Jelly Roll Won’t Perform in Nashville Again Until 2027 – Here’s Why

Jelly Roll Brings the House Down at Music City Rodeo — And Drops a Bombshell Announcement

Nashville made rodeo history as the Bridgestone Arena hosted the city’s first-ever PRCA-sanctioned event, the Music City Rodeo, from May 29 to 31, 2025. The three-day celebration drew more than 30,000 fans, blending high-stakes rodeo action with unforgettable country music moments.

Each night featured a major headliner—and in true Nashville fashion, surprise guest appearances kept fans on their toes. Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, and Jelly Roll topped the bill, delivering powerhouse performances that lit up the arena.

But it was Jelly Roll, performing on Saturday, May 31, who gave the crowd more than just music.

“This Is Gonna Get Me in Trouble…”

In the middle of his set, Jelly Roll asked his band to pause and addressed the crowd directly.

“This will be my last Nashville show until 2027, y’all,” he said, drawing gasps from the audience. “Hear me out though—this is why. I need y’all’s help. I want to be the first act to play the new Nissan Stadium when it opens in spring 2027.”

Manifesting a Hometown Dream

The new Nissan Stadium—future home of the Tennessee Titans—is currently under construction, right next to the original venue that’s stood since 1999. For Jelly Roll, a Tennessee native and lifelong Titans fan, the stadium isn’t just a concert goal—it’s personal.

With raw emotion, he told the crowd:

“Nissan Stadium, please let the local boy live a dream and open up the new stadium. Let me be the first to play it, baby!”

He even touched on his past, noting that as a troubled teen, he was once locked up in the detention center just across the parking lot from where the new stadium is rising.

“Sorry, that’s crazy, but I gotta speak it into existence,” he told the crowd, fired up. “I believe in Nashville. If all of y’all brought a friend—we could do it.”

A Nashville Night to Remember

Jelly Roll is currently on the Big A Stadium Tour** with Post Malone, but his return home for the rodeo proved to be more than just another stop—it was a declaration of ambition, roots, and resilience.

And if he gets his way, he won’t just make history at the rodeo—he’ll make it again when Nashville’s newest stadium opens its doors.