The longest-running country music festival will feature more than 300 acts throughout the four day and four night event
The Country Music Association has unveiled even more exciting performances and special appearances across multiple stages the four-day CMA Fest, taking place Thursday through Sunday, June 5–8. These additional acts join an already star-studded lineup featuring hundreds of country music’s biggest names.
Thursday night’s festivities will kick off with K. Michelle delivering the national anthem at Nissan Stadium. Rodney Atkins, Deana Carter, Charles Esten, and Rita Wilson are set to open the nightly shows at Nissan Stadium, which will also feature must-see collaborations including Marcus King joining Brooks & Dunn, Carín León with Cody Johnson, and Carly Pearce performing alongside Rascal Flatts. Inside the stadium, fans can look forward to additional special performances from Scotty McCreery and Dylan Scott, while the Platform Stage will showcase rising stars such as Avery Anna, Sam Barber, Kashus Culpepper, Carter Faith, Tigirlily Gold, Tiera Kennedy, Kameron Marlowe, Max McNown, and Tucker Wetmore.
Fans can look forward to even more excitement on CMA Fest’s free daytime outdoor stages. Annie Bosko will join the Saturday lineup at the Hard Rock Stage, and on Sunday the Dr Pepper Amp Stage will feature a performance by the United States Marine Band.
Expect the unexpected at Nissan Stadium each night, where fans can experience never-before-seen collaborations and surprise performances from some of country music’s biggest stars. This year’s lineup includes Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Luke Bryan, Jordan Davis, Riley Green, Cody Johnson, Ella Langley, Ashley McBryde, Parker McCollum, Megan Moroney, Rascal Flatts, The Red Clay Strays, Darius Rucker, Shaboozey, Blake Shelton, Zach Top, Keith Urban and Bailey Zimmerman.
With a variety of ticketing options still available, there’s an experience for everyone, from nightly stadium concerts to free daytime performances. With ongoing construction at the new Nissan Stadium, parking will be in limited supply. Standard and ADA parking options are on sale now.
CMA Fest will once again be filmed for a national television special to air on ABC and Hulu this summer. The special will be executive produced and written by Robert Deaton and directed by Alan Carter.
