Live On The Green concert series won’t return in 2023

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A popular downtown Nashville concert series will not return in 2023, according to the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp website.

Live On the Green was a free outdoor concert series at Public Square Park organized by Tuned In Broadcasting, the parent company of Lightning 100 radio station. Crowds gathered in the grassy area of the park to watch performances from local, regional, and national artists.

The company released this explanation for canceling this year’s festival:

“To our Lightning 100 Live On The Green family and friends: putting on a festival of this size, with this caliber of talent, and keeping it free and open to the public each and every year since 2009 has been a labor of love and one of our greatest joys as Nashville’s Independent Radio Station. Unfortunately, this year, the cost and demands of that challenge are too great for us to deliver the same quality experience that supporters of our festival have come to enjoy through the years. For that reason, we are sad to announce the cancellation of the 2023 festival, however, this is not the end of Live On The Green. We are regrouping with the plan to return even stronger in 2024 and we hope to see you all on The Green when we do.”
Lester Turner - President of Tuned In Broadcasting, Lightning 100