Calling all Nashville fans!! The Nashville: Reunion Tour is coming to the city of Nashville on September 25th. The Bluebird Cafe is celebrating by opening up its doors for special hours on September 24th. So, you can stop by from 10-2 to take pictures, shop merchandise, and step on the same stage as Deacon and Rayna!
The Bluebird Cafe opened in June 1982. Its founder, Amy Kurland, envisioned a cafe far from Nashville’s Music Row that occasionally offered live music. Within a year of its opening, however, the Bluebird Cafe had become known as the premier place for musicians, and specifically songwriters, to perform in Nashville. On March 29, 1985, the Bluebird Cafe held its first “in the round” show, where songwriters sat at the centre of the Cafe and took turns playing music and telling stories. The in-the-round format was wildly popular and to this day most shows at the Bluebird are in this format.
The Bluebird Cafe’s stage has been graced by megastars including Vince Gill, Garth Brooks, Keith Urban, Dierks Bentley, Lady A, and the queen of the music industry herself, Taylor Swift.
Garth Brooks, who was one of the first country stars to successfully cross over into rock and pop music, got his start at the Bluebird in 1987. Brooks was filling in for another artist during a songwriter showcase when he was discovered by Capitol Records and signed to the label the next day.
Similarly, Taylor Swift first performed at the Bluebird on November 4, 2004 when she was only 14. Scott Borchetta, CEO of Big Machine Records, was in the audience and shortly after the performance Taylor Swift became the first artist signed to his label. Swift returned to Bluebird in 2019 to sing some of her biggest hits. This performance was filmed and included in the Bluebird documentary, which tells the story of the Cafe.
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