local Entertainment
Every city has their own distinct sound, and Cookeville is no exception. From jam sessions at a local brewery or restaurant to cheering crowds at a sporting event to the laughter generated during a theatre performance, Cookeville "sounds" entertaining to us.
Cookeville serves as a music incubator to nearby Nashville, and is the hometown of Judah Akers, lead singer for the “Folk, Hop N’ Roll” band Judah & the Lion. You can catch them performing at local community events like Fall FunFest.
A venue not only to great, young artists like Judah & the Lion, but Cookeville has hosted long-time legends as they've graced stages around the city. Everyone from Booker T. & the M.G.’s to Charlie Daniels to James Taylor to Tina Turner have played in Cookeville, Tennessee.
Garth Brooks even notes Cookeville as 1 of 7 Tennessee locations that changed his music career. The legendary 7 Diamond singer/songwriter sites a show in Cookeville as the location he was discovered following a 1990 show at Tennessee Tech’s Hooper Eblen Center. It was here that head of Capitol Records Jimmy Bowen saw Garth perform.The performance drew the crowd to a standing ovation, an ovation that started in the back of the room, Bowen's first time witnessing such. It was that performance that sold Bowen and Capitol Records on Garth.
Check out these hot spots for music, arts, movies, plays, and more...
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37 Cedar Restaurant and Bar37 N Cedar AveCookeville, TN 38501(931) 400-0137See map: Google Maps
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37 Cedar Restaurant and Bar37 N Cedar AveCookeville, TN 38501(931) 400-0137See map: Google Maps
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Brown Bag Lunch Concert Series- Cookeville Depot116 W Broad StreetCookeville, TN 38501(931) 528-8570See map: Google Maps
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Bryan Symphony Orchestra Association123 W Broad StCookeville, TN 38501(931) 372-6088
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Char Steak Lounge Restaurant14 S Washington Ave.Cookeville, TN 38501(931) 520-2427
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Cookeville Bullseye: An Axe Throwing Company480 S. Old Kentucky RoadCookeville, TN 38501931-400-0340
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Cookeville Performing Arts Center10 E Broad StCookeville, TN 38501(931) 528-1313
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Cumberland County Playhouse221 Tennessee Ave.Crossville, TN 38555(931) 484-5000
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Dogwood Park Performance Pavilion30 E Broad StreetCookeville, TN 38501(931) 528-1313
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Highland 12 Movie Theater1181 S Jefferson AveCookeville, TN 38506https://www.amctheatres.com/movie-theatres/nashville-tn/amc-highland-12See map: Google Maps
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Park View Skate Park570 Scott Ave.Cookeville, TN 38501https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/Park-View-Park-9See map: Google Maps
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Red Silo Brewing Company118 W 1st St CookevilleCookeville , TN 38501(931) 651-2333See map: Google Maps
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Spankies203 E 9th StreetCookeville, TN 38501(931) 526-3344
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Sparta Drive-In220 Roberts-Matthews HighwaySparta, TN 38583(931) 739-8000