Live on the Green Music Festival
Live On The Green is a free outdoor music festival produced and presented by local radio station WRLT, held at Public Square Park in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Festival showcases the city’s emerging musical talent and highlights well-known national acts. Since its inception in 2009, over 600,000 fans from all 50 states and 15 countries have attended the event.
The festival has hosted more than 200 performing artists including Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Alabama Shakes, Cage The Elephant, Sheryl Crow, Passion Pit, Portugal. The Man, Ben Folds, The Head And The Heart, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Band of Horses, Cold War Kids, City and Colour, Young The Giant, Matt & Kim, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Matt Nathanson, Ingrid Michaelson, The Wallflowers, Citizen Cope and many more.
Live On The Green also focuses heavily on eco-friendly solutions regarding the site and community.
Live On The Green Music Festival is held on Thursday evenings in August of each year with the finale weekend taking place the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of Labor Day weekend. It takes place in downtown Nashville in Public Square Park, adjacent to the historic Metropolitan Courthouse.
2018 Lineup
The 2018 festival is scheduled to run Thursdays August 9, 16 and 23, with the three-day weekend finale to take place over Labor Day weekend, August 30, 31 and September 1. The festival will feature a rich mix of local and national talent, including X Ambassadors, Jimmy Eat World, Cold War Kids, Trampled By Turtles, Dispatch, Dr. Dog, The Wild Feathers, Matt And Kim, Rainbow Kitten Surprise and more.Also performing this year are Car Seat Headrest, The Wood Brothers, Elliot Root, Rival Sons, Rayland Baxter, Lissie, Mt. Joy, Colony House, Parquet Courts, Mikky Ekko, Natalie Prass, Larkin Poe, *repeat repeat, Roots Of A Rebellion, Alanna Royale, Republican Hair, The Foxies, LUTHI, Savannah Conley, The New Respects, Arlie, Paul McDonald, Waker, Roscoe & Etta and the winner of Lightning 100’s Music City Mayhem battle of the bands contest, Jackson Bruck and the Dukes of Hume.
History
Live On The Green was founded in 2009 as a celebration of music and community. It has always been free to the public, however it does offer VIP tickets for those who desire a premium experience. The festival is also pet friendly. Each year the festival has featured a local artist through an annual battle of the bands called Music City Mayhem. In 2015 the festival added a second stage, now called the "615 Stage", to the finale weekend. The stage hosts several local artists from in and around the Nashville area.About Lightning 100
Locally owned and operated for 30 years, , Nashville’s Independent Radio, has maintained an unwavering dedication to the city through its unique on-air programming and live events. The format of this award winning radio station affords it a wider range of music genres with a focus on local, emerging, and national artists. Lightning 100 is the proud founder of the Live On The Green Music Festival.Past Dates and Artists
2017
The 2017 season started with three consecutive Thursdays and ended with a weekend finale on August 31 - September 2.| - Date | - Artists |
| August 10, 2017 | Arkells Michael Franti and Spearhead St. Paul and the Broken Bones |
| August 17, 2017 | Minus The Bear Real Estate Local Natives |
| August 24, 2017 | The Weeks Portugal. The Man Spoon |
| August 31, 2017 Cancelled due to weather | Jonny P Carl Broemel Roots of a Rebellion Iron & Wine DISPATCH John Butler Trio |
| September 1, 2017 Cancelled due to weather, rescheduled to September 3, 2017 | |
| September 2, 2017 | Mr. Steve, the Music Man Guthrie Brown Cordovas Paper Route The Voodoo Fix Elliot Root Bahamas The Delta Saints The Record Company LP The Lone Bellow Future Islands |
| September 3, 2017 | The Whistles & The Bells Ron Gallo Goodbye June SHEL Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors Sheryl Crow |
2016
| - Date | - Artists |
| August 11, 2016 | White Denim Allen Stone Andra Day |
| August 18, 2016 | JR JR Passenger Jenny Lewis |
| August 25, 2016 | The Record Company Kurt Vile & the Violators Dawes |
| September 1, 2016 | *repeat repeat SIMO COIN The Revivalists BØRNS Young The Giant |
| September 2, 2016 | Josh Farrow Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes Nikki Lane the Sheepdogs Rayland Baxter The Wild Feathers Band of Horses |
| September 3, 2016 | Kid's Fest with Mr. Steve, the Music Man Mountains Like Wax Bassh Alanna Royale Los Colognes Gabe Dixon Aubrie Sellers Elizabeth Cook Bully The Weeks Judah & the Lion Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals |
2015
| - Date | - Artists |
| August 20, 2015 | Elliot Root Shakey Graves Lord Huron |
| August 27, 2015 | Houndmouth J Roddy Walston and the Business Cold War Kids |
| September 3, 2015 | Greg Holden The Delta Saints Moon Taxi |
| September 10, 2015 | Civil Twilight Kopecky Delta Rae Humming House JD McPherson Rodrigo y Gabriela |
| September 11, 2015 | Turbo Fruits The Vespers Colony House Smooth Hound Smith Zella Day Big Data Passion Pit |
| September 12, 2015 | Mr Steve, The Music Man Daphne and the Mystery Machines Steelism Future Thieves Kaleo All Them Witches The Districts Lennon & Maisy Anderson East Elle King Family of the Year Ben Folds |
2014
| - Date | - Artists |
| August 14, 2014 | Spanish Gold The Weeks City and Colour |
| August 21, 2014 | Goodbye June Wild Cub The Head and the Heart |
| August 28, 2014 | All Them Witches The Features Capital Cities |
| September 4, 2014 | Johnnyswim Delta Spirit Cage the Elephant |
| September 5, 2014 | Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes Augustana G. Love & the Special Sauce The Wild Feathers |
| September 6, 2014 | Phin Sugar and the Hi-Lows Ingrid Michaelson LP The Lone Bellow Jake Bugg |