Nashville Municipal Auditorium
"NMA" | |
Interactive map of Nashville Municipal Auditorium | |
| Address | 417 Fourth Avenue North |
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| Location | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 36°10′03.29″N 86°46′56.08″W / 36.1675806°N 86.7822444°W |
| Owner | Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County, Tennessee |
| Operator | Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County, Tennessee |
| Capacity | 9,700 in the round 9,432 in the round (reserved) 8,000 (basketball) |
| Surface | Concrete |
| Field size | 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1959 |
| Built | 1959–1962 |
| Opened | October 7, 1962 |
| Renovated | 1993, 2017 |
| Construction cost | US$5 million ($53.2 million in 2025 dollars) |
| Architect | Marr & Holman |
| Structural engineer | N.J. Olson |
| General contractor | Nashville Bridge Company |
| Main contractors | Rock City Contracting Co. |
| Tenants | |
| Nashville Dixie Flyers (EHL) 1962–1971 Nashville South Stars (CHL) 1981–1983 Nashville Knights (ECHL) 1989–1996 Nashville Stars (WBL) 1991 Music City Jammers (GBA) 1991–1992 Nashville Nighthawks/Ice Flyers (CHL) 1996–1998 Nashville Noise (ABL) 1998 Belmont Bruins (NCAA) 2001–2003 Nashville Rollergirls (WFTDA) 2006–2019 Nashville Broncs (ABA) 2008–2009 Nashville Venom (PIFL) 2014–2015 Nashville Knights (LFL) 2018–2019 Nashville Kats (AFL) 2024–2025 | |
| Website | |
| nashvilleauditorium | |
The Nashville Municipal Auditorium is an indoor sports and concert venue in Nashville, Tennessee. It opened October 7, 1962 with both an arena and exhibition hall. The former exhibition hall has been permanent home to the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum since 2013.
It was the city's primary indoor sports and concert venue from its opening until 1996, when Bridgestone Arena (then known as Nashville Arena) was constructed a few blocks away. Since that time, it has hosted secondary events and various minor league sports franchises. The venue has hosted major events including the CMA Awards (1967), Volunteer Jam (1976–1985), WrestleWar (1989), No Holds Barred: The Match/The Movie (1989), Starrcade (1994–1996), In Your House (1995), U.S. Figure Skating Championships (1997), SuperBrawl (2001). Slammiversary (2007), Lockdown (2012), CMT Music Awards (2022) and Ric Flair's Last Match (2022).