'Nashville' Cast Members To Join Forces For Upcoming Reunion Tour Dates
By Kelly Fisher
April 17, 2023
Some of Nashville’s biggest stars are coming together for an upcoming reunion tour with newly-announced U.S. performance dates. The highly-anticipated shows add to a list of international appearances by some of the most beloved cast members.
Charles Esten, Clare Bowen, Chris Carmack, Sam Palladio and Jonathan Jackson are set to take the stage together at Rosemont Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. Days later, Esten, Bowen, Palladio and Jackson will perform at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The actors and artists are known for their roles as Deacon Claybourne, Scarlett O’Connor, Will Lexington, Gunnar Scott and Avery Barkley, respectively.
“I’m thrilled to be reuniting on stage with these wonderful Nashville friends here in the U.S.,” Esten wrote in an Instagram caption on Monday. “First, at Chicago’s beautiful @rosemonttheatre and then, most fittingly, on that historic stage where @nashvillecmt said it’s final goodbye and sang its last song - the Mother Church herself- @theryman.”
Carmack added that he “can’t wait to jam with some old friends and celebrate the special show we began 10 years ago! …This is going to be a VERY special night for me! I sincerely hope there’s some big Nashville fans out there who will come share it with us!!”
Nashville followed “the lives and tragedies of rising and fading country music stars in Nashville, Tennessee.” The musical drama created by Callie Khouri premiered in 2012 and ran through 2018 on ABC and CMT. Other fan-favorite stars who appeared in the series alongside the reunion tour performers include Hayden Panettiere (Juliette Barnes), Connie Britton (Rayna Jaymes), Lennon Stella and Maisy Stella (Maddie Conrad and Daphne Conrad, respectively), and many others. Tons of superstar artists made appearances throughout the series, including Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Chris Young, Luke Bryan, Trisha Yearwood and Kelly Clarkson, to name a few.
The new “Nashville Reunion Tour” dates in Chicago and Nashville are set for September 23 and September 25, respectively.