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New Found Glory in Nashville

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New Found Glory
Ascend Amphitheater — Nashville, TN

New Found Glory formed in Coral Springs, Florida in the late 90s and basically defined what pop punk sounded like for a generation. Their self-titled debut in 2000 and follow-up "From the Screen to Your Stereo" established them as the band that could write hooks sharp enough to stick in your head for years. "My Friends Over You" became their signature moment—a song about choosing your friends over a relationship that somehow resonated way beyond its simple premise. They've kept at it for over two decades, never chasing trends but not quite willing to disappear either. The band's been through lineup changes and label shifts, but they've maintained the core appeal: earnest, melodic rock that doesn't require you to be fifteen to appreciate, even if it definitely hits different when you are.

Shows are loud singalongs where everyone knows the words. Crowd's genuinely there for it, not just going through the motions. They play the hits without irony and the energy never really dips. People lose their minds in the best way possible.

Known for My Friends Over You, Head on Collision, Dressed to Kill, All the Same, This Disaster

New Found Glory touched down at Grimey's on February 20th, bringing that pop-punk earnestness Nashville doesn't always get in concentrated doses. They opened with "It's Been a Summer," a track that captures the band's ability to make nostalgia feel immediate, then moved through "100%" and "Dressed to Kill" with the kind of precision that comes from doing this for a couple decades. "Kiss Me" landed exactly where you'd expect it to land—somewhere between singalong and gut-punch—before they wrapped with "Laugh It Off," which felt like the right note to leave on. Grimey's isn't the biggest stage, but it's the right one for a band that's never really needed to prove anything.

Nashville's music scene is country-first, but there's a real undercurrent of rock and alternative bands finding audiences here. Pop-punk specifically has never been Nashville's main thing, which means when bands like New Found Glory roll through, they're hitting people who either grew up on this stuff or are discovering it fresh. The city's gotten better about embracing things outside the genre wheelhouse over the last decade.

Stay in East Nashville, where the old theaters and independent venues give the area real character without the Broadway chaos. Dinner at Attaboy or The Stillery—places with actual craft to their food. Spend a day exploring The Ryman Auditorium if you haven't; it's impossible to ignore the gravity of that room. Walk through the honky-tonks on Broadway if you want context for what Shepherd's blues means in this particular music town. The Parthenon is worth an hour if you need something completely different from the music scene.

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