Nashville scored highly among executives in our study, with most expecting next year\u2019s scheduled debut of the Titans\u2019 $2.2 billion Nissan Stadium to catapult the city\u2019s sports business stature. <\/p>\n
The Predators\u2019 Bridgestone Arena has been named Pollstar Magazine\u2019s Arena of the Year three times and is home to the SEC Men\u2019s Basketball Tournament through 2035. Nashville SC\u2019s soccer-specific Geodis Park, a $335 million stadium that opened in 2022, has hosted multiple international matches.<\/p>\n
Home Base: Nashville is home to college football\u2019s Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl (since 1998); Nissan; Bridgestone; Mitsubishi Motors; Servpro and others, and hosted more than a dozen sports business conferences over the past few years, putting it in the same class as Chicago and Los Angeles. <\/p>\n
Key Numbers: The city has 120 hotel projects (16,740 rooms) in the pipeline, trailing only Dallas, Atlanta and Phoenix. However, current per diem ranges from $303 to $334, depending on the time of year, and the lodging taxes of approximately 17.4% per night make Nashville one of the most expensive sports markets to visit.<\/p>\n
Previous Rankings<\/p>\n
2023: #8<\/a><\/p>\n 2024 Event Hosting: Ones to Watch<\/a><\/p>\n