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

Happening Monday, 4 Might, 2026, Tele City might be a “one-night dwell 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 Prime. 

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

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

“75 years after its debut, the Telecaster stays proof that simplicity endures, adaptable sufficient to maneuver throughout genres, generations, and levels with out shedding its identification,” 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 end result of this celebration – bringing that story to life on one in all 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 longer term.”

“Serving as musical director for Tele City is a real honour, particularly in my dwelling 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 enjoying 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 web proceeds from ticket gross sales might be donated to native Nashville charities.

Previous to the occasion, the Fender Customized Store may even rejoice the seventy fifth anniversary of the Telecaster with an unique Roadshow occasion on 3 Might 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 info for Fender Presents: Tele City.