The following items are ALLOWED:
- Any bag that is aligned with the bag policy is permitted.
- Stroller use is permitted inside Bridgestone Arena but is restricted to concourse areas. Strollers can be checked in and stored at the Guest Services Center built by Cabinets To Go (near section 103).
- Cameras (basic point-and-shoot, consumer-grade cameras) without detachable lenses and other accessories. Monopods, selfie sticks, tripods, GoPro mounts and other attachments are not allowed.
- Empty, clear plastic water bottles up to 32 ounces are permitted in the Bridgestone Arena.
- Handheld signs no larger than 2 feet by 3 feet are permitted but must meet the following criteria:
- Signs cannot be obscene or profane in nature or content.
- Signs cannot obstruct the view of guests.
- Signs cannot be attached to sticks or poles.
- No items may be affixed to signs.
The arena has the right to revoke this signage policy without prior notification at the request of individual events.
- Small and compact umbrellas are permitted inside Bridgestone Arena.
The following items are PROHIBITED:
Guests are not permitted to bring the following items to the arena:
- Animals, with the exception of service animals
- Backpacks
- Bottles or cans
- Coolers
- Camp/folding chairs
- Drones and any other type of unmanned aerial vehicle
- Fireworks
- Food and drink purchased outside (including alcohol)
- Frisbees and/or beach balls
- Gifts (for artists, athletes or event participants)
- GoPros or another camcorder
- Grills of any size
- Heaters of any kind, including but not limited to propane and electric
- Hoverboards, bicycles, skateboards, roller skates/shoes, wagons
- Illegal drugs
- Inflatables, including balloons and beach balls
- Laptops or tablets (unless by a credentialed member of the media)
- Laser pointers
- Luggage
- Poles or sticks of any kind such as flagpoles, broomsticks, and selfie sticks
- Tents, tarps, sleeping bags
- Two-way radios
- All noise-making devices, including, but not limited to: air horns, sirens, whistles, cowbells, megaphones and any other noise/voice amplification device that detracts from the overall guest experience and interferes with event programming, advertising and safety announcements
- Guests may not carry weapons, firearms, knives, stun guns, pepper spray, mace and/or dangerous devices of any type. No firearms carried by guests are permitted at the arena, with the exception of qualified law enforcement officers who are present at the arena in a nonworking function and have notified the arena’s director of security and Metropolitan Nashville Police ahead of the event to be properly verified. Without such verification and approval, such off-duty and qualified law enforcement officers will not be permitted to bring such firearm(s) into the arena.
- Any item deemed to be inappropriate or hazardous by arena security
Guests found in possession of contraband items will be subject to ejection from the arena, and the contraband items may be confiscated.