Tin Pan South 2018: Brett Young, Thomas Rhett Among Early Surprises

During Tin Pan South, you never know who will show up! On the first night alone, Brett Young and Thomas Rhett showed up to surprise festivalgoers.

For night one of Nashville’s favorite songwriter’s festival, more than 80 songwriters hit the stage at 10 music venues. At the BMI Presents Rhett Akins and Friends show, the talented songwriter had a big surprise for the crowd. He brought out his son, TR, who took the microphone to play for an excited crowd.

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At that same venue earlier in the night, Young showed up to join hit songwriters Ashley Gorley and Chris DeStefano. Prior to the surprise, the schedule described a “special guest artist” who turned out to be the BMLG recording artist.

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@brettyoungmusic was our surprise guest tonight .. man he sounds good Live 💕🎶💕 #tinpansouth #brettyoung #singersongwriter

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LOCASH, Dustin Lynch, Jon Pardi and Morgan Evans were a few more standouts from the jam-packed first night on Tin Pan South. Check out photos below from the evening and stay tuned for lots more coverage from the songwriter’s festival.

Tin Pan South Night One

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Not sure which shows to tackle tonight? Check out our 2018 Tin Pan South Festival Guide for inspiration.