Fire Damages Kid Rock’s Downtown Nashville Bar

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Kid Rock’s famous Broadway bar suffered a structure fire early on Tuesday, March 17.

According to reports, the Nashville Fire Department responded to a building fire call around 11:15 a.m.. The address that was provided to the authorities was Kid Rock’s Big Honky Tonk & Rock n’ Roll Steakhouse on Broadway. Firefighters rushed to the scene, and police officers quickly worked to clear the area.

An early look at the scene showed multiple fire trucks and other emergency response vehicles responding, with one firet ruck even extending it’s ladder to the roof of the establishment. Firefighters were seen climbing the ladder to get to the very top of Kid Rock’s multilevel bar.

For the safety of those on Broadway and those responding to the fire, the area directly in front of and around Kid Rock’s (Broadway between 2nd & 4th avenue) was quickly closed off by authorities. After the situation was considered contained, that area opened back up to pedestrian traffic.

The Nashville Fire Department reported that flames were spotted in the bar’s ductwork, which would align with firefighters being seen climbing the ladder to the top of the building. WKRN’s Peyton Kennedy later shared photos that were captured at the scene confirming that Kid Rock’s Big Honky Tonk & Rock n’ Roll Steakhouse did, in fact, suffer fire damage.

“Visible damage inside Kid Rock’s — crews on scene could not immediately comment.”

Those pictures do align with the initial reports from the NFD saying the fire had been spotted in the ductwork of the bar and restaurant. So far, no injuries have been reported. Officials did share that the fire was in the ceiling of the VIP room located on the mezzanine adjacent to the front window of the building. It’s believed that a heating element made contact with a piece of insulation, and that sparked the fire.

Here are some videos that were posted by witnesses on the scene:

@vacay.queen.heath “FIRE AT KID ROCK’S BAR ON BROADWAY??” Fire? at Kid Rock’s bar on Broadway during St. Paddy’s Day? 🍀🔥 Nashville stays wild 😳 #nashville #broadwaynashville #stpattysday #stpatricksday #fyp ♬ Oh No (Instrumental) – Kreepa

@bostonaroc #foryoupageofficiall #nashville #downtownnashville #fire #fyp ♬ original sound – OUTANDABOUTINNASHVILLE

Kid Rock’s bar, which first opened in 2019, is owned by Nashville bar owner Steve Smith, who has several venues in downtown Music City including Tootsie’s, Rippy’s, Honky Tonk Central and The Diner.

The venue hasn’t yet commented on the situation, so it’s not clear whether the bar is open or still assessing the damage. It’s obviously a developing situation, but we’ll bring you any new information as it comes in.