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Comparable Schools'
Nightlife Grades:
Quick StatsUseful Resources for NightlifeStudent Favorites
- Buffalo Billiards
- Sam’s Place
- The Iguana
Primary Areas with Nightlife
- Printer’s Alley
- Third Street
Other Places to Check Out
- Bound’ry
- The 5 Spot
- The Connection
- The Stage
Favorite Drinking Games
- Baseball
- Beer Ball
- Beer Pong
- Dizzy Bat
- Flip Cup
- Power Hours
Cheapest Place to Get a Drink
Sam’s on Tuesday night
College Prowler Take
Whenever I mention to someone that I go to school in Nashville, I receive the same “I’m sorry” look and then am asked if I like line dancing. These people’s assumptions could not be further from the truth. There is a huge amount going on in Nashville, and it isn’t very hard to get plugged into the scene because Vanderbilt students take full advantage of it. Thursday nights are packed as usual at the fraternity houses, and cab after cab can be found leaving campus taking students to the various clubs and bars Nashville has to offer. The only problem with the nightlife is that there isn’t a huge amount going on for the under-21 crowd. Every year, a “freshman club” will serve underage, but before long, they get shut down. As a result, a very large portion of the Vanderbilt student body has fake IDs. For the most part, the clubs in Nashville aren’t that strict. Age is really more or less a formality to them, since you’ll be dropping money into their pockets, regardless of how old you are.
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It used to be easy for partiers of...
It used to be easy for partiers of all ages to go downtown and have a good time, but the cops have really been cracking down on fake IDs and getting a lot of people in trouble. |
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There’s a great downtown scene,...
There’s a great downtown scene, and it’s not too far from campus. We always take cabs because parking is a problem. Downtown is most popular for Vandy students during the week. There are lots of places to choose from—country places, clubs, pool bars, and more. I really like the downtown atmosphere. |
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Chili’s is the most amazing place...
Chili’s is the most amazing place ever. Their bar doesn’t have happy hour, they have ‘happy day.’ The restaurant is open from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and happy hour is from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. It’s a really great way to start the night (or day). |
Anonymous says: |
There are tons of bars off campus....
There are tons of bars off campus. They’re mostly downtown, which is an $8 cab ride away. The ‘cool’ places change every year. My freshman year, the place to go was Lonnie’s, a beer joint with karaoke and lots of country. They had ‘Vandy night,’ and it was only Vandy students packed in like sardines, but it was great. |
Anonymous says: |
Some good bars are Flying Saucer...
Some good bars are Flying Saucer and Bailey’s. Although I don’t like country music, it is fun to occasionally hit up a small country bar like Lonnie’s for a change of pace. |
FactsClub Crawler
There are lots of different clubs in Nashville, ranging from places to go and dance—contemporary music or country—and those that are perfect to just sit, talk and relax at. Nashville is without many unique concept-clubs and doesn’t offer much if you’re really into the techno/house music scene.
Bar Prowler
The bars that students usually go to are either sports-bars, like Sam’s, or yuppie places, like Jackson’s, where the pre-professional Vandy crowd intermingles with the professional Nashville crowd.
Club Listings
Hollywood Disco is a total throwback to the age of funk and disco complete with a bright-lit, flashing dance floor! The club is opened Wednesday through Saturday until 3 a.m.
Iguana plays home to good jazz music, a laid-back atmosphere, and serves average-priced drinks and decent food. The Iguana 1910 Belcourt Ave. (615) 298-2112
There’s normally great live music at Exit/In, and they sometimes hold after hours until 4 a.m. Exit/In 2208 Elliston Pl. (615) 321-4400
This is one of the best live country music nightclubs in the Nashville area. Legends Corner 428 Broadway (615) 248-6334
Though at first glance it appears to be just another Irish Pub, on Thursday nights McFadden’s becomes a hot spot for Vandy students looking to dance and have a good time.
Bar Listings
“BB’s” is a high-class bar with several billiard tables and plenty of eye candy. They also have great drink specials on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Buffalo Billiards 154 2nd Ave. (615) 313-7665
Along with offering up fine, fireside dining, Jackson’s is a classy nightspot, where drinks are only $1 on Tuesday and Thursday nights. Jackson’s 1800 21st Avenue S. (615) 385-9968
At Lonnie’s, you’ll find low covers, cheap pitchers, country music, and karaoke. Lonnie’s Western Room 208 Printers Alley (615) 251-1122
Bailey’s hosts a young, relaxed and friendly scene with plenty of billiards action going on. There is also an upstairs deck where students can chill and hang out. Bailey’s Pub & Grill 408 Broadway (615) 254-5452
Sam’s is a sports bar with good food and great “two for one” specials—especially on Tuesdays. Sam’s Place 1803 21st Ave. (615) 383-3601
Sportsman’s has a lodge-style atmosphere and a healthy selection of beers, not to mention some pretty good fried food. Sportsman’s Grille in the Village 1601 21st Ave. (615) 320-1633
The Flying Saucer offers a chill atmosphere and has the widest selection of beers on tap in Nashville. Flying Saucer 111 10th Avenue (615) 259-9684
What to Do if You're Not 21
Go to the frat parties on campus.
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