Jo Dee Messina

Jo Dee Messina plays the Grand Ole Opry House on Thursday, October 15, at 7 PM. She's appearing as part of the Opry Country Classics series, which the Opry bills as the show that made country music famous, with every night pairing superstars, newcomers and legends.

Messina is a country artist from right here in Nashville, and this is one of those home-city dates. The Opry Country Classics format is a bit different from a standard headlining tour: the nights are built around a mix of names across the genre rather than a single act carrying the whole bill. Messina takes the stage as part of that rotation, fitting into the Opry's long-running tradition of putting different generations of country artists on the same stage.

If you're not familiar with the venue, the Grand Ole Opry House is at 2804 Opryland Drive. It's the home of the Grand Ole Opry, the longest-running radio broadcast in US history, and the Classics series is one of the ways the house keeps that legacy going. The show starts at 7 PM on Thursday, October 15, with Jo Dee Messina on the bill.