Rapper turned country music star Jelly Roll announced earlier this month his plans to become the latest musician to open a bar in Nashville, his hometown.
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But before his announcement, the Metro Historic Zoning Commission in August reviewed plans for the bar's neon signage. Signage for the bar, which will be known as Jelly Roll's Goodnight Nashville, is the second that the MHZC has reviewed for a building located at 209 Broadway — the first being for the original concept Bottled Blonde.
In a March MHZC meeting, the committee approved the original Bottled Blonde signage. But it was the August request for a change in signage that showed the bar's future name and partnership with Jelly Roll.
Documents about the sign also share insight into the plans for redevelopment of the building. The bar is planned for five stories, according to details in the documents. In addition, the building appears to offer a sixth-floor open rooftop based on drawings. The signage — which includes a skull wearing a crown featuring the Nashville skyline — has tabs reading "burgers," "spirits" and "tattoos."
The Bottled Blonde concept was originally shared in 2022 in a Metro Development and Housing Authority agenda. With the building owned by Scottsdale-based Evening Entertainment Group (more here), the project is set to cost $45 million and planned for a country music partnership, according to an original release.
Evening Entertainment Group says it is partnering with Nashville-based Alpha Development and Phoenix-based Creation Equity to build out the space at the 209 Broadway building.
The building under construction at 209 Broadway
No opening date has been announced.
The Nashville Business Journal first reported the location of Jelly Roll's bar based on the filing of a building sign permit in Metro records this week. Evening Entertainment Group and Jelly Roll have not disclosed the details of the partnership and did not return request for comment to NBJ.
The artist, who got his start growing up in Antioch, will be the first Nashville-native musician with his name on a Broadway bar. Other stars including Blake Shelton, Morgan Wallen, Miranda Lambert and Eric Church have found success in the Nashville bar business.
This article was first published by our sister publication, the Nashville Post.
