Jason Aldean and Lainey Wilson are two of the first announced performers for Nashville’s Big Bash, a televised New Year’s Eve Party. On Wednesday (Dec. 10), the lineup got a major upgrade.
Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Keith Urban, Riley Green, Megan Moroney, Gretchen Wilson and Dwight Yoakam will also take the stage. The Dec. 31 concert special will once again air on CBS.
- This New Year’s Eve, 15 performers are scheduled to take the stage.
- Bailey Zimmerman and CeCe Winans were among the original artists announced in October.
- The five-hour event will include the traditional eastern time countdown as well as Nashville’s music note drop at 12AM CT.
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2025 Nashville’s Big Bash, New Year’s Eve Performers
Here is a full list of all performers expected to appear on the CBS broadcast. This list will get updated as more names are revealed.
Bailey Zimmerman
Brooks & Dunn
CeCe Winans + the Fisk Jubilee Singers
Dierks Bentley
Dwight Yoakam with Marcus King
Gretchen Wilson
Jason Aldean
Keith Urban
Lainey Wilson
Megan Moroney
Rascal Flatts
Riley Green
Stephen Wilson Jr.
Zach Top
How To Watch Nashville’s New Year’s Eve Show
Every year, tens of thousands of people watch Nashville’s Big Bash live, in person at Bicentennial Capitol State Park. The show will also air live on Dec. 31, starting at 8PM ET.
The full schedule (8-10PM ET/PT, then 10:30-1:30PM ET/PT) allows a 30 minute break for local news or more national coverage.
In total, the broadcast offers five hours of live television packed with guest performances. This year fans can also watch at the official in-person watch party at Luke Combs’ Category 10 bar in Nashville. That’s where Yoakam and King are scheduled to play.
The Category 10 New Year’s Eve watch party is free and open to anyone 21 and up on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Last year’s lineup was stacked: In addition to headliners Jelly Roll and Kane Brown, fans enjoyed sets from Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Big & Rich, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Tyler Hubbard, Post Malone, Shaboozey, Lainey Wilson, Brittney Spencer, Chris Stapleton and Zach Top.
Expect a similarly star-studded lineup for the Dec. 31, 2025, program.
In addition to airing live on CBS, Paramount+ subscribers will be able to stream it live.
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