CBS has revealed the final round of performers for “New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash,” airing live on Dec. 31 on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
The five-hour special will showcase performances from venues and clubs across Nashville, featuring Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts, Riley Green, Marcus King, Megan Moroney, Zach Top, Keith Urban, Gretchen Wilson, Stephen Wilson Jr., and Dwight Yoakam. Special guests include comedian Dusty Slay, SiriusXM host Buzz Brainard, and UFC champion Kayla Harrison.
This year’s official in-person watch party will be held at Luke Combs’ Category 10 on Broadway. Dwight Yoakam will headline the event with a set of his biggest hits, and Marcus King has been newly announced to join him onstage. Cody Alan and Caylee Hammack will make appearances throughout the night. The party is free for fans 21+ on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 6 PM. Guaranteed entry and VIP upgrades are available for purchase.
As previously announced, Jason Aldean, Lainey Wilson, and Bailey Zimmerman will headline the national broadcast from Nashville’s Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. CeCe Winans and the Fisk Jubilee Singers will also perform.
The special will air live across multiple time zones, culminating in both the midnight Eastern countdown and Nashville’s signature Music Note Drop and fireworks at midnight Central.
