Vince Gill

Vince Gill clocks in as Grand Ole Opry hits 100, no ballgowns required

Vince Gill steps onstage to mark the Grand Ole Opry’s 100th anniversary, lending his voice and guitar to a night that doesn’t attempt nostalgia but rather lets the weight of a century sit side-stage. Pam Tillis and Bill Anderson, both Opry regulars, share in the rotating spotlight, while Scotty McCreery and Jamey Johnson inject newer timelines into the institution’s otherwise well-worn woodwork.

Each act moves seamlessly into the next, a relay of sorts that avoids showboating but winks knowingly at the genre’s lineage. No ballgowns or pyrotechnics—just country’s past and present nodding politely across time.