Tailgating Ideas/Options? Thursday night (neighborhood, vs, stores)

[BelizePlease]

We're heading down to Nashville (from Illinois) on Thursday to see the Titans/Packers game. We'll be getting into town around 3 pm...and the game is at 7 pm....is there any place we can go for some sort of "tailgating"? And by tailgating...I mean boozing. Or should we just find a bar somewhere near the stadium? Any help is greatly appreaciated!

[alleycat]

You can tailgate (and party) in the stadium parking lot. The stadium is right across the river from the downtown area (there's a pedestrian bridge, plus a couple of other bridges). You could probably find what you're looking for along 2nd Avenue and the lower Broadway area if you decide to just look for a bar. There are some other places on the stadium side, but I'm not familiar enough with them to give you any recommendations.

We're a pretty welcoming bunch (even for fans of the opposing team). Just ask anyone who looks like a local when you get here and they'll help you out.

[DonCorleone]

Plenty of options on Broadway and 2nd Ave as Alleycat mentioned. It will probably be somewhat crowded, so allow yourself some extra time. There's also the Gerst Haus Gerst Haus - Front Page that is right next to the stadium and the Interstate. But it's usually a zoo before the games.

[BelizePlease]

Thanks for the replies...this definitely helps!

[alleycat]

Don brings up another point. Be sure to get to the stadium early if you're going to do a little partying beforehand. When they have one of these during-the-workweek games, the Metro police start blocking off streets (too early to my way of thinking) to accomodate the crowd going to the game . . . which in turns cause problems for those trying to get out of downtown at 5:00 and those commuting on the interloop. It probably won't be too bad, but you can expect to hit a little slow traffic here and there from about 4:00 on.

[bnsilly]

Are there usually many people taigating before the Titans games?? That would be great

[alleycat]

Originally Posted by bnsilly

Are there usually many people tailgating before the Titans games?? That would be great

Yep, usually quite a bunch. Some of them get pretty fancy about the whole thing.

[Onlyhuman38]

Where can you RV Tailgate. We are bringing a bunch to the Titans VS Colts in Octerber and would like to tailgate with our Motor Home.

[BirdieBelle]

How big is the RV?

LP Field only allows tailgating immediately behind your vehicle, and parking is by permit and VERY limited.

Tennessee Titans | Stadium Policies

You would need to find a lot that will allow you to park an RV in the first place, but that depends on how big it is. There aren't any big-box stores near the stadium, like Wal-Mart, that allow RVs to just squat for a while.

It might be a hit-or-miss proposition.

[DonCorleone]

And parking an RV around the neighborhood surrounding the stadium on the east side isn't adviseable. There's just not a lot of space around there. However, you might be able to find a surface lot either downtown or somewhere on the east side if you got there VERY early and ponied up the money to park in multiple spaces (usually $20 per space).