In 2013, Nashville was booming, in fact, that year the New York Times called Nashville the “it” city which attracted many people to the city. Lightning 100 was lucky enough to get some debut performances from up-and-coming artist in 2013 such as ZZ Ward, Escondido, Frighten Rabbit, Nikki Lane, Lord Huron, Frank Turner, Cory Branan, and many more!