{"id":2120592,"date":"2025-10-28T14:35:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T14:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2120592"},"modified":"2025-10-28T14:35:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T14:35:33","slug":"meet-nashvilles-newest-venue-the-truth-renderings-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/meet-nashvilles-newest-venue-the-truth-renderings-details\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Nashville&#8217;s newest venue, The Truth renderings, details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"86594826007\" title=\"Massive crowds at Post Malone\u2019s bar Posty\u2019s grand opening\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/10\/09\/PNAS\/86594372007-post-malone-free-concert-016-1.jpg?crop=3232,1819,x0,y111\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Massive crowds at Post Malone\u2019s bar Posty\u2019s grand opening<\/p>\n<p>Fans flooded Lower Broadway as Post Malone launched Posty\u2019s bar with karaoke, live music and a tab on him until closing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p><story-highlights class=\"spacer-small column ten-column no-gutter\" util-module-path=\"elements\/story\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Truth will be a 4,400-capacity, three-story live music venue.<\/li>\n<li>The venue is slated to open fall 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Musical acts are already being booked and will be revealed early next year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/story-highlights><partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Live Nation and AJ Capital Partners revealed details of Nashville&#8217;s newest live music venue under construction in the Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood, including its name: &#8220;The Truth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>The Truth will be a 4,400-capacity state-of-the-art venue, with nods to Nashville&#8217;s songwriter community woven throughout its DNA from the name of the venue to its partnership with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/story-behind-the-song\/2025\/10\/08\/george-straits-write-this-down-began-with-a-voicemail-message-between-writers\/86172139007\/\">Nashville Songwriters Association International<\/a> and the W.O. Smith Music School.<\/p>\n<p>The three-level venue&#8217;s name, The Truth, comes from songwriter Harlan Howard&#8217;s famous quote that all you need to write a country song is &#8220;three chords and the truth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/10\/28\/PNAS\/86944700007-the-truth-venue-front.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/10\/28\/PNAS\/86944700007-the-truth-venue-front.jpg?crop=3639,2729,x240,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/10\/28\/PNAS\/86944700007-the-truth-venue-front.jpg?crop=2047,2729,x1200,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/10\/28\/PNAS\/86944700007-the-truth-venue-front.jpg?crop=4799,2701,x0,y14 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Provided by Live Nation\" caption=\"This rendering shows The Truth, a new live music venue under construction in the Wedgewood-Houston area of Nashville, is set to open Fall of 2026.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More Wedgewood-Houston news: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/money\/2025\/06\/25\/nashville-restaurants-pastis-reservations-menu\/84289340007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NYC restaurant partners bring Pastis to Nashville: &#8216;How the hell did you get Keith McNally?&#8217;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More music: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/10\/26\/nashville-grand-ole-opry-20-iconic-moments-100-years\/86627475007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ole but Grand. A look at 20 of the most iconic moments in 100 years of Opry history<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sally Williams, Live Nation&#8217;s\u00a0president of Nashville music &amp; business strategy, said as they planned the venue, the North Star was to create a building that could only exist in Nashville.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>&#8220;We didn&#8217;t want the black box with a stage that you could pick up and put anywhere in the world,&#8221; Williams said. &#8220;Nashville deserves to have a building that acknowledges its foundation, which is the creators. That led us down a path of being able to imagine a building that is a love letter to Nashville&#8217;s truth and roots, but also a promise to its future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">The Truth set to anchor Wedgewood Village<\/h2>\n<p>What started as Live Nation seeing a need for a midsize indoor venue evolved into a flexible space that will hold a maximum of 4,400 people, but can be scaled depending on what type of experience an artist wants fans to have including seated or general admission, standing shows.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the live music space, The Truth will also have features like a whiskey bar (aptly named Harlan&#8217;s after Harlan Howard) and a two-story club dubbed the Vinyl Room which will have a DJ, food and drinks.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/10\/24\/PNAS\/86884075007-the-truth-music-hall-ga-seated.