One of the best annual music events in Nashville each year has been the “Imagine No Handguns” concert, a celebration of the music of John Lennon and an effort to build awareness about gun violence. The show ran in Nashville from the mid-’90s through 2005, and is now back after a six-year break with the updated “Imagine No Gun Violence” title.
We first caught up with the show in 1999 at the Exit In, where we saw an impressive line-up of performers, including Rodney Crowell and Allison Moorer. It’s always a great show, featuring some of Nashville’s top talents.
The show is at the Mercy Lounge in Nashville on Friday, Dec. 9. Cover is $10, exactly what we paid in 1999.
This year’s roster includes:
Alcohol Stunt Band
Steve Allen
Bright Little Field
Austin Edwards
Craig Krampf
Jonathan Carpenter and Grayson Crouch
Katie Cook and Roger Cook
Dez Dickerson
Jason Eskridge
Rosie Flores
Matt Friction
James ‘Hags’ Haggerty
Tommy Keenum
The Kingston Springs
Carey Kotsinois
Bill Lloyd
The Nobility
Dave Paulson
Chris Scruggs
The Jack Silverman Ordeal
Allen Thompson
Kenny Vaughan
Tommy Womack