Ryman AuditoriumNashville TN, United States

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The Ryman Auditorium is a 2,362-seat live performance venue located at 116 Fifth Avenue North in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, and is best-known as the one-time home of the Grand Ole Opry.

The auditorium was first opened as the Union Gospel Tabernacle in 1892. It was built by Thomas Ryman (1843–1904), a riverboat captain and Nashville businessman. After his death, the Tabernacle was renamed Ryman Auditorium in his honor.

It was used for Grand Ole Opry broadcasts from 1943 until 1974, when the Opry built a larger venue just outside Nashville at the Opryland USA theme park. The Ryman then sat mostly vacant until 1994 when it was restored and reopened as a performance venue and museum. Audiences at the Ryman find themselves sitting in pews, the 1994 renvovation notwithstanding. The seating is a reminder of the auditorium’s origins as a house of worship, hence giving it the nickname “The Mother Church of Country Music”.

Many of the greats of country music have performed at the Ryman over the years, including Roy Acuff, Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks, Patsy Cline, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Emmylou Harris, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Glen Campbell, Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton, Marty Robbins, Ernest Tubb, Dottie West, Hank Williams, and Tammy Wynette.

Besides country, the venue also features alternative, bluegrass, blues, classical, gospel, jazz, pop, and rock, as well as musical theatre and stand-up comedy shows.

Contact Information

Address: 116 Fifth Avenue North
Nashville TN 37219
United States
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Phone: (615) 889-3060
Web: www.ryman.com/

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Jan 8 Friday 8 January 2010
Grand Ole Opry at Ryman Auditorium Grand Ole Opry	Ryman Auditorium Nashville TN, United States 36.16148 -86.777959	Add shout Buy Tickets
Jan 27 Wednesday 27 January 2010
Kris Kristofferson at Ryman Auditorium Kris Kristofferson	Ryman Auditorium Nashville TN, United States 36.16148 -86.777959	2 people attending Add shout Buy Tickets
Jan 28 Thursday 28 January 2010
Gov't Mule at Ryman Auditorium Gov't Mule	Ryman Auditorium Nashville TN, United States 36.16148 -86.777959	4 people attending Add shout Buy Tickets
Feb 9 Tuesday 9 February 2010
B.B. King & Buddy Guy at Ryman Auditorium B.B. King & Buddy Guy	Ryman Auditorium Nashville TN, United States 36.16148 -86.777959	1 person attending Add shout Buy Tickets
Mar 16 Tuesday 16 March 2010
Foreigner at Ryman Auditorium Foreigner	Ryman Auditorium Nashville TN, United States 36.16148 -86.777959	1 person attending Add shout Buy Tickets
Mar 26 Friday 26 March 2010
John Prine at Ryman Auditorium John Prine	Ryman Auditorium Nashville TN, United States 36.16148 -86.777959	1 shout Buy Tickets

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