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Lainey Wilson shared an inside glimpse of her newly-opened bar in Downtown Nashville, Tennessee.
The reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year opened Bell Bottoms Up on Friday (May 31), the same day she’s set to kick off her headlining “Country’s Cool Again Tour” at Ascend Amphitheater, located downtown along the Cumberland River. Wilson’s Bell Bottoms Up is decorated with cowboy hats, disco balls and, of course, some of her most bell bottoms and other wardrobe pieces. Wilson previously said bar-goers can expect “a fun 70’s western feel to it and a Cajun-inspired menu for all my Louisiana folks,” nodding to her hometown of Baskin.
Bell Bottoms Up is located at 120 3rd Ave S, the former location of Florida Georgia Line’s FGL House, which opened in 2017. Earlier this month, Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley confirmed in a statement that “FGL House has closed,” and it would “make way for a new unrelated venture.” That same day, Wilson confirmed she would open Bell Bottoms Up “in the heart of country music city! I can’t wait for all my Wild Horses to get to experience my home away from home.”
The “Wild Flowers and Wild Horses” hitmaker, who previously hosted a pop-up bar with cocktails inspired by some of her biggest hits, joins a growing list of artists to open bars on Broadway and intersecting streets in Nashville. Others include Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Garth Brooks, Blake Shelton and more. “Last Night” artist Morgan Wallen will open his venue on Saturday (June 1), he announced on Friday afternoon.
Wilson announced earlier this month that her next album, Whirlwind, will arrive this summer. So far, she’s released “Country’s Cool Again” — which inspired the name of her tour — and “Hang Tight Honey” from the 14-track collection. She said “this album has been a long time coming and I can’t wait for the world to have this body of work in their hands soon. This new chapter of music is the most cathartic and personal piece of art I’ve ever made. I hope this record brings some peace to your whirlwind and wraps its arms around you like it did for me.”
Whirlwind is set to release on August 23.
5/31 – Nashville, TN (Ascend Amphitheater) *^
6/1 – Nashville, TN (Ascend Amphitheater) *^
6/14 – Camden, NJ (Freedom Mortgage Pavilion) *^
6/15 – Gilford, NH (Bank NH Pavilion) *^
6/20 – Saratoga Springs, NY (Broadview Stage at SPAC) *^
6/21 – Syracuse, NY (Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview) *^
6/26 – New York, NY (Radio City Music Hall) *^
6/28 – Bridgeport, CT (Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater) *^
6/29 – Bangor, ME (Maine Savings Amphitheater) *^
8/8 – Huntsville, AL (The Orion Amphitheater) *^
8/9 – Southaven, MS (BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove) *^
8/10 – Rogers, AR (Walmart AMP) *^
8/22 – Prescott Valley, AZ (Findlay Toyota Center) +^
8/23 – Chula Vista, CA (North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre) +^
8/24 – Concord, CA (Toyota Pavilion at Concord) +^
9/1 – Los Angeles, CA (The Greek Theatre) +^
9/13 - Salt Lake City, UT (USANA Amphitheatre) +^
9/14 - Boise, ID (Ford Idaho Center) +^
9/15 - Missoula, MT (University of Montana - Adams Center) +^
9/19 – Fresno, CA (Save Mart Center) +%
9/20 – Lake Tahoe/Stateline, NV (Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys) + ^
9/26 – Vancouver, BC (Rogers Arena) + ^
9/27 – Auburn, WA (White River Amphitheatre) + ^
9/28 – Ridgefield, WA (RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater) + ^
10/10 – Lubbock, TX (United Supermarkets Arena) + ^
10/18 – Raleigh, NC (Red Hat Amphitheater) *^
10/19 – Alpharetta, GA (Ameris Bank Amphitheatre) *^
10/20 – Wilmington, NC (Live Oak Bank Pavilion) *^
10/24 – London, ON (Budweiser Gardens) *^
10/25 – Oshawa, ON (Tribute Communities Centre) *^
10/26 – Pittsburgh, PA (Petersen Events Center) *^
11/1 – Little Rock, AR (Simmons Bank Arena) + ^
11/2 – Evansville, IN (Ford Center) *^
11/3 – Charleston, WV (Charleston Coliseum) *^
11/7 – Oklahoma City, OK (Paycom Center) + ^
11/8 – Omaha, NE (CHI Health Center) + ^
11/9 – Sioux Falls, SD (Denny Sanford Premier Center) + ^
11/15- Monroe, LA (Monroe Civic Center) *^
11/16 Monroe, LA (Monroe Civic Center) *^
* - Ian Munsick
^ - Zach Top
+ - Jackson Dean
% - To Be Announced