WILDHORSE SALOON HAPPENINGS
--November 2009--
Twilight Cast Member & Band in Concert, November 7. One of the stars of the hit movie Twilight—and the soon-to-be-released New Moon—will play the Wildhorse Saloon with his band, 100 Monkeys, as they participate in the NewCon Festival, happening in Nashville, Tennessee. Jackson Rathbone and friends from Michigan’s Interlochen Arts Academy comprise 100 Monkeys, headliners of this festival, which aims to inspire more people to get involved with the arts. The show at the world-famous Wildhorse Saloon starts at 11 p.m. Tickets are $20. For more information, please call 615-902-8211 or visit www.wildhorsesaloon.com.
KVB-TNA Wrestling, November 9. The largest dance floor in town will soon be transformed into a wrestling ring, as members of the National Football League (NFL), led by All-Pro defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch, take on superstars from Total Nonstop Action (TNA) wrestling. The Wildhorse Saloon will play host to the second annual KVB-TNA event, a fundraising effort to build a KVB Media Center at the Preston Taylor Boys & Girls Club of Nashville. KVB Media Centers give area children and teenagers the chance to develop skills for careers in mass communications. The throw-down happens Monday, November 9. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the event begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $20. For more information, please call 615-902-8211 or visit www.wildhorsesaloon.com.
Sunday & Monday Night Football at the Wildhorse Saloon. The three-story historic warehouse-turned entertainment mecca in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, is also THE place to catch all the heart-pounding action of the NFL. Each week, the Wildhorse Saloon broadcasts all Sunday NFL games, as well as Monday Night Football games. With a menu chockfull of mouth-watering barbecue and fantastic drink specials, along with an amazing atmosphere, there is no better place to get in on the games than the Wildhorse Saloon. For more information, please call 615-902-8211 or visit www.wildhorsesaloon.com.
CMA After-Party, November 11. Country music’s biggest night is the 43rd annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards Show, happening Wednesday, November 11, and all the fun after the awards will be at the Wildhorse Saloon. The Lo Cash Cowboys, a rockin’ country duo, will play into the wee hours of the night, and the 3,300 square-foot dance floor is sure to be packed. Standard cover charge applies. For more information, please call 615-902-8211 or visit www.wildhorsesaloon.com.
Skid Row & L.A. Guns, November 13. Multi-platinum hard rock/heavy metal band Skid Row is slated to play the world-famous Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday, November 13. The band was most successful in the late 1980s and early 1990s, due to hits like “18 & Life,” “Youth Gone Wild,” “I Remember You” and “Monkey Business.” Opening for them is L.A. Guns, an American glam metal band whose songs “Rip & Tear” and “It’s Over Now” became hits in the same timeframe. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $20. For more information, please call 615-902-8211 or visit www.wildhorsesaloon.com.
Get Your Tickets Early for New Year’s Eve at the Wildhorse Saloon! The Wildhorse Saloon will once again host an amazing after-party this New Year’s Eve, complete with prolific singer-songwriters, silk aerialist performers, a strolling magician, sexy cowgirl stilt walkers, champagne toasts, prize giveaways and, of course, the world’s best barbecue. Jeffrey Steele, country singer-songwriter known for co-writing more than 60 hit songs for Montgomery Gentry, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Rascal Flatts and more, will headline a show into the wee hours of 2010. Also playing will be Ira Dean, member of former country band Trick Pony, and The J.C. Andersen Band, winner of this summer’s World-Famous Wildhorse Saloon House Band Search Competition. Packages for the New Year’s Eve Spectacular at the Wildhorse Saloon start at $50. For more information, please call 615-902-8211 or visit www.wildhorsesaloon.com.
ABOUT THE WILDHORSE SALOON
The Wildhorse® Saloon turned a three-level historic warehouse into a 66,000 square foot live music and dance destination. The Wildhorse is simultaneously a restaurant, bar, concert site and dance venue. Annually, more than 1.5 million music fans stampede to the Wildhorse to have a great meal, catch the hottest concerts and learn the newest dance steps. Over the course of a normal year, the Wildhorse uses around 3,000 gallons of barbecue sauce and about two million pickle slices in its famous fried pickle recipe. Nearly 50,000 T-shirts have been sold have sold in the gift shop, and more than 10 million bottles of beer have been consumed in the restaurant. The Wildhorse has been involved in more than 4,000 television shows and tapings. The Wildhorse is the largest per capita restaurant in all of Tennessee and also has the largest television screen in Music City, not to mention the largest dance floor. The Wildhorse Saloon is owned by Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: GET), a leading hospitality and entertainment company based in Nashville, Tenn. For more information, visit www.WildhorseSaloon.com.