New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash is CBS' big December 31 special this year, broadcast around the country live from Music City.
The country music spectacular will feature over 50 performances from a big-name roster of country acts, performing from venues across Nashville, Tennessee.
Among the names confirmed by CBS for the line-up includes Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan and the band Lady A, as well as dozens of other performers including Miranda Lambert, Carly Pearce and the Zac Brown Band.
Here's who is performing during the CBS New Year's Eve special—and where and when you can watch the special live.
CBS New Year's Eve Live line-up
Performing across the five-plus hours of the CBS Big Bash are the following:
- Jason Aldean
- Jimmie Allen
- Ingrid Andress
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Gabby Barrett
- Dierks Bentley
- Breland
- Brooks & Dunn
- Luke Bryan
- King Calaway
- Riley Green
- Sam Hunt
- Chris Janson
- Elle King
- Lady A
- Miranda Lambert
- Jon Pardi
- Carly Pearce
- Darius Rucker
- Blake Shelton
- Cole Swindell
- Lainey Wilson
- Zac Brown Band
The 50-plus performances that CBS is promising during the New Year's Eve special will come to viewers from multiple locations around Nashville.
Bentley, Hunt and the Zac Brown Band are headlining a free concert at the Bicentennial Mall, while Pearce, Lady A, Pardi, Janson and Green are performing from a concert at Assembly Food Hall.
Other performers are filming in local honky tonk bars and from a stage on the top of the Fifth + Broadway development.
A statement from CBS promises that the special will offer "once-in-a-lifetime collaborations with artists inviting special guests and artist friends to perform together...Taking on their biggest hits and performing covers of some of the most iconic country music songs of all time."
When Does Nashville's Big Bash Start?
The special begins at 7 p.m. ET on CBS on Friday, December 31, and will run until 12:30 a.m. (with a half-hour break for the news at 10 p.m.).
At midnight Eastern, Nashville will celebrate the start of 2022 with fireworks and the city's Music Note Drop.
Hosting the special will be country radio star Bobby Bones and Entertainment Tonight host Rachel Smith.
In a statement, the former host said of the show: "I'm so excited to celebrate and host New Year's Eve this year right down the street from my house, with so many of my friends who have great performances planned. I can't wait to show America how special Nashville is."
As well airing live on CBS, the special will be streaming on Paramount+.
Premium subscribers will be able to stream the Big Bash live, while those signed up to the lower-cost essential package will be able to stream it from the next day.
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