{"id":91,"date":"2018-06-07T21:56:33","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T02:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olered.com\/nashville\/?p=91"},"modified":"2021-01-08T03:46:02","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T09:46:02","slug":"blake-shelton-celebrates-ole-red-nashville-grand-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olered.com\/nashville\/press-releases\/2018\/blake-shelton-celebrates-ole-red-nashville-grand-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"Blake Shelton Celebrates Ole Red Nashville Grand Opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ryman Hospitality Properties and Blake Shelton\u2019s long awaited restaurant and bar\u00a0<strong>Ole Red Nashville<\/strong> is officially open on famed Lower Broadway. The entertainment venue celebrated yesterday, June 6, with a full day of powerhouse programming with national television broadcasts and unforgettable performances from country\u2019s biggest stars.<\/p>\n<p>The grand opening celebrations began with Shelton co-hosting the fourth hour of <em>TODAY<\/em> with Hoda Kotb. \u201cThis is happening! This is real! We\u2019re really here!\u201d exclaimed Shelton as he and Kotb took their seats on Ole Red Nashville\u2019s stage.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: calc(56.25% + 50px); height: 0;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/offsite\/blake-shelton-is-hoda-kotb-s-co-host-live-in-nashville-1249417283724\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>As Kotb and Shelton reminisced on memories made together over their years of friendship, the artist broke out a guitar to serenade Kotb and the audience with a verse of the new establishment\u2019s namesake song, \u201cOl\u2019 Red.\u201d The co-hosts chose to forgo their traditional glasses of wine for Ole Red Nashville\u2019s signature cocktails, Tishomingo Sunset and Cumberland Punch.<\/p>\n<p>The broadcast also featured appearances by Rascal Flatts, Thomas Rhett\u00a0and Darius Rucker. Big Machine Label Group recording artists Sugarland took the stage as musical guests, and performed their new song \u201cBabe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later that evening Shelton performed \u201cTurnin\u2019 Me On,\u201d a song from his current album <em>Texoma Shore<\/em> from Ole Red Nashville\u2019s rooftop bar, The Lookout, on the CMT Music Awards. Shelton won two awards at the ceremony including the night\u2019s biggest award, Video of the Year for \u201cI\u2019ll Name The Dogs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the awards, the party returned to Ole Red where Shelton officially christened the venue\u2019s stage with an exclusive \u201cBlake Shelton and Friends\u201d concert, where he opened the show with his hit song \u201cNeon Light\u201d and a cover of Hal Ketchum\u2019s \u201cSmall Town Saturday Night, and Eddie Rabbitt\u2019s \u201cDrivin\u2019 My Life Away.&#8221; In traditional honky-tonk fashion, all of Shelton\u2019s guests covered a high-energy song fans know and love. The all-star lineup included Trace Adkins, Lauren Alaina, Kelly Clarkson, Devin Dawson, Hunter Hayes, <em>The Voice<\/em> contestant Kyla Jade, Chris Janson, Jon Pardi, Raelynn, Michael Ray, Darius Rucker, Dan + Shay and Little Big Town. NASCAR driver Clint Boyer also made an appearance to sing John Anderson\u2019s \u201cSeminole Wind\u201d on stage with Shelton.<\/p>\n<p>Shelton closed the show with a collection of his hits mixed with 80\u2019s and 90\u2019s country classics, including George Strait, Conway Twitty\u00a0and Rhett Akins. \u201cI can\u2019t believe this actually happened\u201d announced an ecstatic Shelton as he thanked the crowd.<\/p>\n\n<p>Ole Red Nashville is now officially open to the public, with operating hours of 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Fans who missed Blake last night can purchase tickets to his double show at the <a href=\"https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.opry.com%2Fcalendar&amp;data=01%7C01%7CLDupont%40ryman.com%7C23335f80ed344ee260bb08d5ccbf13c2%7Cc8b8a0955c414568bef04a95378f0257%7C1&amp;sdata=09GZXeu1b5O%2FoTgfrBkHzDHfZdx79HRScPw51f2Lcus%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Grand Ole Opry tonight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone is invited to join in on the fun as celebrations continue all week long with live music programming presented by Spotify.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olered.com\/spotifyhotcountry\/\">Check out the full, talent-packed lineup!\u00a0\u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text wp-block-heading\">ADA Heading<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryman Hospitality Properties and Blake Shelton\u2019s long awaited restaurant and bar\u00a0Ole Red Nashville is officially open on famed Lower Broadway. 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