Nashville planning in-person 4th of July celebration
Brad Paisley headlining
and last updated 2021-03-12 15:50:42-05
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â The city of Nashville is planning an in-person Fourth of July celebration, according to Mayor John Cooper.
His office is working with the Convention and Visitors Corporation on the event, which will include live music and fireworks. Brad Paisely will headline the downtown show, and more performers will be announced closer to time.
Cooper said the celebration is made possible by the increasing rate of COVID vaccinations. Several more months of the same success and growing availability of the vaccine will help us prepare for a safe and successful summer hospitality season, Cooper shared on Twitter.
Mayor John Cooper and Bristol Motor Speedway have struck an initial deal that could bring NASCAR back to Nashville s Fairgrounds Speedway.
The city has signed a letter of intent with Bristol to renovate the city s historic short track into a significant money-making operation that will shift financial responsibility of renovations and upkeep to the company.
In a news release Friday, the administration said the city will issue no more than $50 million in bonds for racetrack renovations.
Under the deal, debt and project costs will be covered by revenues generated from racing and other events held at the revamped venue, including lease payments and taxes and fees collected from visitors.
Last year, it was announced that NASCAR Cup racing would
And while fans were excited that the sport would be returning, many were disappointed that the race would be held at the longer 1.33 mile Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon and not the shorter half-mile track located at the Nashville Fairgrounds.
Even Dale Earnhardt Jr. said that NASCAR picked the wrong track for their return to Nashville.
Well now it looks like the dream of bringing NASCAR back to the Fairgrounds Speedway is one step closer to reality.
Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced this week that the city has signed a letter of intent with Bristol Motor Speedway to renovate Fairgrounds Speedway, which hasn’t hosted a NASCAR Cup Series race since 1984. And he had a special guest on hand for the announcement: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. himself.