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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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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CHAR14 S Washington Ave.Cookeville, TN 38501(931) 520-2427See map: Google Maps
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Cookeville Escape26 North Jefferson Ave.Cookeville, TN 38501(931) 854-1473
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Cookeville Performing Arts Center10 E Broad StCookeville, TN 38501(931) 528-1313
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Crawdaddy’s WestSide Grill53 W Broad StCookeville, TN 38501(931) 526-4660See map: Google Maps
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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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Seven Senses Food & Cheer32 W Broad StCookeville, TN 38501(931) 520-0077
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Spankies203 E 9th StreetCookeville, TN 38501(931) 526-3344See map: Google Maps
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Sparta Drive-In220 Roberts-Matthews HighwaySparta, TN 38583(931) 739-8000
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Wooly Bully’s Club House Restaurant & Bar565 S Jefferson Ave.Cookeville, TN 38501See map: Google Maps