Fans across the United States will ring in 2022 in style with New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville Big Bash, a star-studded celebration airing on CBS.
The special will feature performances from Jason Aldean, Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Gabby Barrett, Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Luke Bryan, Dan + Shay, Elle King, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Cole Swindell, Zac Brown Band and more from multiple locations around Music City, including Lower Broadway’s honky-tonks, bars and clubs.
Featuring nearly 50 performances, New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash will include main stage performances from headliners Dierks Bentley, Zac Brown Band and Dan + Shay live from Nashville’s Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. The evening will culminate with the infamous drop of the Nashville Music Note and a massive fireworks display at midnight CT.
“From the very beginning, our goal was for Nashville to be the Central Time zone celebration on national television and rival New York City,” said Butch Spyridon, President and CEO, Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. “We are thrilled to share music from our Nashville superstars in a national broadcast that will carry immense marketing value as we rebuild momentum as a global destination. We appreciate CBS for the decision to partner on this five-hour special. At the same time, our live event will continue to be the best party in the country to ring in the New Year, bringing fun to our visitors and revenue to the city.”
Executive produced by Robert Deaton and Mary Hilliard Harrington in partnership with the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp, and directed by Sandra Restrepo, New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville Big Bash, will air on the CBS Television Network and will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+ on Friday, December 31 8:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT, 11:30 PM-1:30 AM, ET/PT.
