Nightfall, Chattanooga’s longest-running outdoor summer concert series, will celebrate its 37th season this year with a 15-week season of free outdoor concerts held at Miller Plaza beginning Friday, May 24, and continuing every Friday through Aug. 30. Shows begin at 7 p.m. and end at approximately 9:30 p.m. In addition to music on the Miller Plaza stage, Nightfall features food trucks, local artisan vendors and lawn games and more.
Nightfall’s regular format highlights a 7 p.m. local band to open for an 8 p.m. national headliner of various genres.
Nightfall 2024 Schedule: Headliners / local openers
May 24 Erica Falls and Vintage Soul / Jessica Nicole Brown
May 31 Lilly Hiatt / The Briars
June 7 John “Papa” Gros / Tropic Sol
June 14 Glen David Andrews / Bemi Allen
June 21 DK Harrell / Skip Cisto Band
June 28 Road to Nightfall Winners (TBD April 6)
July 5 Giovanni Rodriguez and 12 Manos / Lisa Anita Baker
July 12 Huntertones / Lillian
July 19 Jax Hollow / Jess Goggans
July 26 Prince T / Off The T.O.P. (local double bill)
Aug. 2 This cool headliner can’t be announced until after Bonnaroo / The Cle Elum
Aug. 9 Parker Millsap / The Foothills
Aug. 16 Nick Lutsko and the $100K Band / Randy Steele & Cold High Wind
Aug. 23 Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers / Confreras
Aug. 30 AJ Lee & Blue Summit / New Dismembered Tennesseans
And a few new things this year . . .
While most band performances will be held on Nightfall’s home stage at Miller Plaza, plans are to also host a few of the shows during the season from the Miller Park stage, just for fun.
Changes this year will include plans for a new street closure that will take the event footprint one block east on M.L. King down to Lindsey Street and close Georgia Avenue on either side of M.L. King. Market Street will not be closed, in order to offer better traffic flow around the event. The new road closure plan will also allow for a slightly earlier event set up time.
Look for local food trucks on M.L. King between Georgia and Lindsey, and local visual artists in and around Miller Park. Applications for both food trucks and art vendors can be found at nightfallchattanooga.com. Motorcycle parking will be allowed in Georgia Avenue, on the block north of M.L. King.
The Chattanooga Football Club’s inflatable soccer field and other children’s games will continue to be offered in Miller Park. There will be roller skating with Dazey Skate Co on Georgia Avenue in front of the post office for the first six weeks of the season, with participants being allowed to bring their own skates or rent skates in children’s and adult sizes on site.
Thanks to the earlier site setup, for the first time a Nightfall Happy Hour will be offered from 5:30-6:30 p.m. for early arrivers to enjoy weekly drink specials at a discount.
Nightfall will also feature a new cooling machine on site, which is designed to cool down a 2,500 sq ft area, cooling Nightfall fans by an average 30 degrees – even on our hottest nights.
Nightfall bulk discount beer tickets will again be available this year at each show, offering a 20 percent savings on a packet of 20 beer tickets. No outside food or beverages are allowed to be brought into Nightfall since concession sales are a primary funder of Nightfall (outside alcoholic beverages are prohibited by law at Miller Park/Plaza).
Known for its family-friendly environment as well as being recognized nationally for the quality of its musical programming, Nightfall is a family-friendly concert series that brings the Chattanooga community together in the heart of the city.
Nightfall is locally produced by Chattanooga Presents.
For more information on this free community concert series, visit NightfallChattanooga.com.