Miranda Lambert to open Live Nation's new 4,400-capacity Nashville venue The Truth
Miranda Lambert will open The Truth, Live Nation's new 4,400-capacity venue in Nashville, with a sold-out, one-night-only show on 1 October.
Live Nation announced the opening on 28 September, three days before doors. The show, listed as Miranda Lambert: One Night Only at The Truth, starts at 8:00 PM, according to the promoter's event page.
The Truth stands at 440 Chestnut Street in the Wedgewood-Houston neighbourhood. It was developed by Live Nation with AJ Capital, and the design was led by Blueprint Studio, Live Nation's in-house design and development group, Music Business Worldwide reported.
Three more sold-out shows follow opening night from Malcolm Todd, Role Model and Freya Skye. The calendar through the end of the year also lists Jack White, The Chicks, Sting, The Smashing Pumpkins, HARDY, Beck, GloRilla, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Bleachers, Limp Bizkit, Foster the People, Goose, Orville Peck, Jodeci and Stephen Wilson Jr.
The name comes from songwriter Harlan Howard's line that a good song needs "three chords and the truth." Sally Williams, President of Nashville Music and Business Strategy at Live Nation, oversees the company's work in the city.
The room is built across three tiers. No seat is more than 150 feet from the stage. That is close enough to read a setlist.
Inside, the details lean into songwriting. The Lyric Lobby has a custom chandelier that projects lyrics by the artist playing that night. The Set List Studio uses a 1950s letterpress to print each night's setlist for fans to take home. Five local printmakers made original artwork for the backstage areas.
There is also a two-story Vinyl Room listening lounge, modelled on 1970s Japanese listening rooms, with artefacts selected with United Record Pressing. On the mezzanine, Harlan's whiskey bar stocks bottles from 34 Tennessee whiskey makers.
Live Nation has made multi-year commitments to the Nashville Songwriters Association International and the W.O. Smith Music School alongside the venue. Students from W.O. Smith will be the first musicians to play the stage, at a soft opening before 1 October.
What makes this stand out is the pitch to writers and listeners as well as ticket buyers. For fans, this means a mid-size room with a full diary from the first week, and a few keepsakes built into the night.
