September 10, 2016 has arrived!

The Battle at Bristol kicked off with a Tailgate Party concert Friday evening inside Bristol Motor Speedway featuring Kenny Chesney along with Old Dominion and the Band Perry.

Old Dominion

Old Dominion

The Band Perry

Kenny Chesney

Kenny Chesney

Kenny Chesney

VFL Peyton Manning joined Kenny Chesney on stage after “The Boys of Fall”

Kenny Chesney

ESPN’s College Gameday, pre game country music concerts, packed RV and camp grounds, plus a college football game attendance record of 156,990 fans created an atmosphere for the biggest college football game in history.

Virginia Tech and Tennessee took the field for an epic battle at Bristol Motor Speedway. The Tennessee Vols won the Battle at Bristol with a final of 45-24.

Bristol Motor Speedway

Virginia Tech locker room

Tennessee locker room

Vols artist Payton Miller brought “The Rock” to Bristol

Sam Hunt pregame concert

Vol Walk view from BMS

Post-game fireworks over BMS