-and-wife duo has filled the show with Christmas favorites including “Let It Snow,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “Tennessee Christmas,” “O Holy Night” and “O Come All Ye Faithful.”

Photo: Alan Poizner for the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp (NCVC)

New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash drew a record-breaking crowd attendance of 215,000 this year in downtown Music City, surpassing the 2022 record of approximately 210,000.

The Big Bash opened with a tribute to hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, including a DJ set from Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell, before moving into a five-hour broadcast on CBS. Collaborations throughout the night included Lainey Wilson with Grace Bowers and Jackson Dean, Brothers Osborne with Trombone Shorty and Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins.

The full lineup of artists who performed also included Kane Brown, Old Dominion, Hardy, Elle King, Cody Johnson, Parker McCollum, Megan Moroney, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce, Thomas Rhett, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Morgan Wallen and Bailey Zimmerman.

The broadcast not only featured back-to back performances across multiple time zones live from Music City, but also included a special guest appearance from Tennessee Titan and five-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and actor and comedian Rob Schneider.

TV and radio host Cody Alan and CBS anchor Lonnie Quinn checked in during the show from New York City’s Times Square, along with Dustin Lynch, who performed live from there. King and Entertainment Tonight‘s Rachel Smith hosted this year’s Bash.