Nashville has invaded New York, or is it the other way around?

Opry City Stage in New York's Times Square gives tourists a taste of Music City in the Big Apple. The country bar is a $14 million project from Opry Entertainment, which owns Nashville's Grand Ole Opry.
Opry City Stage in New York's Times Square gives tourists a taste of Music City in the Big Apple. The country bar is a $14 million project from Opry Entertainment, which owns Nashville's Grand Ole Opry.

It's last call on Saturday night, and the Country Fresh band is polishing off its set with a hard-driving take on Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire."

The crowd of tourists - who've come from around the globe to get a taste of Music City - are still on the dance floor, spinning each other around and taking selfies in front of the stage.

But soon enough, the "Fire" will be out, and these folks will close their tabs and head back out onto Broadway.

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