Morgan Wallen was all smiles as he lit up Nashville with a stunning performance during New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash on Sunday evening (Dec. 31). Live from the Nashville Bridge Building in Downtown Music City, Wallen performed songs such as his latest chart-topping hit, “Everything I Love,” “Thinkin’ Bout Me,” and the biggest song of 2023, “Last Night.”
Joined by his bandmate’s Mark Taco Annino (Drums), Luke Cowboy Rice (Bass/Guitar), Tyler Tomlinson (Guitar), Dominic Frost (Guitar/Vocals) and Chris Gladden (Utility), the country superstar performed the fan-favorite tunes. Donning a velvet blue shirt and jeans, Wallen delivered an energy-filled performance that viewers won’t soon forget.
“Everything I Love,” “Thinkin’ Bout Me” and “Last Night” are all songs that appear on Wallen’s chart-topping third studio album, One Thing At A Time. The 36-track project, released on March 3 of 2023, was streamed just under six billion times since its release, according to HITS Daily Double.
How To Watch New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville Big Bash
New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash also featured performances from Trace Adkins, Grace Bowers, Kane Brown, Jackson Dean, Old Dominion, HARDY, Elle King, Cody Johnson, Parker McCollum, Megan Moroney, Brothers Osborne, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton, Trombone Shorty, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Morgan Wallen, Lainey Wilson and Bailey Zimmerman.
In addition to solo performances, several of the artists joined forces for one-of-a-kind collaborations throughout the night. Lainey Wilson teamed up with Grace Bowers and Jackson Dean, while Brothers Osborne performed alongside Trombone Shorty and Blake Shelton reunited with Trace Adkins. Tennessee Titans’ wide receiver, DeAndre Hopkins, and comedian, Rob Schneider, who is Elle King’s dad, also made an appearance during the special.
The five-hour broadcast was filmed throughout Music City from a variety of locations, including Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park along with numerous honky-tonks, bars, and clubs on the city’s infamous Lower Broadway. The show featured over 50 impressive performances across multiple time zones, all live from Nashville. Nashville synchronized its countdown with the East Coast at midnight and continued its festivities until midnight Central Time, which concluded with the city’s iconic Music Note Drop at the Bicentennial Mall stage.
Directed by Sandra Restrepo, the New Year’s Eve celebration was co-hosted by Elle King and Entertainment Tonight‘s Rachel Smith alongside TV and radio host Cody Alan, CBS anchor Lonnie Quinn and Dustin Lynch, who corresponded from New York City’s iconic Times Square.
Nashville’s Big Bash aired LIVE on Sunday, December 31 (7:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT, 10:30 PM-1:05 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streamed via Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs).
