The security staff at the Ryman were complete assholes to fans, and unnecessarily so. I got to the back ally around noon and after a few hours it seemed like they'd come out and make us move every hour, it was silly. After the show the back ally was out of hand, but even the groups of 5-6 people waiting peacefully elsewhere were barked at. Shame it sounds like they screwed things up.
But yes, ultimately I was there to see her perform. :-)