Bridgestone Arena

Bridgestone Arena is the indoor arena at 501 Broadway in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, configured for between 10,000 and 20,000 at concerts. It opened on 18 December 1996 as the Nashville Arena and traded as the Gaylord Entertainment Center and then the Sommet Center before taking its present name; the NHL's Nashville Predators have been its primary tenant since 1998 and the building answers to Smashville. It is owned by the Sports Authority of Nashville and Davidson County and run by Powers Management, and the arena counts more than 27 million guests through its doors since 1996, with 18 nominations for Pollstar's Arena of the Year award and wins in 2014, 2017 and 2023. Beyond hockey it takes the Country Music Association Awards, the Country Music Television Awards and the SEC Basketball Tournament, and a touring calendar running from arena country to pop and stand-up comedy.