The final star-studded lineup has been announced for NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE: NASHVILLE’S BIG BASH, a five-hour television special airing live Wednesday, December 31 (8:00–10:00 p.m., ET/PT, 10:30 p.m.–1:30 a.m., ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+. The special will feature main stage performances from Nashville’s Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park by previously announced headliners Jason Aldean, Lainey Wilson, and Bailey Zimmerman, alongside special guests CeCe Winans and the Fisk Jubilee Singers. The event culminates with the traditional Music Note Drop and firework display at midnight Central Time.
The special will also feature additional performances from venues and clubs across Nashville, including appearances 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. The official in-person watch party for the broadcast will take place at Luke Combs’ Category 10 in Nashville. Dwight Yoakam will take the stage there to perform his biggest hits with newly announced guest Marcus King, with appearances by Cody Alan and Caylee Hammack to ring in 2025.
The broadcast will include special guest appearances from Dusty Slay, Entertainment Tonight’s Cassie DiLaura, Sirius XM Host Buzz Brainard, and UFC Champion Kayla Harrison. The official watch party at Category 10 is free and open to fans 21 and older on a first-come, first-served basis, with doors opening at 6 p.m. Guaranteed entry tickets and VIP upgrade options are also available for purchase in advance here.