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Bobby's Idle Hour
The last songwriter bar on Music Row, behind a big plywood guitar. Wednesday to Friday afternoons, off-duty writers pick and trade songs.
#4 in Songwriter rooms
When to go
A Wed-Fri afternoon session (1-5 pm), when off-duty Music Row songwriters pick and trade songs.
Insider tip
It lost its 16th Ave S lease and moved to 9 Music Square S in 2019, in a building leased from the sons of songwriters Boudleaux and Felice Bryant. Look for the big plywood guitar out front.
Heads up
In the owners' words, it isn't a special-occasion place: casual and unticketed, with thin published lineups.
Live music
At the venue
- Tickets
- free/no cover (walk-in bar; no tickets listed)
- How to get in
- Walk in; the website's events calendar shows who's playing and has no ticket links.
- Calendar
- See who's playing
Find it
- Phone
- (615) 649-8530
- Website
- bobbysidlehour.com
- Reservations
- walk-in only
Checked Oct. 1, 2026. Ratings are a snapshot from Google and Yelp; ranks are ours (how we rank). Something out of date? Tell us.
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