Open Chord Music
Live event venue in Knoxville, Tennessee
- Knoxville, TN
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About Open Chord Music
Open Chord Music combines a live performance venue, bar and café with a music shop on Kingston Pike in Knoxville. Touring bands, local performers and open-mic nights share a calendar that ranges from acoustic shows to amplified concerts. The shop and stage serve different purposes, with different hours. A daytime visit to browse instruments is therefore not the same as arriving for a ticketed evening performance.
8426 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919
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Plan Your Visit to Open Chord Music
Are tables included with general admission?
The venue distinguishes reserved tables from general admission on applicable shows. Its current performance notices specify that reserved tables are sold online and that general-admission seating is first-come, first-served. Read the particular show’s options before assuming a ticket reserves a table or chair.
Where should I go?
The published address is 8426 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee 37919. Use the complete street address when arranging directions or a ride; this is a Kingston Pike venue rather than one of the downtown theatre rooms. The venue phone is 865-281-5874.
Which hours apply to the stage?
The music store publishes regular daytime hours, while the venue, bar and café operate around events. Concert notices distinguish doors from the performance start. Use the specific show’s times and age designation, particularly when meeting a group or arriving before the bar service begins.
Can I eat at the venue?
The OC Café offers food alongside the bar’s craft-beer taps and cocktail selection. It is part of the performance venue rather than a promise that the instrument shop provides meal service throughout its opening hours. Plan a meal around the event’s venue hours.
Who can answer access or entry questions?
Contact Open Chord before the show if you need a particular seating accommodation or details about the entrance and parking approach. The performance page is the reference for show-specific age limits and admission products. A show marked all ages should not be used to infer the policy for every other date.
Open Chord Music FAQs
Is Open Chord only a guitar store?
No. It also operates a performance venue, bar and café with touring shows, local music and open-mic programming.
Does general admission reserve a table?
Not automatically. Applicable shows sell reserved tables separately and describe general-admission seating as first-come, first-served.
Are all events all ages?
Use the individual show’s age designation rather than assuming one policy across the calendar.
Does the café follow music-store hours?
The venue, bar and café operate around events; the music store has its own regular schedule.
Venue information checked 2026-11-04. Event layouts, policies and operating hours can change; consult the venue’s event instructions before traveling.
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Venue photo credits
- Live music at Open Chord Music in Knoxville. — Open Chord Music; photographer not specified, Copyright retained by source; no open license asserted.