Riley Green will headline the inaugural World Bass Enterprises Concert 250 on Oct. 30 at The Pinnacle in Nashville, serving as the featured entertainment event during the first-ever Champions Tournament. Organizers said the performance is designed to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary while bringing together two longtime traditions—country music and bass fishing—as part of a weeklong celebration surrounding the sport’s newest championship.
The concert will be available exclusively to fans purchasing select VIP packages for the Champions Tournament, an elite professional bass fishing event featuring a record $3.25 million purse. Tournament competition is scheduled for Oct. 28 through Nov. 1 on Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, Tennessee, with 50 anglers representing the sport’s leading organizations competing for the title. WBE founder and CEO Brian Bird said Green was a natural choice because of both his popularity and his lifelong passion for the outdoors, calling the event a fitting addition to the championship weekend.
The evening will also feature a performance by Randy Houser as the opening act before Green takes the stage. Additional entertainment planned throughout the tournament includes performances by Lee Greenwood, who will sing “God Bless the USA” during opening ceremonies, Trace Adkins performing the national anthem on championship day, DJ sets from Dee Jay Silver, a country dance party led by Elektrohorse and entertainment from Nashville-based band Sixwire.
Beyond the competition, organizers are planning a family-friendly festival featuring fireworks, a military flyover, youth fishing activities, food vendors and a 150,000-square-foot outdoor expo highlighting leading fishing, hunting and outdoor recreation brands. Admission to the fishing competition will be free with advance registration, while VIP packages that include access to Concert 250 are on sale at the link: HERE.
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