Alan Jackson To Perform At Big Machine Music City Grand Prix

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Alan Jackson. Photo: by Russ Harrington

The Big Machine Music City Grand Prix continues to grow as they announce a partnership with the Grand Ole Opry to present performances by Alan Jackson and more.

The Opry performance is set for the evening of Sunday, August 8 in downtown Nashville, closing out the inaugural weekend of racing and music.

“When we first began to conceptualize the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix we knew music had to be just as big a part of this event as the racing itself, and there is no better partner for this than the Grand Ole Opry – the show that made country music famous,” says Matt Crews, CEO of Big Machine Music City Grand Prix. “We are looking forward to closing out what is sure to be an unforgettable weekend in the best way possible with the Grand Ole Opry.”

The Opry, based in Nashville, has rarely taken its show outside its home venue, on those occasions visiting prestigious locales such as New York City’s Carnegie Hall and Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as well as staging headlining shows at Bonnaroo, the iconic Manchester, Tennessee all-genre music festival.

“The Big Machine Music City Grand Prix has brought together a course like no other, an artist like no other and a show like no other to create an experience that could only take place here in Nashville,” says Scott Bailey, president of Opry Entertainment Group. “We are pleased to have the opportunity to connect artists and fans in such a unique setting.”

The three-day festival will be the weekend of August 6-8. The race will be staged on a temporary 2.17-mile grand prix circuit in Nashville and around the Nissan Stadium campus.

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