Just a few years ago, it seemed a proposed development was likely to displace 3rd and Lindsley from the former restaurant building south of Broadway where the venue has made its home since 1991. Word came in fall 2024 that the project was scrapped, and in the spring, owner Ron Brice and his staff announced expanded schedule offerings along with a five-year lease extension at their longtime site. Saturday, the venerable listening room and longtime home of Lightning 100’s Nashville Sunday Night program will celebrate 35 years in business with help from some of the singer-songwriter-rocker folks who have been performing there routinely, practically since the beginning. The bill features Jonell Mosser, Gary Nicholson, Jack Pearson and Ashley Cleveland, who have between them penned hits, supported legends, drawn steady crowds and been looked up to by generations of aspiring Nashville musicians. They say you can’t make old friends, and they’re right; you can’t just conjure up decades of history out of thin air, either. Here’s a living slice of Nashville’s history you can experience for yourself.
8 p.m. at 3rd and Lindsley
818 Third Ave. S.
