NASHVILLE– The Brown County Music Center in Nashville, Ind., celebrates five years since opening its doors on August 24, 2019, featuring country music legend Vince Gill as its first headliner. Nestled on the banks of Salt Creek and located less than one mile from the largest state park in Indiana and the Town of Nashville, the Brown County Music Center is a visual and auditory masterpiece. The 2,000-seat live performance venue came through the challenges and changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic while still in its first year, ultimately becoming a mainstay central Indiana live music destination hosting artists spanning world-class rock, blues, country, pop, jazz, oldies, throwback artists, and more, while offering an incredibly intimate experience for each show with the farthest seat from the stage only 106 feet away.
Following Gill as its first headliner, the venue has featured a range of legendary artists, including Art Garfunkel, Clint Black, Sara Evans, The Beach Boys, America, Melissa Etheridge, Kenny G, LeAnn Rimes, Gordon Lightfoot, Emmylou Harris, The Oak Ridge Boys, Jeff Beck, Tower of Power, Air Supply, The Marshall Tucker Band, Ben Folds, Michael W. Smith, Chicago, Trace Adkins, Randy Travis, Tanya Tucker, Christopher Cross, Patti LaBelle, Weird Al Yankovic, Kevin Costner & Modern West, Jason Isbell and many more.
Additionally, in 2024, the venue announced a gift of $267,000 to invest generously in the Brown County Community. Because of the forward-thinking management agreements the venue and county leaders chose to implement, the Brown County Government and the Brown County Community Foundation (BCCF) each receive a portion of the excess revenue generated from ticket sales, food and beverage sales, and parking lot revenue from the Music Center. As part of the agreement, when BCCF receives funds, they are split between funds supporting arts and culture and the greatest community needs. A portion of these funds are invested into a long-term endowment so that the income from that endowment generates grant money each year. The remaining Music Center funds will be given out through grants. 2024 marked the venue’s inaugural year to disperse these funds into the community.
“Hitting this 5th anniversary is a stellar accomplishment for the staff, community, and patrons alike for the Music Center,” said Brown County Music Center Executive Director Christian Webb. “There were times in the doldrums of the COVID shutdown that thoughts of hitting this anniversary were bleak. Navigating through that daunting challenge has ultimately allowed us to be fearless in chasing success for our venue’s name and reputation and our own growth and development. Delivering this special date has been rewarding for our community. We are energized for the future and can’t wait to see what the next five years brings to the Music Center.”
Vince Gill, 2019 – The Brown County Music Center’s first show
(Photo courtesy Brown County Music Center)
The remaining 2024 season shows no signs of slowing down, with shows including Crowder, Beth Hart, Amy Grant, Burton Cummings, Chicago, Tracy Lawrence, Kansas, and more. The current concert calendar is below, with tickets and more information available at www.browncountymusiccenter.com.
- Friday, August 23: Turn the Page: A Tribute to Bob Seger
- Saturday & Sunday, August 24-25: TWO NIGHTS! Aaron Lewis Acoustic with special guest Shane Proffitt
- Friday, August 30: Crowder with special guest Luke Bower
- Thursday, September 5: The Australian Pink Floyd Show
- Friday, September 6: Dailey & Vincent
- Sunday, September 8: April Wine & Sweet
- Sunday, September 15: Beth Hart
- Friday, September 20: Keb’ Mo’ and Shawn Colvin with special guest Paul Kelly
- Thursday, September 26: Always Loretta – Honoring Loretta Lynn, featuring a special performance of the original Coalminers
- Friday, September 27: An Evening with Amy Grant
- Saturday, September 28: The Rascals
- Sunday, September 29: Burton Cummings & His Band
- Thursday, October 3: Killer Queen – A Tribute to Queen
- Saturday, October 5: One Night in Memphis – The official and number one tribute to Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash.
- Friday, October 11: The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
- Saturday, October 12: Masters of Illusion
- Tuesday, October 22: Chicago
- Wednesday, October 23: Everclear with special guests Marcy Playground and Jimmie’s Chicken Shack
- Thursday, October 24: Stephen Pearcy of RATT and Quiet Riot
- Friday, October 25: Atmosphere with special guests NOFUN and Reverie
- Friday, November 1: Rickie Lee Jones & Sweet Honey in the Rock
- Friday, November 8: Lorrie Morgan
- Friday, November 15: Tracy Lawrence
- Thursday, November 21: Girl Named Tom – The Joy of Christmas Tour
- Saturday, November 23 and Sunday, November 24: Kansas – Another Fork In the Road: 50th Anniversary Tour
- Saturday, November 30: The Lovin’ Spoonful
- Sunday, December 1: Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox
- Wednesday, December 4: Ancient Aliens LIVE
- Wednesday, December 18: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Christmas
- Thursday, December 19: Home Free’s “Any Kind of Christmas” Tour
- Sunday, December 22: A Winter Gathering with Kathy Mattea
- Saturday, February 15, 2025: Dirty Dancing in Concert
Ticket and Box Office Information: Tickets for shows at the Brown County Music Center are available at www.browncountymusiccenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com, and at the venue box office (open Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Saturdays through Mondays open only on event days, at 3 p.m.) via outdoor ticketing windows and phone sales at (812) 988-5323). The box office accepts cash, debit, and credit cards, including Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express. Any box office-related inquiries beyond purchasing tickets for an upcoming show should be directed to boxoffice@browncountymusiccenter.com.