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/10\/24\/PNAS\/86884075007-the-truth-music-hall-ga-seated.jpg?crop=3599,2699,x720,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/10\/24\/PNAS\/86884075007-the-truth-music-hall-ga-seated.jpg?crop=2025,2699,x1680,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/10\/24\/PNAS\/86884075007-the-truth-music-hall-ga-seated.jpg?crop=4799,2699,x0,y0 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Rendering provided by Live Nation\" caption=\"The Truth, the new live music venue under construction in the Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood of Nashville, was designed to accomodate seated or standing crowds with a capacity of 4,400.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Currently, the Wedgewood-Houston area is congested with new construction seemingly on every corner, but Williams said accessing the venue and parking will be easy by the time the venue opens next fall.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The good news is that The Truth is going to be one of the last things to open within what is being called Wedgewood Village,&#8221; she said. &#8220;So by the time the building opens, all the construction and investments being made on the roads and bike lanes will be finished.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Partnerships enrich venue&#8217;s nod to emerging creatives<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to the venue&#8217;s name being a nod to songwriters, Live Nation has partnered with NSAI and the W.O. Smith School of Music. NSAI will receive apprenticeship opportunities for emerging writers and complimentary use of The Truth for NSAI&#8217;s Annual Songwriter Awards and special programming.<\/p>\n<p>W.O. Smith will receive expanded access to music education for children from low-income families and mentorship and performance opportunities.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Bart Herbison, executive director of NSAI, said the group is excited that Live Nation is recognizing Nashville songwriters as the backbone of the music community.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>&#8220;The Truth highlighting the important contribution of songwriters to the industry ecosystem is inspiring,&#8221; he said. &#8221; In addition, there is generous financial support for NSAI to help us continue the work we do for the songwriting profession. We are very enthusiastic about the possibilities we can employ as we work together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams added Live Nation is making a concerted effort to invest in Nashville&#8217;s &#8220;super-strong&#8221; creative storytelling community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That is really going to be what takes us into the future,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I think the building is going to be a really important part of that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/10\/24\/PNAS\/86884077007-the-truth-music-hall-ga-seated-cropped.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/10\/24\/PNAS\/86884077007-the-truth-music-hall-ga-seated-cropped.jpg?crop=2933,2199,x1000,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/10\/24\/PNAS\/86884077007-the-truth-music-hall-ga-seated-cropped.jpg?crop=1650,2199,x1600,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/10\/24\/PNAS\/86884077007-the-truth-music-hall-ga-seated-cropped.jpg?crop=3910,2199,x89,y0 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Rendering provided by Live Nation\" caption=\"The Truth, the new live music venue under construction in the Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood of Nashville, was designed to accomodate seated or standing crowds with a capacity of 4,400.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">The truth expected to have strong economic impact<\/h2>\n<p>Live Nation estimates $74 million in annual economic activity around the venue that is expected to have 430 jobs and generate $6 million in state and local tax revenue according to Oxford Economics. Staff at The Truth will be paid at $20 per hour. The Truth will also be part of Live Nation&#8217;s Green Nation sustainability program that includes zero waste teams working to reduce single-use plastics and promote recycling, composting and food donations.<\/p>\n<p>The Truth is slated to open fall 2026, and Williams said shows are already being booked with artist announcements expected early next year.<\/p>\n<p><em>Melonee Hurt covers music and music business at The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network \u2014\u00a0Tennessee. Reach Melonee at\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:mhurt@tennessean.com\"><em>mhurt@tennessean.com<\/em><\/a><em> or on Instagram at @MelHurtWrites.<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2025-10-28 10:02:21.067314916 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2025-10-28 14:32:31.577342855 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.tennessean.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massive crowds at Post Malone\u2019s bar Posty\u2019s grand opening Fans flooded Lower Broadway as Post Malone launched Posty\u2019s bar with karaoke, live music and a tab on him until closing. The Truth will be a 4,400-capacity, three-story live music venue. The venue is slated to open fall 2026. 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