The final star-studded line up has been announced for New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash, airing LIVE Wednesday, December 31st (8:00-10:00pm, ET/PT, 10:30pm-1:30am, ET/PT) CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+.
The five-hour special will feature performances by Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts, Riley Green, Marcus King, Megan Moroney, Zach Top, Keith Urban, Gretchen Wilson, Stephen Wilson Jr., and Dwight Yoakam with special guest appearances by Dusty Slay, Entertainment Tonight’s Cassie DiLaura, Sirius XM host Buzz Brainard and UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) champion Kayla Harrison.
Jason Aldean, Lainey Wilson and Bailey Zimmerman, who were previously announced will headline the festivities, with special guest CeCe Winans and the Fisk Jubilee Singers, from Nashville’s Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park.
Comedian and actor Bert Kreischer and HARDY will co-host Nashville’s Big Bash with social media star Haley Baylee (@haleyybaylee) will correspond from New York City and count down with the East Coast at midnight ET for New York City’s Ball Drop. Kreischer and HARDY will keep the party going through midnight CT, featuring Nashville’s renowned Music Note Drop at the Bicentennial Stage.
“You hear people say, ‘I’m honored and privileged to be working with a certain group of people,’ but in this case, I am blown away that I’m allowed to work with these people. This lineup is insane,” said Kreischer. “This event, which I was a very small part of last year, is so much fun. To be working with my buddy HARDY … it feels like I should be paying CBS to do this. I can’t wait. I hope I keep my shirt on, and I promise not to drink until the stroke of midnight, unless you want me to drink earlier.”
“Celebrating New Year’s Eve in Music City is always a blast,” said HARDY. “It’s great to be back playing Nashville’s Big Bash and I’m stoked to co-host this year with one of the funniest dudes I know.”
This year’s New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash official in-person watch party will take place at Luke Combs’ Category 10 in Nashville. Dwight Yoakam will take the stage to perform his biggest hits with newly announced artist Marcus King, with special appearances by Cody Alan and Caylee Hammack to ring in 2025. The official watch party is free and open to fans 21 and older on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 6pm. Guaranteed entry tickets and VIP upgrade options can be purchased in advance HERE.
