Ryman Nashville Concert Ticket Rumors

As we reported back in June, dates were announced for a series of Nashville concerts at the original Grand Ol Opry at the Ryman Auditorium. Neil Young will play for five nights August 15-19 and the concerts will be filmed by Jonathan Demme.

Rumors and reports continue to swirl on ticket availability. Some report that the concert will be invitation only. In addition, there is already a schedule conflict with John Prine playing The Ryman on Aug. 19th.

Recent reports from The Tennessean indicate that some tickets MAY be sold to the public.

"The general public should really remember this is first and foremost a film project," Ryman chief Pam Matthews says.

That means they'll put in cameras and crew first and then fill in audience around them. So ticket info won't be available until three or four days before then. And there may not be many available.

When they did the Norah Jones DVD taping at the Ryman, the equipment and locally cast beautiful people took up the whole main floor, leaving fewer than 1,000 balcony tix for the public. And high-powered music industry folks from around the country are already calling for seats".

Thanks Doug, Bruce O. & e2f for the tips!

Lastly, please do not assume that Thrasher's Wheat will have any definite word about ticket availability.

UPDATE 8/3: Ryman Concerts Update - Date Change.