How can you watch Nashville’s Big Bash?
Nashville’s Big Bash will be broadcast on CBS, on December 31, 2022. It will be airing live at (8-10 p.m., ET/PT, then 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., ET/PT.
What channel is Nashville’s Big Bash on?
Nashville’s Big Bash will be broadcast on CBS.
Who is performing at Nashville’s Big Bash?
Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini, who has been celebrating up a storm this Christmas, was one of the first artists announced for the Big Bash. Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images
Brooks & Dunn
Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, of “Neon Moon” fame, will be celebrating New Year’s with CBS. They were nominated for Favorite Group or Duo at the 2022 Country Now Awards. Terry Wyatt/Getty Images
Zac Brown Band
Zac Brown Band will close out 2022 in Nashville, before going on tour in summer 2023. Terry Wyatt/WireImage
Little Big Town
Little Big Town had a heck of a 2022, with their album Mr. Sun debuting in September in the top 10 of Billboard’s top country albums chart. They’ll be celebrating at the Big Bash. Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for The Grove
Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean will be performing on Nashville’s Big Bash, live on CBS. Erika Goldring/Getty Images for CMT
Jimmie Allen
Jimmie Allen was a guest mentor on American Idol in 2022. He’ll start 2023 by co-hosting Nashville’s Big Bash on CBS. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for CMT “When I got the call to host New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash, I was super excited and started looking forward to it right then. I was part of the show last year as a performer, so being able to co-host it this year with Elle King and Rachel Smith and see all the great performances that are lined up – it’s going to be awesome," Allen said in a statement. Hosting is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time and to do it on CBS is a big deal. I get to represent not only Nashville and country music but my home state of Delaware – primetime television on New Year’s Eve! Let’s bring this new year in right!”
Dierks Bentley
Dierks Bentley is coming to Nashville after spending Christmas back in his home state of Arizona. Jason Kempin/Getty Images “I am so looking forward to getting back home to Arizona, love having Christmas out there in the desert, love seeing all the cacti that have lights wrapped around them and the luminaires, and just seeing my mom, who’s turning 80, and my in-laws,” he told I Heart Country. “Just having a desert Christmas. It’s gonna be so great.”
Luke Bryan
Luke Bryan has been all over our TV’s this year! He co-hosted the CMA Awards with Petyon Manning, he was a judge on American Idol, and now he’s performing on Nashville’s Big Bash. Jason Kempin/Getty Images
King Calaway
King Calaway is one of the more international groups who will be celebrating New Year’s in Nashville. Keyboardist/guitarist Simon Dumas is from Gibraltar, the small British Overseas Territory on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula. Mat Hayward/Getty Images
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow began 2022 with the premiere of her documentary, Sheryl. She’ll end it on stage in Nashville, performing live on CBS. Jason Kempin/Getty Images
Flo-Rida
Flo-Rida has been dipping his toes into country in 2022—including “High Heels,” a collab with Walker Hayes.
Riley Green
Riley Green made sure to promote his performance on social media, tweeting “Y’all tune in to ring in the New Year with us Dec 31 on @CBS.”
Elle King
Elle King was having a hard time containing her excitement for co-hosting the Big Bash on Nashville’s WDEF. “I don’t know if I’m allowed to say. There’s also so many surprises, but I’m not amazing at keeping secrets,” she said. “But I will. But you have to watch because that’s what I love about country music. You never know what kind of a collaboration is going to happen. That’s how I came into country because Dierks brought me into it. I am so in love with country. I’m like, I’m holding on for dear life.”
Ashley McBryde
Ashley McBryde has been spending the winter holidays with family in Arkansas, sharing Christmas songs on TikTok. But come December 31, she’ll be making her way to Nashville.
Steve Miller
Steve Miller will be performing live in Nashville for the Big Bash on CBS.
Thomas Rhett
Fresh off spending a “week on the water” with his wife, Thomas Rhett will be in Nashville to perform live on CBS.
Darius Rucker
Darius Rucker only wants to be with you, the viewing public, this New Year’s Eve.
Lainey Wilson
Yellowstone actress and country star Lainey Wilson is riding high after going viral for her prodigious posterior. She and her commercial trucking license will be attending Nashville’s Big Bash Dec. 31.
The War And Treaty
Husband and wife duo The War And Treaty were named 2022’s duo/group of the year at the American Music Awards. They’ll start 2023 right with a live television performance.
How can you stream Nashville’s Big Bash?
Paramount+ Premium subscribers can also check out the live feed of their local CBS affiliate, while other Paramount+ users can watch the concert on demand starting January 1, 2023.
Can you attend Nashville’s Big Bash in person?
Nashville’s Big Bash will take place in the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park on New Year’s Eve. Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park will open at 5:30 p.m. CT. The concert is free and open to the public, but VIP packages are available. Next, check out 100 of the best New Year’s quotes!
