‘New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash’ Draws Record-Breaking Crowd

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Photo: Alan Poizner for the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp (NCVC)

New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash drew a record-breaking crowd attendance of 215,000 this year in downtown Music City, surpassing the 2022 record of approximately 210,000.

The Big Bash opened with a tribute to hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, including a DJ set from Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell, before moving into a five-hour broadcast on CBS. Collaborations throughout the night included Lainey Wilson with Grace Bowers and Jackson Dean, Brothers Osborne with Trombone Shorty and Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins.

The full lineup of artists who performed also included Kane Brown, Old Dominion, Hardy, Elle King, Cody Johnson, Parker McCollum, Megan Moroney, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce, Thomas Rhett, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Morgan Wallen and Bailey Zimmerman.

The broadcast not only featured back-to back performances across multiple time zones live from Music City, but also included a special guest appearance from Tennessee Titan and five-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and actor and comedian Rob Schneider.

TV and radio host Cody Alan and CBS anchor Lonnie Quinn checked in during the show from New York City’s Times Square, along with Dustin Lynch, who performed live from there. King and Entertainment Tonight‘s Rachel Smith hosted this year’s Bash.

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