Rock the Ryman returns to Nashville's Ryman Auditorium for its second annual concert on 1 September 2026, with Wynonna, YOLA, Devon Allman, ROME, Sam Bush and Spencer Sutherland in the lineup and more performers still to be announced, according to Billboard.

John Oates — one half of Hall & Oates and a 2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee — hosts the evening. Each artist on the bill will perform songs by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees who shaped their careers, a format that pairs contemporary voices with the catalogue of honourees who influenced them. ROME, listed among the performers, is Rome Ramirez of the band Sublime, per the Ryman's event page.

The show begins at 7:30 p.m. CT at Ryman Auditorium. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, 31 July at 10 a.m. CT through ryman.com.

Rock the Ryman is presented jointly by Ryman Auditorium and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and sponsored by Gibson and Gibson Gives — the instrument maker's philanthropic arm, which funds music education and wellness programmes worldwide. Proceeds from the concert benefit preservation and education initiatives at both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Ryman Auditorium.

The venue itself carries deep ties to the institution it partners with. Ryman Auditorium was officially designated a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Landmark in 2022. A touring exhibit, Rock Hall at the Ryman, will add new items for summer and autumn 2026, including artefacts from Slash, James Brown, Etta James, Bob Dylan and Jerry Lee Lewis.

The inaugural Rock the Ryman took place on 1 March 2025, hosted by Charlie Worsham and featuring The War and Treaty, Gavin DeGraw and Maddie & Tae. The concert's return for a second year cements it as an annual fixture on the Ryman calendar — a room already steeped in music history, now hosting an event that bridges the Hall of Fame's legacy with artists working today.

For fans, the appeal is straightforward: a chance to hear musicians they follow tackle material from artists they admire, inside a venue that holds its own place in the story of American music. With more performers yet to be named, the lineup will grow before the curtain rises.