To The Future NYE: GRiZ leads nine acts at the Fairgrounds Warehouse

BLNK CNVS's two-night bass takeover returns to the Nashville Fairgrounds Dec 30–31 for its third year, with Tape B and TroyBoi under GRiZ.

In a city where New Year's Eve usually means a countdown on Broadway with a country band, there's a growing crowd that would rather ring in the year inside a warehouse with the subwoofers pushed hard. To The Future is built for them.

To The Future runs Wednesday, Dec 30, and Thursday, Dec 31, at The Warehouse at The Nashville Fairgrounds. Nine acts are on the lineup as listed, with GRiZ at the top, and passes are on sale through Tixr. EDM.com reported in August that two-day general admission and VIP passes were available.

This is the event's third year, and it comes from BLNK CNVS, the Miami promoter EDM.com calls a "powerhouse," running what it describes as a two-day takeover. The outlet frames the night as dubstep- and bass-focused, staged in a large warehouse setting with heavy audiovisual production, a different proposition from the bar crawls and hotel ballrooms that usually define Nashville's New Year's.

A two-night bass takeover in a city that usually counts down to country.

The lineup, top to bottom as listed:

GRiZ — the headliner and the reason a lot of people will buy the two-day pass.

Tape B — second billing.

TroyBoi — high on the bill.

Effin and Kompany — the middle of the card.

Richard Finger — listed among the top tier in EDM.com's announcement coverage.

Know Good, Costa and AYCH — the lower part of the billing.

Per-night splits weren't part of the coverage we found, so check the event's channels (@tothefuturenye) before deciding whether one night or both is your move. If GRiZ lands on the 31st, the countdown set will be the one people talk about.

The room itself is part of the appeal. The Fairgrounds sit a short ride southeast of downtown, far enough from the Broadway crush that getting in and out on the biggest party night of the year should be easier than fighting for a spot on Lower Broad. A warehouse also changes the experience: one big floor, one big system and no pretending the night is about anything other than the drop.

For a Nashville scene that has spent years being described by what it isn't, a third straight year of a dedicated bass NYE says something about who's actually going out.

Buy the pass early, figure out your ride home before midnight and dress for a cold walk to the car.

Sources: To The Future NYE 2026 — Tixr (tixr.com); Nashville NYE: To The Future lineup 2026 — EDM.com (edm.com); Preview: To The Future New Year's Eve 2024 party — East of 8th (eastof8th.com); The Fairgrounds Nashville (thefairgroundsnashville.gov); Nashville Fairgrounds — Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)