Thursday Night Out
Featuring LIGHT: Bruce Munro
Thursday Night Out featuring LIGHT: Bruce Munro at Cheekwood is an adventure through food, drink, art and song, every Thursday through October 26 from 5:30 – 10 PM. The evening invites guests to sample seasonal beers, specialty cocktails created by premier spirit providers, irresistible bites from the city’s favorite food trucks and Café 29 while the always diverse music lineup provides the eclectic soundtrack. View Bruce Munro’s magical light installations after dark to complete the night. Bring the whole family to enjoy the perfect evening.
NEW! Summer Sessions Pass
Save on four Thursday Night Out evenings of your choice this summer.
| Summer Sessions Pass | |
| Members Adult | $32 |
| Members Youth | $20 |
| Not Yet Members Adult | $96 |
| Not Yet Members Youth | $60 |
Member discount will be applied at checkout
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June 1 | The Gripsweats
6 – 8 PM
From a funky basement in Nashville, TN comes the hottest group on the soul and funk scene, The Gripsweats. Putting down a gritty one-two punch of nasty, vocal shout style New Orleans funk. Heavy, raw, and in the cut, The Gripsweats deliver an evening of dancefloor burners.
Food Trucks
5:30 – 9 PM
Roadhouse Grille
Roasted Coconut
Simeon Chicken Enchiladas
Rolling Recipe LLC
Daddy’s Dogs
King of Pops
June 8 | The Explorers Club
6 – 8 PM
Originating from the coast of South Carolina in 2005, The Explorers Club are American pop rock at its best. They feature a rotating cast of musicians, led by singer songwriter and producer, Jason Brewer. Their music is heavily influenced by the vocal harmony styles and production of The Beach Boys, as well as classic rock and roll arrangements made popular by The Beatles, Chuck Berry, Phil Spector, The Zombies, The Monkees and The Byrds.
Food Trucks
5:30 – 9 PM
Bradley’s Creamery
Tennessee Tater Cakes
Smokin Buttz Lot
Phat Pizza
Daddy’s Dogs
King of Pops
June 15 | Airshow
6 – 8 PM
Airshow is a high-flying, bluegrass-influenced jam band that’s sure to soar to the top of every music fan’s priority list this year. Having originally formed in Reading, PA, childhood best friends, Steve Gallagher (guitar/vocals) and Cody Chelius (mandolin/vocals), spread their wings and migrated to Nashville, TN in 2015. There they met Bill Baker (bass/vocals) and John Rodrigue (drums/vocals) and immediately started their ascension towards the top of Nashville’s jamband scene— and they won’t be landing anytime soon.
Food Trucks
5:30 – 9 PM
The Grilled Cheeserie
Hen House
Roasted Coconut
Cousins Maine Lobster
Rolled 4 Ever Ice Cream
King of Pops
June 22 | Yates McKendree
6 – 8 PM
Born in Nashville and raised in a recording studio, multi-instrumentalist Yates McKendree grew up hearing and playing with many great musicians. Self-taught from the age 3, music came to him naturally. During Yates’s high school years, he played on and engineered many recording projects, most notably for Delbert McClinton and John Hiatt. His debut LP “Buchanan Lane” on the Qualified Records label released in October 2022, to critical acclaim worldwide. Produced with his father, Kevin McKendree, “Buchanan Lane” highlights Yates’ skills, remarkable style and taste as a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist with an emphasis on guitar.
Food Trucks
5:30 – 9 PM
Bradley’s Creamery
Yayo’s OMG
Changkham Sushi Streetfood Fusion
The Dough Box
Bondi Bowls
King of Pops
June 29 | McKinley James Band
6 – 8 PM
Born and raised in Webster, New York, not far from Rochester, James moved to Nashville with his family not even five years ago. They have always been a musical bunch. His father, former Los Straitjacket and J.D. McPherson drummer Jason Smay, is the other half of the band. His unparalleled musical journey has taken him from the cover art of Eric Church’s critically acclaimed ‘Mr. Misunderstood’ to stages across America and Europe, even to Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena where he performed the album’s title track with Church for a sold-out hometown crowd.
McKinley’s new album, McKinley James LIVE!, is a ten-song soul music feast with a dash of blues growl.
Food Trucks
5:30 – 9 PM
To Be Announced
