Flooding Cancels 2021 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival

Aug 31, 2021 at 04:53 pm by WGNS

(MANCHESTER, TN)  The 2021 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has been canceled due to flooding from Hurricane Ida–related rain. The Manchester, Tennessee.... Read More

Bonnaroo to reduce camping capacity due to heavy rainfall; refunds being offered

Aug 31, 2021 at 07:48 am by WGNS

Due to recent rainfall in Middle Tennessee, Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival organizers announced late Monday that they expect areas of their campgrounds to be unusable and.... Read More

Bonnaroo Kicks Off Sept. 2nd and Continues through Sept. 5th

Aug 30, 2021 at 03:16 pm by WGNS

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival returns to nearby Manchester, Tennessee Sept. 2nd through the 5th with gates opening as early as Tuesday for some campers.In an effort to al.... Read More

September 3rd "Friday Night LIVE" Concert on Murfreesboro Square

Aug 25, 2021 at 08:15 am by WGNS

The Friday Night LIVE summer concert series on the Murfreesboro Square will wrap up on Friday, September 3rd. Main Street Murfreesboro Executive Director Sarah Callender tel.... Read More

MTSU recording industry alumnus is ACM's top audio engineer for 2nd time

Jul 12, 2021 at 09:33 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — An MTSU Department of Recording Industry alumnus with a cabinet full of honors and a long list of chart-topping projects is now the&.... Read More

FirstBank Amphitheater to Open with Concerts Soon - Job Fair to Hire New Workers Nearing

Jun 17, 2021 at 09:30 am by WGNS

The FirstBank Amphitheater will open in the Thomspon's Station / Franklin area directly off of I-840 this August. As they prepare to host a full line of concerts, they are hir.... Read More

Greenhouse Ministries in Need of Volunteers from All Backgrounds of Life

Jun 02, 2021 at 11:48 am by WGNS

Greenhouse Ministries is always looking for volunteers and new ways to enrich the community. Cliff Sharp, Founder of Greenhouse, told WGNS NEWS…The local non profit in.... Read More

FirstBank Amphitheater set to Open with Greta Van Fleet in August

Jun 02, 2021 at 11:24 am by WGNS

The new FirstBank Amphitheater will soon open at the Graystone Quarry in Thompson’s Station. The amphitheater is just past the Rutherford County line in Williamson Count.... Read More

Free Concert on Murfreesboro Square Friday followed by the Saturday Farmer's Market

Jun 01, 2021 at 07:07 am by WGNS

This Friday, June 4th marks the first of four free summer concerts on the historic Murfreesboro square. The Friday Night Live concert series are scheduled to take place t.... Read More

Big Machine Music City Grand Prix partners with MTSU’s Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center

May 31, 2021 at 01:15 pm by WGNS

Big Machine Music City Grand Prix on Saturday joined three other iconic Nashville institutions in support of the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center.... Read More

FREE Friday Night Live concerts on the square

May 25, 2021 at 11:44 am by WGNS

As the hot temperatures can attest, it is summertime in Murfreesboro.  That means the nonprofit Main Street Murfreesboro is in full event mode downtown! Friday, June.... Read More

Songs, Big Fluffy Characters and Life

May 18, 2021 at 07:15 am by WGNS

  The Muppets, Sesame Street and songs about rainbows… what does this have to do with learning and life through television characters? With more, here is MTSU Pro.... Read More

THIS SATURDAY: JazzFest 2021 on the Murfreesboro Square

Apr 28, 2021 at 11:35 am by WGNS

JazzFest will be on the downtown Murfreesboro square this coming Saturday (May 1, 2021). Main Street Executive Director Sarah Callender told WGNS some of the highlights of the.... Read More

Local Non-Profit to Host Musical Fish Fry on Saturday in Murfreesboro

Apr 21, 2021 at 11:16 am by WGNS

This Saturday (4/24/21), a local non-profit that focuses on helping homeless and those in poverty, will host a Spring Fish Fry. Proceeds raised at the event will benefit those.... Read More

MTSU Professor Chimes in on "Louie Louie" and the Death of a Kingsmen

Apr 20, 2021 at 05:00 pm by WGNS

Last week one of the founding members of the rock group the Kingsmen died at age 77. And who were the Kingsmen? They were the group that recorded the famous, or infamous, song.... Read More

UPDATE: Bonnaroo Announces Jason Aldean will Perform Two Nights in May

Apr 06, 2021 at 07:17 am by WGNS

Organizers with The Bonnaroo Farm have announced an addition to its Concerts on The Farm Series.Multi-Platinum entertainer Jason Aldean will return to the live music scene for.... Read More

MTSU's Stones River Chamber Players celebrate 'Commonality’' of spring with free online concert March 30

Mar 26, 2021 at 03:29 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — MTSU’s Stones River Chamber Players will celebrate spring and conclude their 2020-21 performance season with a free conce.... Read More

MTSU Center for Popular Music welcomes author trio for Wednesday (March 24) Dolly Parton talk

Mar 23, 2021 at 11:58 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Guests at the Center for Popular Music at Middle Tennessee State University will discuss one of Tennessee’s greatest treasures.... Read More

Bonnaroo Announces Live Concerts to Start in May

Mar 16, 2021 at 11:09 am by WGNS

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival announced Tuesday that there will be live, in-person concerts held at The Farm property in nearby Manchester, Tennessee beginning in May.Upcom.... Read More

Bonnaroo is back and asking Manchester, TN officials for annexation

Mar 01, 2021 at 06:46 am by WGNS

Officials with the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival have officially requested that the city of Manchester annex its property to officially become a part of the city of Manches.... Read More