From performers and special guests to times and channel, here’s everything a country music fan needs to know about CMA Best of Fest. Date: July 13 Time: 8 p.m. ET & PT/7 p.m. CT & MT Channel: ABC Host: Luke Bryan Show: The three-hour concert event will feature more than 25 performances from past CMA…… MORE
Nashville’s 2020 CMA Fest on June 4–7 has been canceled. It will not be rescheduled. The Country Music Association issued the following statement on March 31: After careful deliberation, and in following the latest guidance from national, state and local authorities, we are sad to announce that CMA Fest will not take place in 2020.…… MORE
During his CMA Fest headlining set at Nissan Stadium on June 8, Tim McGraw delighted fans by performing his 2003 No. 1 hit, “Real Good Man.” Tim had a real good treat for fans as he began the third verse—he welcomed country’s hottest star, Luke Combs, onstage to help him finish the tune. Watch Tim…… MORE
After Billy Ray Cyrus performed his set at Nissan Stadium during CMA Fest on June 8, he left the stage—to the crowd’s displeasure—without singing “Old Town Road,” his record-breaking remix with Lil Nas X. However, about an hour later, Billy Ray reemerged onstage and delivered the opening lines of the song as Lil Nas X…… MORE
CMA Fest 2020 (June 4–7) may be 10 months away without any announced artists, but tickets to country music’s biggest festival will go on sale on Aug. 2 at 10 a.m. CT. The four-day passes for the 2020 festival will included admission to each of Nissan Stadium’s four nightly shows, four-day admission to Xfinity Fan…… MORE
If you weren’t lucky enough to be one of the 80,000-plus fans who descend on Nashville during each day of CMA Fest this year, Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini have you covered. Kelsea and TR will once again co-host an upcoming three-hour television special on ABC that features 2019 CMA Fest performances from more than…… MORE
Another CMA Fest is in the books . . . thanks goodness we had cameras everywhere. Check out 12 of our favorite photos from CMA Fest’s Nissan Stadium Shows, including Dierks Bentley, Carrie Underwood, Chris Janson, Dan + Shay, Tim McGraw, Eric Church, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett and Maren…… MORE
Thousands of fans packed Nissan Stadium during Night 4 of CMA Fest on June 9 to see scheduled performances by David Lee Murphy, Chris Janson, Old Dominion, Maren Morris, Keith Urban and Luke Bryan, with a surprise appearances by Trisha Yearwood. Check out some of our favorite photos from Night 4, courtesy of photographer Tammie…… MORE
Thousands of fans packed Nissan Stadium during Night 3 of CMA Fest on June 8 to see scheduled performances by Billy Ray Cyrus, Brett Young, Miranda Lambert and the Pistol Annies, Luke Combs, Dierks Bentley and Tim McGraw, with surprise appearances by Lil Nas X, Keith Urban and Tenille Townes. Check out some of our…… MORE
Thousands of fans braved the rain at Nissan Stadium during Night 1 of CMA Fest on June 6 to see scheduled performances by Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini, Brothers Osborne, Rascal Flatts and Florida Georgia Line, with surprise appearances by Tanya Tucker, Brandi Carlile, Midland, Ashley McBryde, Brooks & Dunn, Morgan Wallen, the Chainsmokers and Hardy.…… MORE
If you aren’t lucky enough to be one of the 80,000-plus fans who descend on Nashville during each day of CMA Fest this week, Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini have you covered. Kelsea and TR will once again co-host an upcoming three-hour television special on ABC that features 2019 CMA Fest performances from more than…… MORE
One week after releasing his fourth studio album, Center Point Road, on May 31, Thomas Rhett will headline a special concert at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on June 8 during CMA Fest. Fans will get to experience an up-close-and-personal set from the singer/songwriter via a stripped-down, in-the-round setting. Longtime fans will recognize the B-stage layout, inspired…… MORE
The Country Music Association revealed more than 110 additional artists slated to perform FREE daytime shows during this year’s CMA Fest, which takes place in downtown Nashville on June 6–9. Chevy Breakout Stage Located at Walk of Fame Park from 11:10 a.m–4:55 p.m. on June 6, and 10:30 a.m.–4:55 p.m. on June 7–9 Carlton Anderson,…… MORE
Marty Stuart’s 18th annual Late Night Jam will return to Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday, June 5 at 9 p.m. CT. The event, in association with Marty Stuart’s Congress of Country Music, will take place during CMA’s Music Festival week and feature a hand-picked lineup of musicians and entertainers, including Steve Miller, Sheryl Crow, Dierks…… MORE
Miranda Lambert and her pet pooches will be taking part in the MuttNation March through downtown Nashville on June 6 during CMA Fest week. The almost-one-mile march, which aims to raise awareness and funds for shelter pet adoption, will start at Nissan Stadium, continue across the Nashville pedestrian bridge and end at the Walk of…… MORE
Nightly concerts will return to Ascend Amphitheater for three star-studded showcases on June 6–8 during Nashville’s CMA Fest. June 6: Chase Rice will headline with support from Jimmie Allen, Blanco Brown, Adam Craig, Lindsay Ell, Tyler Farr, King Calaway, Locash and Runaway June. June 7: Brett Young will headline with support from Bailey Bryan, Jordan…… MORE
The Country Music Association has revealed the initial artist lineup for this year’s CMA Fest, which features hundreds of artists performing on multiple stages throughout downtown Nashville on June 6–9. Nissan Stadium Stage Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert, Little Big…… MORE
If you weren’t lucky enough to be one of the thousands of fans that descended on Nashville during the four days of CMA Fest in June, ABC’s three-hour television special, CMA Fest, has you covered. Date: Aug. 8 Time: 8 pm. ET/7p.m. CT Channel: ABC Co-hosts: Thomas Rhett & Kelsea Ballerini Performers and Songs (in…… MORE
If you weren’t lucky enough to be one of the thousands of fans that descended on Nashville during each day of CMA Fest in June, Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini have you covered. Kelsea and TR will co-host an upcoming three-hour television special on ABC that features 2018 CMA Fest performances from a bevy of…… MORE
Two of Tennessee’s most popular music festivals—CMA Fest and Bonnaroo—won’t take place on the same June weekend in 2019, as they have for the past few years. Nashville’s CMA Fest is scheduled for June 6–9, 2019, while Bonnaroo will materialize the following week, June 13–16, 2019. Bonnaroo, which takes place in Manchester, Tenn., is approximately…… MORE
Thomas Rhett is ready to hit the road and Bring The Bar To You in 2022!
Starting in June, Thomas will kick-off his Bring The Bar To You tour with back to back shows in Gilford, New Hampshire with openers Parker McCollum and Conner Smith.
After going through the last two years, Thomas says, “I’ll never take for granted being able to come see y’all and I’m so fired up to play some of these new ones that were made with these nights in mind. I have a feeling things are going to get loud – I’m counting down the days already!”
Photo Courtesy of Thomas Rhett