The Nashville native is hoping to be the first to perform at a new venue in the city
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Fans won’t catch Jelly Roll onstage in his hometown of Nashville anytime soon.
The “Son of a Sinner” singer told the audience at Bridgestone Arena during the Music City Rodeo event that he won’t be performing in Nashville until 2027, per a fan video shared on TikTok. On Friday, May 30, he paused his set at one point to manifest something important to him.
“I shouldn’t say this, I’m gonna get in trouble. But I gotta say it out loud,” Jelly, 40, began, asking someone to film the moment for him. “This will be my last Nashville show until 2027, y’all. Hear me out, though. This is why, because I need y’all’s help,”
“I want to be the first act to play Nissan Stadium, when it opens in the spring of 2027.” The New Nissan Stadium will be home to the NFL’s Tennessee Titans, replacing their current venue, Nissan Stadium, which opened in 1999.
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Jelly said he “never thought I would make it” to the Bridgestone Arena and sell it out three times.
“In 2027, 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! Let the local boy do it, baby! I’ve got a f—— life-long Titans fan. Let me play Nissan Stadium, y’all!” The crowd at the Bridgestone Arena cheered him on.
“Sorry, that’s crazy, but I gotta speak it into existence. I believe in Nashville,” he continued. “If all of y’all brought a friend, we could do it. If you brought a friend, we could do it!” Jelly then thanked the audience for everything.
Jelly, whose real name is Jason Deford, was born in Nashville and spent his formative years there. He also spent time in the Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility, among the 40 times he was in jail throughout his life.
Additionally, the rapper donated a recording studio to the Davidson County Juvenile Detention Center, where he spent time as a kid and realized his passion for music. “I was in and out of there for about three, three and a half years. I spent a lot of time there and eventually got charged as an adult for a crime I committed as a juvenile,” he told PEOPLE in 2022.
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“And I just realized that was the most impactful thing that ever happened in my life, and the darkest moments of my life still were being that 15-year-old scared kid spending Thanksgiving away from his family.”
“I knew that I wanted to give back whenever I was in a situation to, and I always knew I wanted to make it really personal,” the country star continued. “So, I went back to the same juvenile that I started doing music at. I wrote some of my first raps there, had my first big rap battle there.”
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Jelly Role in 2025
He also owns a bar on Broadway in Nashville, called Jelly Roll’s Goodnight Nashville.
Jelly is currently supporting Post Malone on their Big Ass Stadium Tour. The duo’s next stops are New York, Miami and Orlando, along with other cities throughout June. They wrap up their tour in San Francisco on July 1.
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