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I attended the Stratford Nashville takeover this past weekend with some girlfriends and my husband. We all had an absolute blast! This event was amazing. I really hope they come back to Stratford next year and use more venues. My only complaint is that there was no Nashville takeover merch to purchase. I would have loved to buy their merch at the event. Other than that, we had the best weekend bar hoping and listening to amazingly talented artists at multiple venues.

The musicians were awesome
The weekend was a complete success
Can't wait to do it all over again next year

Just got the chance to experience The Nashville Takeover this past weekend in Stratford, and it was terrific! Well run, great artists and music, and overall a lot of fun! Would definitely attend another event like this in the future!!

The Stratford Nashville Takeover was a fun new experience billed exactly what it is - small sessions, venue hopping, experimental. The musicians were great and we were able to get in every venue we wanted. I’d love to see this expanded to more venues in the future.

Attended the Nashville Takeover event in Stratford. Really enjoyed the music and the venues. Great curation of different artists, including many great Canadian talents. It was well organized and was a great thing for the downtown core. Only saw smiling faces all day long.

The music was great and energy even better. Such a great team! Had a blast and would highly recommend to anyone working with them or attending.

So. Much. Fun! And so wonderful to see locals and visitors out and about the streets of Stratford in this shoulder season. Would go again in a heartbeat. Little blip with liquor license at Copperlight but it was fixed. Thank you, Scotty and team!

What an amazing weekend in Stratford that was. Thanks to everyone involved please come back next year. Everything was incredible there is no other place I would have rather been

The festival itself in principle is great, the entertainment was wonderful. There seemed to be lack of parking at venues which added to having to pay for parking. As well, as Copperlight in Stratford is beautiful, there is no signage on the church to say it is Copperlight. As well there was no signage to say outside to indicate it was part of Nashville Take Over and no signage where to enter. If you parked behind and walked up between the buildings, there was a sign saying to enter off of Waterloo St, but the caterers were BBQ ing at that entrance and people had to circle back to find an enterance. Friday evening at Grayson Mills, again wonderful venue with limited paid parking, too crowded in top floor and ceiling fans there but not turned on. As well, couldn't even purchase a cup or bottle of water, the bar staff said they didn't have any. Not everyone is there to drink, diabetics, nursing mom's, minor's and people who just don't drink should always have an option.
There was also a lady walking around with a cut on her nose , apparently a sign fell and hit her in the nose and no first aid was offered, volunteers were directed to take her to the caterers in hopes they would have a bandaid.
I think that even a well planned event needs professional organization, designated people for specific aspects of the event.
And limit ticket sales to be realistic about what each venue can hold.

Staff and artists were absolutely amazing! Shoutout to Brittany, Scotty, and their team for making the experience so fun and special! Brittany really made sure we had a VIP experience!
Such a great opportunity to meet and hear new artists and meet the ones we already know and love!

Would’ve been 5 stars if the venues that hosted were bigger, served alcohol for full event, and had staffed better so that staff didn’t have such an unfair and hard time keeping up!
Also would’ve been great to be able to purchase Nashville takeover gear to wear!

Overall great job! Would definately attend again!

Amazing experience in Stratford as always there is room for improving, however was amazing to feel the Nashville vibes in Stratford!

We had a great time, the artists were amazing. I received emails throughout the weekend keeping the events front and centre. We had no problem getting into any of the venues, the crowds were well behaved and just having a good time. People were dancing out front of Chucks. I really hope Stratford is lucky enough to get chosen next year.

Went to Stratford Nashville take over. This was BY FAR the worst experience I have had. Coming from someone who frequents Nashville 1-2 x a year and has attended songwriter bars as well as Bluebird I was disgusted with how the songwriters were treated here. The crowd was so loud you couldn't enjoy the music. The writers themselves had asked for the crowd to stop talking. Unless you were close you couldn't enjoy the point of the event. On top of that, any time you left to go to another venue good luck getting in. All were at full capacity. It was clear that tickets were over sold. This was more about money than experience. When I spoke to the staff at the event one was clearly intoxicated. On top of that she had a drink in her hand as well. She didn't care about what I had to say. Rolled her eyes at me. Smirked as though I was being unrealistic. Tried to argue with me saying everyone is having fun. It was disgusting. My husband and I left after 30 minutes. My girlfriend and her husband went earlier and left as well. We all spent money on the Saturday shows as well as the after party. $216 later. We were driving longer than we were physically there.

I had an amazing time attending the Collingwood festival is October 2025. The VIP pass was amazing and you got a private bus to a secret location for a private show. Will be getting 2026 tickets

What Backyard Music Company is doing for the artist, for the hosting venues, for each community they visit with their events, is phenomenal.
Such a refreshing weekend event, to hear incredibly talented musicians, who share personal stories of the songwriting process, and give their heart and soul to their craft, and we get to be part of this intimate setting.
Can not give a high enough score so will have to settle with a 5 Star review. Could I leave a 10 out of 5?
So, if you haven't yet, make sure you follow them on their socials so you don't continue to miss out.

Update in response to BYM's response to our original review below:
NO refunds were offered after multiple requests from us. Negative reviews would NOT have been posted by us if even a partial refund was given to ticket purchasers. BYM was very aware of this. We understand travel issues and small business challenges, but the ticket purchasers were not given the experience they were promised, which was 2-3 up and coming artists, not one very late to the party musician from Chicago. An offer of a future "free" concert was given by BYM, but there is no way we would take the chance to host another event.

RUN! We were event hosts. Not ONE thing that was promised was delivered. One artist (the one with the sound equipment) had airline travel issues and did not make it. The 2nd artist arrived AFTER guests were already on site and was not prepared to lead a concert. Most people left during intermission. There was no on-site manager and no ticket taker. There were clerical issues with the ticket sales. And the worst part was Back Yard Music's refusal to refund even part of the ticket price to the ticket purchasers, who were promised two Nashville music artists. It was embarrassing to say the least, and damaged our reputation in the community. Worst event we have had in over 9 years of business. We do not recommend this company.

My low rating has nothing to do with Backyard Music Co., or the performers at the venue.
The sound was terrible. A big part of this is due to this not being the right venue for music. Steel walls, concrete floor makes for a muddled mess when it comes to live music.
This event was also advertised as an Intimate Writers Round. The musicians did their best with the tools they were given, but this was the farthest thing from an intimate night of music. 60% of the crowd treated this event like it was a Social Hall party, and even after repeated requests by the Venue owner aswell as the performers to please keep the chatter to a minimum so everyone could enjoy the show, it would last all of 5 minutes, and they were back to loud and disrespectful. I would have loved have been able to see these 2 musicians in a proper setting so as to be able to truly take in the experience of a story telling writers round.
This was nothing short of a joke.
Better planning in a proper space which enhances the music instead of destroys it, and a respectful audience there for the right reasons, and this would have been an amazing show.
It unfortunately fell far short from this...

We booked them at our brewery. They kept changing the terms and then canceled the show. They sent out an email to all of our customers saying the would be refunded in 15 days. Our customers have not received there refunds and they are not returning emails or calls.

What a fantastic 3 day event this was. Yes, there were some glitches, but isnt that always the case when launching something new? The talent of each artist was out of this world. It was a wonderful collection of styles, which were super exciting when they joined in on each others songs, or particularly at the after party jam sessions. My only request for next year would be perhaps a wee jam session with whichever artists are still around at the end of the Sunday evening circle round. Well done Scotty and team. I sure hope to see y'all next year