100 Years of the Opry and One Night at Carnegie Hall
The Story
The Grand Ole Opry is performing at Carnegie Hall on March 20, 2026, as part of the Hall's six-month festival celebrating America's 250th anniversary, while also marking the Opry's own centennial season.
The event, featuring artists like Scotty McCreery, The War and Treaty, and Rhonda Vincent, is only the fourth time the Opry has performed at Carnegie Hall, continuing a relationship that dates back to 1947 when the Opry staged the first major country concert at the iconic venue.
The event, featuring artists like Scotty McCreery, The War and Treaty, and Rhonda Vincent, is only the fourth time the Opry has performed at Carnegie Hall, continuing a relationship that dates back to 1947 when the Opry staged the first major country concert at the iconic venue.
Why It Matters
Carnegie Hall had not heard the Grand Ole Opry since 2005, so the March 20 bill carried two anniversaries at once: the hall's United in Sound festival marking America's 250th and an Opry century begun November 28, 2025. Kelsea Ballerini, Scotty McCreery, Rhonda Vincent and Henry Cho led the cast, with The War and Treaty earning the night's only full standing ovation a Broadway World reviewer. Vincent and McCreery traded Blue Moon of Kentucky in Bill Monroe's style, then Elvis Presley's, before the whole cast closed on Will the Circle Be Unbroken MusicRow. It was the fourth headlining visit after 1947, 1961 and 2005, and reviewers left hoping the fifth does not take another 21 years.
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