Kicking off on June 5th and running through June 8th, the CMA Fest welcomed nearly 90,000 fans to the streets of Nashville. Completely taking over the city, the festival promoted performances by stars like Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Shaboozey, and Trace Adkins. With the festival promoting such big names, ABC decided to produce a special broadcast of some of the highlights. Given that not every fan of country music could be there, the CMA Fest presented by SoFi recently released the entire lineup of performances.
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For starters, the CMA Fest special will broadcast on Thursday, June 26th, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on ABC. If you happen to miss it, don’t worry, the broadcast will be available to stream the following day on Hulu and Disney+. Besides hit performances, both Ashley McBryde and Cody Johnson will helm the special as co-hosts.
Speaking about her time at the CMA Fest, McBryde insisted it was one of her favorite moments. “When I walked onto the stage with Cody last night and it was our first time to walk out of the darkness and into the stadium and see 70-thousand people! That’s been my favorite “oooh” moment.”
Full Lineup Of ‘CMA Fest Presented By SoFi’ Performers
McBryde wasn’t the only one showering the CMA Fest with praise as Dierks Bentley added, “They’re the greatest of the greatest fans. It’s an honor to sing for them. I’m grateful have the chance to be on that stage and tell them how much I love them.”
While the three-hour special couldn’t fit every performer, the lineup included:
Trace Adkins – “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk”
Jason Aldean – “Whiskey Drink”
Jason Aldean and Travis Tritt – “It’s A Great Day To Be Alive”
Kelsea Ballerini – “Baggage”
Dierks Bentley – “She Hates Me”
Dierks Bentley and Zach Top – “Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)” and “Mountain Music” Medley
Brooks & Dunn and Lainey Wilson – “Play Something Country”
Brooks & Dunn and Marcus King – “Rock My World (Little Country Girl)”
Luke Bryan – “Country Song Came On”
Jordan Davis – “Bar None”
Riley Green – “Worst Way”
Cody Johnson – “The Fall”
Cody Johnson and Carín León – “She Hurts Like Tequila”
Brandon Lake and Jelly Roll – “Hard Fought Hallelujah”
Ella Langley – “weren’t for the wind”
Ashley McBryde – “Rattlesnake Preacher”
Already an amazing lineup for the CMA Fest presented by SoFi, that was just the start. Other performances consisted of:
Parker McCollum – “What Kinda Man”
Scotty McCreery – “Five More Minutes”
Megan Moroney – “Am I Okay?”
Rascal Flatts – “Life Is A Highway”
Rascal Flatts and Carly Pearce – “My Wish”
The Red Clay Strays – “No One Else Like Me”
Darius Rucker – “Wagon Wheel”
Dylan Scott – “Country Till I Die”
Shaboozey and Jelly Roll – “Amen”
Blake Shelton – “Stay Country or Die Tryin’”
Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins – “Hillbilly Bone”
Zach Top – “I Never Lie”
Keith Urban – “Straight Line”
Bailey Zimmerman and BigXthaPlug – “All The Way”
With three hours full of CMA Fest highlights and memorable moments, don’t miss CMA Fest presented by SoFi, airing June 26th at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
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