CMA Music Festival is the biggest, the best and largest country music festival there is. There is nothing like it out there. Each year the CMA Music Festival spans for 4 days from Thursday – Sunday. Not only is there tons of musical entertainment by some of the biggest stars but there is also so many up-and-coming artists performing throughout Downtown Nashville. It is a chance for fans to see there favorites perform and to have the chance to spend time and meet with them as well.
CMA Fest is comprised of several different components, and if you have never attended CMA Fest, you don’t know what you are missing. During the days, CMA Fest has several stages throughout Downtown and inside the Music City Center, such as the Chevy Riverfront Stage, HGTV Lodge, CMA Close Up State, Chevy Breakout Stage, Budweiser Forever Country Stage, Maui Jim Broadway Stage At Hard Rock Cafe, Nashville Acoustic Corner Stage, Radio Disney Country Stage and the CMA Spotlight Stage. After the day stages end, the music doesn’t stop… Most make there way across the pedestrian walk-bridge and make their way to Nissan Stadium for some of the biggest names in the business. For those who weren’t lucky enough to get tickets at Nissan Stadium, there are great shows taking place at the Cracker Barrel Country Roads Stage At Ascend Amphitheater.
As always, there are big surprises throughout CMA Fest with un-announced special guests, both at the day stages and at the night shows. This year, there were several of those which took place. One of those that took place during the day was the last minute addition of Garth Brooks who performed several songs on the CMA Close Up Stage. Also, Luke Bryan made a special appearance at the Chevy Riverfront Stage surprising 2 unknowning girls on stage with tickets to a Suite to attend a nightly show at Nissan Stadium to see Luke Bryan.
CMA Fest is a one of kind event which allows the artists to meet their fans to thank them for supporting them. Most artists in addition to performing, also host a fan club party during the week. The Fan Club party could offer fans several opportunities. Some include a special artist performance, and some include a Meet & Greet with a Breakfast or Lunch included. It’s a perfect way to get to know and spend time with your favorite artists.
Performances this year were amazing…. The Chevy Riverfront Stage had artists like Hunter Hayes, Gavin DeGraw, Scotty McCreery, LoCash, Michael Ray, CAM, Lindsay Ell, Jon Pardi, Lauren Alaina, Lee Brice, RaeLynn, Cassadee Pope, and more.. The Budweiser “Forever Country” stage featured performances by Exile, Billy Dean, Joe Diffie, Lonestar, Terri Clark, Lorrie Morgan, Wae Hayes, Tracy Lawrence, David Ball and the Bellamy Brothers, to name a few. The Nashville Acoustic Corner Stage featured performances by Craig Wayne Boyd, Tara Thompson, and Olivia Lane. The Chevy Breakout Stage featured performances by Ashley McBryde, Maggie Rose, Jimmie Allen, Sister Hazel, Charlie Worsham and Ashley Campbell. The HGTV Lodge featured Trisha Yearwood, Lindsay Ell, Lee Ann Womack, CAM, Maddie & Tae, LoCash and Eric Pasley. The Cracker Barrel Country Roads Stage featured performances by Chase Rice, Lee Brice and Cole Swindell.
Plus Nissan Stadium hosted performances in the evening of today’s biggest and brightest country artists… This year was an action-packed line-up featured performances by Blake Shelton, Brett Eldredge, Brett Young, Brothers Osborne, Carly Pearce, Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Cole Swindell, Dan + Shay, Darius Rucker, Dierks Bentley, Dustin Lynch, Florida Georgia Line, Jake Owen, Jason Aldean, Jon Pardi, Kane Brown, Keith Urban, Kelsea Ballerini, Lauren Alaina, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, Old Dominion and Thomas Rhett. There were also some special collaborations during the nightly performances which included Bebe Rexha and the Backstreet Boys performing with Florida Georgia Line, Lauren Alaina performing her hit song with Kane Brown “What Ifs”, Dwight Yoakam made a surprise performance performing with Dierks Bentley, Dierks Bentley also performed “Burning Man” with Brothers Osborne, a special performance by Sam Hunt, and a great performance with Luke Bryan and Cole Swindell performing “Rollercoaster”.
In case you were unable to attend this years CMA Fest, the nightly performances at Nissan Stadium were filmed by ABC and will be televised on ABC on August 8th at 8pm EST/7pm CST, hosted by Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini. So make sure you tune in to ABC on August 8th to see all your favorite artists performance from CMA Fest.
Also tickets for the 2019 CMA Music Festival will be going on sale Monday, July 30th for Pre-Sale, and General Tickets will go on sale on Monday, August 6th. So make sure you contact the CMA Box Office at 1-800-CMA-Fest or visit CMAfest.com to purchase your 2019 CMA Music Festival tickets, before they sell out…
