The event will air on CBS
This year’s New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash official watch party will take place at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville, kicking off at 6 pm on Sunday, December 31st. Six-time CMA Vocal Group of the Year Old Dominion will perform their hits throughout the party and welcome 2024 with fans 21 and up.
“We’ve had such an amazing 2023—we can’t think of a better way to ring in the New Year than by doing what we love the most, playing music and making sure there are no bad vibes! What a great way to set the tone for 2024,” says Old Dominion’s Matthew Ramsey.
Tickets include the champagne toast as well as two additional drink tickets. Upgrades for VIP Boxes and the Bowlers’ Lounge are also available for purchase through nashvilleevents.com.
New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash will air live on Sunday, December 31st from 7:30-10 pm ET/PT and 10:30 pm-1:05 am ET/PT on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs). Elle King and Entertainment Tonight‘s Rachel Smith will host the five-hour event.
As previously announced, the star-studded entertainment special will feature nearly 50 high-energy performances by country music’s hottest superstars, including Thomas Rhett, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Lainey Wilson and more. The five-hour broadcast will cross multiple time zones, with the traditional countdown at midnight, ET, culminating with the renowned Nashville music note drop and fireworks at midnight CT.
Additional performers and information will be announced at a later date. The Bicentennial Park concert is free and open to the public.
Ahead of the televised show, Music City will pay homage to hip-hop’s 50th anniversary with a family-friendly 50-minute tribute. Music City Hip-Hop 50 will conclude with a guest DJ set by Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell, who has a degree in music and did a DJ set at Grimey’s record store during his campaign.
The segment will be curated by Eric Holt, managing partner of The Lovenoise Group and assistant professor of Music Business at Belmont University, and Nashville artist Jason Eskridge, along with guest appearances by artists Tim Gent and Daisha McBride. Eskridge will DJ the segment. Kenny Smoov of 92Q will emcee.
The hip-hop segment will kick off at 5:15 pm and will conclude with remarks from Mayor O’Connell, as well as a 10-minute DJ set that he will play and mix. Gates open at 4:30 pm, and the program is free and open to the public. The early-evening segment gives families a way to celebrate the free Big Bash event with children of all ages.
The tribute will also help mark the 20th anniversary of The Lovenoise Group, an urban promoter that provides performance platforms for local urban artists and a community hub where black music lovers can come together to experience the power of culture.
This will be the 15th annual concert and seventh year at Bicentennial Park. The event will include the famed red Music Note, which will be dropped on a 138-foot tower at midnight to ring in the new year. As a live event, the Big Bash generates as much as $38 million in direct visitor spending and attendance of 200,000, with more than half being local residents.
Big Bash is partnering with the HERO (Homeless Education Resource Office) Program of Metro Nashville Public Schools to support students and their families who are experiencing homelessness.
