With the Telecaster’s seventy fifth anniversary celebrations effectively underway, Fender has introduced Tele City, a “stay music expertise” with appearances from a smorgasbord of prime Tele gamers on the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville – “the place the Telecaster turned a legend”.

Going down Monday, 4 Could, 2026, Tele City will likely be a “one-night stay music expertise” celebrating all issues Telecaster, with a curated lineup of performers together with Brad Paisley, Brent Mason, Brothers Osborne, Guthrie Trapp, James Burton, Luke McQueary, Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner, Trey Hensley and Zach High. 

They’ll carry out alongside a devoted home band led by Nashville native and the occasion’s musical director Derek Wells.

Elsewhere, the occasion will likely be hosted by Nashville guitarist and music historian Zac Childs, who will take the viewers by way of performances and segments which spotlight the Telecaster’s “pioneering design and position in shaping Music Metropolis’s – and the world’s – musical id.

“75 years after its debut, the Telecaster stays proof that simplicity endures, adaptable sufficient to maneuver throughout genres, generations, and levels with out dropping its id,” says FMIC President of Americas, Justin Norvell. 

“This celebration is our means of honouring not simply an instrument, however a cultural phenomenon that has formed music for over seven a long time.”

He continues: “Tele City on the Ryman would be the fruits of this celebration – bringing that story to life on one among music’s most hallowed levels within the coronary heart of Music Metropolis. From our restricted version collections to the content material items and group celebrations, we’re guaranteeing the Telecaster’s legacy reaches each longtime followers and discovers new ones who will carry its voice into the long run.”

“Serving as musical director for Tele City is a real honour, particularly in my house metropolis of Nashville, the place I grew up and the place the Telecaster’s legacy runs so deep,” provides Derek Wells. 

“Placing this present collectively has been about extra than simply nice gamers, it’s about capturing the spirit of an instrument that’s formed a lot of the music all of us love. This lineup is full of people that’ve lived with this guitar onstage and within the studio, and I’m sure that after we all are collectively, you’ll see folks taking part in with love and reverence for what this instrument has meant to us all.”

Tickets for Tele City will go on sale Friday, 27 March, 2026 at 8AM PT.  All internet proceeds from ticket gross sales will likely be donated to native Nashville charities.

Previous to the occasion, the Fender Customized Store will even have a good time the seventy fifth anniversary of the Telecaster with an unique Roadshow occasion on 3 Could from 18:00 – 21:00 at Carter Classic in Nashville. The occasion will characteristic FCS Senior Masterbuilder Paul Waller, Grasp Pickup Winder Josefina Campos, and Fender’s Chief Engineer of Guitars Tim Shaw, who will provide an “intimate look” on the craftsmanship behind Masterbuilt guitars.

Go to AXS for ticket data for Fender Presents: Tele City.