Nashville is all set to ring in the new year with a big bash! Many hip-hop hitmakers, country music heavyweights, and rock favorites will come together for ‘Nashville’s Big Bash’ New Year’s Eve.
For those of you who are unaware, let us share with you, ‘Nashville’s Big Bash’ New Year’s Eve is a five-hour show that will be airing on Saturday night on CBS. Continue reading further to know the names of celebs set to perform at ‘Nashville’s Big Bash’ New Year’s Eve.
All you need to know about ‘Nashville’s Big Bash’ New Year’s Eve
The show originates from Nashville across several locations. The five-hour celebration will feature somewhat around 50 performances from various locations that include a mainstage in Nashville’s Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. This year marks the second time that ‘Nashville’s Big Bash’ will be broadcast live.
‘Nashville’s Big Bash’ New Year’s Eve will consist of performances by country music stars like Brooks & Dunn, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Little Big Town, and Zac Brown Band. Along with them, the special will also feature performances by Darius Rucker, Steve Miller, Flo-Rida, and many more.
As per a report by Parade, the Freedom Was A Highway singer Jimmie Allen is all geared up to co-host the special with the I Told You I Was Mean crooner Elle King and Entertainment Tonight emcee Rachel Smith.
Ahead of the special, Rachel told CBS, “I am over the moon to co-host NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE from Nashville. I get to hang with the hottest acts in country music, some I’m lucky enough to call friends, on New Year’s Eve in my hometown!”
Jimmie said, “When I got the call to host New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash, I was super excited and started looking forward to it right then. I was part of the show last year as a performer, so being able to co-host it this year with Elle King and Rachel Smith and see all the great performances that are lined up – it’s going to be awesome.”
How can you watch ‘Nashville’s Big Bash’?
‘Nashville’s Big Bash’ New Year’s Eve will air on Saturday, December 31 from 8-10 p.m. ET/PT and 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. ET/PT on CBS. In addition to this, you will also be able to stream it live and on-demand on Paramount+.
The first broadcast of the special that saw the light of day last year peaked with 5.51 million viewers in the midnight hour. The broadcast will cross various time zones, with the traditional countdown at midnight ET, culminating with the Nashville Music Note Drop and fireworks at midnight CT.
‘Nashville’s Big Bash’ New Year’s Eve is executive produced by Mary Hilliard Harrington and Robert Deaton in partnership with the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. Sandra Restrepo has donned the director’s hat for the special.
Here’s the celebrity lineup for ‘Nashville’s Big Bash’ New Year’s Eve
- Jason Aldean
- Jimmie Allen
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Dierks Bentley
- Brooks & Dunn
- Luke Bryan
- Sheryl Crow
- Flo-Rida
- Riley Green
- Elle King
- King Calaway
- Little Big Town
- Ashley McBryde
- Steve Miller
- Thomas Rhett
- Darius Rucker
- Lainey Wilson
- The War & Treaty
- Zac Brown Band
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