The final star-studded performers have been announced for the five-hour TV special, NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE: NASHVILLE’S BIG BASH, airing live on Wednesday, December 31, on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+. The massive broadcast will feature performances from Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts, Riley Green, Marcus King, Megan Moroney, Zach Top, Keith Urban, Gretchen Wilson, Stephen Wilson Jr., and Dwight Yoakam from venues and clubs across Nashville. These newly announced performers join previously confirmed headliners Jason Aldean, Lainey Wilson, and Bailey Zimmerman, who will be performing live from Nashville’s Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park.
The special will air across multiple time zones, including the traditional countdown at midnight Eastern and the renowned Nashville Music Note Drop and celebratory firework display at midnight Central time. The official in-person watch party for NASHVILLE’S BIG BASH will take place at Luke Combs’ Category 10, featuring a live performance from Dwight Yoakam with newly added Marcus King and special appearances by Cody Alan and Caylee Hammack. The watch party is free and open to fans 21 and older on a first-come, first-served basis.