No Country For New Nashville

Live on the Green
w/ Johnnyswim, Mat Kearney, Amanda Shires, Will Hoge
Public Square Park; Nashville, TN
August 22, 2019

Review by Matt Hall. Photos by Andrew Ha.

Now in its eleventh season, the free, annual Live on the Green festival series continued Thursday at Public Square Park, despite some dreary weather at the onset. It was a largely local leaning bill with Nashville gone LA duo Johnnyswim, popster Mat Kearney, all-around badass Amanda Shires, and singer-songwriter Will Hoge.  Continuing the format adopted last year, these four set bills are running for the first three Thursdays, ending with an epic four-day affair, extending across two stages through the final Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday over Labor Day weekend. We have performers like Grace Potter, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Lake Street Dive, Robert Randolph, Steve Earle, and O.A.R. to look forward to, but, before we preview the exciting finale ahead, take a look at our recap and photos from week two below!

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