NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The Tennessee Department of Health has denied the mass gathering license for Superflow Entertainment, which is doing business as Nashville Bike Week.
In a letter to the organization’s attorney dated May 17, the department cited several reasons for denying the request.
Without the mass gathering permit, Nashville Bike Week cannot lawfully sell tickets to its event scheduled for September 14 to 24 in Humphreys County.
The event organizers previously came under fire for reportedly creating the event as a scam after the Loretta Lynn Ranch dropped out as the NBW venue.
The organizers may resubmit their application for the permit once all of the cited reasons for the initial denial are addressed.
The letter also pointed out, “However, please note that by law anyone seeking a mass gathering license must procure the licences sixty (60) days before the event and the department has twenty (20) days from the receipt of an application for review.”
The Department of Health said the organizers needed to provide a signed lease for the property the event would use. According to analysis in the letter, NBW should have provided “the name, residence and current mailing addresses of the owners of all the event properties.”
Other concerns the letter states were adequate access to drinking water, proper toilet facilities, emergency medical personnel, fire protection, and security guards.
NBW can resubmit its application but must do so 60 days prior to the event and allow for 20 days for the department of health to review the application. That would be in June.