Live music echoes through honky-tonks, hot chicken sizzles on plates, and neon signs glow above Broadway's electric heart.
The bars on Broadway open at 10 a.m. and the live music never stops. That's not a metaphor—pedal taverns roll past honky-tonks blasting Hank Williams while someone's bachelorette party screams "Wagon Wheel" for the eighth time that hour. Nashville runs on three things: fried chicken that'll make you cry, whiskey you can tour before noon, and enough live music venues that your group trip will soundtrack itself. This city works for 6-10 friends because everything's walkable in the core districts, group dining is baked into the culture (hot chicken platters are designed for sharing), and the nightlife naturally splits into camps—your country-loving friends hit Robert's Western World while the indie crowd finds basement shows in East Nashville. You meet back up at 2 a.m. for late-night tacos. It's a perfect system. Fly into Nashville International Airport (BNA), about 15 minutes from downtown. Split a couple of Ubers or book a 12-passenger van if you're rolling deep—way cheaper than…