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Ashley McBryde is opening a “first-of-its-kind” destination among the historic stretch of honky tonks on Lower Broadway in Nashville, Tennessee.
The award-winning country artist announced on Friday (August 1) that she’s opening a bar called Redemption. It’s “inspired by McBryde’s personal path to sobriety and designed as a welcoming space that honors authenticity, connection, and original songwriting,” per a press release issued Friday. Redemption will offer a stage for rising singer-songwriters and feature zero-proof cocktails in its space on the fifth floor of Eric Church’s six-story bar and entertainment venue, Chiefs, located at 200 Broadway.
“When the opportunity to make my mark on Broadway came, I knew I wanted to create a space that champions what’s made a difference in my life; a space that lifts up the brushed aside, and makes sure everyone feels welcome,” McBryde said in a statement in the press release. She told Rolling Stone: “As someone who is three years sober, the typical response to ‘do you have anything Non-Alcoholic?’ is either ‘why did you come to a bar if you aren’t gonna drink?’ or ‘you can have soda water and a lime I guess.’ Some of my favorite places to socialize became wildly unaccommodating when the only thing that changed was what was in my cup. It was vital that I create a space where not drinking is the forethought – normalized. You can get alcohol drinks in Redemption too, because everyone is welcome,” she explained. McBryde added that “songwriters are the backbone of this community, and it’s important to me to create a place for all the tourists on lower Broadway to experience original music from some of the people who are keeping dreams alive in this town.
“Redemption is a great place to start a conversation,” McBryde said, per the release. “A spot with incredible drinks of all kinds that are as well crafted and thought out as the songs you’re hearing from the vagabonds, drifters, and dreamers that make this music city, Music City.”
Redemption will open on August 28.