{"id":2382219,"date":"2026-04-21T01:45:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T01:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2382219"},"modified":"2026-04-21T01:45:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T01:45:05","slug":"nashville-sc-announces-2026-visit-music-city-summer-kickoff-at-geodis-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/nashville-sc-announces-2026-visit-music-city-summer-kickoff-at-geodis-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Nashville SC announces 2026 Visit Music City Summer Kickoff at GEODIS Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><em>The Visit Music City Summer Kickoff at GEODIS Park spans seven weeks and includes Soccer Celebration presented by Discount Tire featuring FIFA World Cup 26\u2122 live viewings, a concert series with country star Thomas Rhett and Forrest Frank and a lineup of family friendly community events.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 20, 2026)<\/strong> \u2013 Nashville Soccer Club unveiled plans today for its seven-week 2026 Visit Music City Summer Kickoff at GEODIS Park. The Summer Kickoff includes Soccer Celebration presented by Discount Tire featuring FIFA World Cup 26\u2122 live viewings at GEODIS Park\u2019s Publix Plaza and Centennial Park (including all United States Men\u2019s National Team matches), a concert series with country star Thomas Rhett and Forrest Frank and a lineup of family friendly community events including youth soccer camps, the fourth annual Dash at the Castle 5K and the InterNASHional Night Market hosted by TIRCC.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>Following seven\u00a0weeks\u00a0of programming\u00a0consisting\u00a0of\u00a0Soccer Celebration presented by Discount Tire\u00a0watch parties,\u00a0live\u00a0music and\u00a0family friendly\u00a0entertainment, the 2026 Visit Music City Summer Kickoff will\u00a0culminate with one of the most anticipated MLS matches of the season when Nashville SC hosts Atlanta United FC at GEODIS Park on Friday, July 17\u00a0after\u00a0a two-month FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 schedule pause in the lead up to the\u00a0FIFA World Cup 26\u2122\u00a0Final on Sunday, July\u00a019. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Part of the vision for GEODIS Park has always been to serve as a world-class sports and entertainment venue capable of bringing\u00a0the\u00a0Nashville and Middle Tennessee\u00a0community\u00a0together outside of match days,&#8221; said Nashville SC Chief Business Officer Lindsey Paola. &#8220;The\u00a0FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 schedule pause affords us a wonderful opportunity to start a new tradition in\u00a0Nashville\u00a0with our inaugural 2026 Visit Music City Summer Kickoff, and we look forward to building on this year\u2019s event during future summer seasons.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re seeing continued strength in our tourism industry, and it\u2019s driven in large part by the very events and concerts that are part of Summer Kickoff,\u201d said Deana Ivey, President and CEO of the Nashville Convention &amp; Visitors Corp.\u00a0\u201cSummer Kickoff brings together soccer and great live music in a way that only Music City can.\u00a0There\u2019s\u00a0truly something for everyone to enjoy from concerts to World Cup watch parties and kid-friendly activities for visitors and our local community.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHometown\u00a0shows just hit\u00a0different,\u201d said Thomas Rhett. &#8220;Kicking off my tour this summer at GEODIS Park is going to be insane, especially getting to do it with my buddy, Niall.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0a bucket list moment for sure.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>Details regarding additional events, parking and more for the 2026 Visit Music City Summer Kickoff will be released between now and June at NashvilleSC.com,\u00a0GEODISPark.com,\u00a0visitmusiccity.com\u00a0and via social media at\u00a0@NashhvilleSC,\u00a0@GEODISPark\u00a0and\u00a0@visitmusiccity. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3>2026 Visit Music City Summer Kickoff Lineup:<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>Nashville SC Soccer Celebration\u00a0presented by Discount Tire\u00a0(Free\u00a0FIFA World Cup 26\u2122 live viewings)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<ul>\n<li>June 12 &#8211; USA vs Paraguay (Publix Plaza at GEODIS Park)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<ul>\n<li>June 19 &#8211; USA vs Australia (Centennial Park where the city\u2019s Juneteenth615 Festival is also taking place that evening) \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<ul>\n<li>June 25 &#8211; USA vs\u00a0Turkey\u00a0(Publix Plaza at GEODIS Park)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<ul>\n<li>Additional\u00a0live viewings to be announced\u00a0at a later date<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<ul>\n<li>June 19 &#8211; Forrest Frank (Sold Out)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<ul>\n<li>July 9 &#8211; Thomas Rhett &amp; Niall Horan (Tickets\u00a0available at\u00a0Ticketmaster.com)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>Cultural,\u00a0Community\u00a0and Family\u00a0Events:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<ul>\n<li>June 1-2 &amp; June 4-5 \u2013 Youth Soccer Camps\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<ul>\n<li>June 13 &#8211; The\u00a0InterNASHional\u00a0Night\u00a0Market hosted\u00a0by TIRRC\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<ul>\n<li>June 24 \u2013 Nashville SC Season Ticket Member exclusive event\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<ul>\n<li>June\u00a028\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Fourth\u00a0Annual Dash at the Castle 5K Night Run\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>July 17 &#8211; Nashville SC vs Atlanta United FC at GEODIS Park (FIFA World Cup 26\u2122\u00a0Final weekend)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\"><\/script><\/p>\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.nashvillesc.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Visit Music City Summer Kickoff at GEODIS Park spans seven weeks and includes Soccer Celebration presented by Discount Tire featuring FIFA World Cup 26\u2122 live viewings, a concert series with country star Thomas Rhett and Forrest Frank and a lineup of family friendly community events. 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