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Yeehaw! What a way to ring in the New Year than with all the top country hitmakers in the world. New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash is here and here’s how to watch all your favorite country artists perform live for free.
The New Year’s Eve Live Nashville’s Big Bash special first aired in 2021 after CBS wanted to produce a country-oriented show. Nashville will count down with the East Coast at midnight, and will continue the festivities through midnight Central Time with Nashville’s Music Note Drop.
The annual show takes place in Nashville Downtown’s Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. The Big Bash will kick off more than 50 back-to-back performances, live from the home of country music.
When does New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash air?
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, December 31, 2024. New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s kicks off at 8 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. CST on CBS. As always, the iconic Bicentennial Mall celebration happens right before and after midnight on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Can’t catch it live? No worries—you can stream the whole show the next day on Hulu and Paramount+.
How to watch New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash live for free
New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash airs on CBS, which is available to stream on services like DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Paramount Plus, and Hulu+ With Live TV. DirecTV Stream offers a five-day free trial, and starts at $86.99 per month after the trial ends (with $10 off your first three months). Fubo offers a seven-day free trial, and starts at $79.99 per month after the trial ends. While Hulu+ With Live TV doesn’t have a free trial, it is cheaper per month than the other options, starting at $81.99 per month and offers plans that include free subscriptions to Disney Plus and ESPN Plus.
Best Overall Pick to Watch New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash: DirecTV Stream
Direct TV is our best overall pick to watch ABC live for free for its free trial, price, and channel selection. DirecTV Stream offers a five-day free trial. Direct TV offers four plans: Entertainment, which costs $86.99 per month; Choice, which costs $114.99 per month; Ultimate, which costs $129.99 per month; and Premiere, which costs $169.99 per month. ABC is available with all four plans.
As for other differences between the plans, Entertainment includes more than 75 channels, the ability to stream on unlimited devices in your home, unlimited cloud DVR storage, and a special offer on premium channels. Choice, which is the most popular plan, includes more than 105 channels, regional sports networks, and everything included in Entertainment. Ultimate includes more than 140 channels and everything included in Entertainment and Choice. Premiere includes more than 150 channels including premium channels like HBO and Starz and everything included in Entertainment, Choice, and Premiere. Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to watch New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash with DirecTV Stream’s free trial.
- Visit streamtv.directv.com‘s packages page
- Click “Try It Free” for the plan of your choice
- Enter your information and payment method
- Search for CBS and start watching New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash
Best Free Trial Pick to Watch New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash: Fubo
Fubo is our best free trial pick to watch New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash live for free. Fubo offers a seven-day free trial (two days longer than DirecTV Stream) and offers three plans: Pro, which costs $79.99 per month, Elite, which costs $89.99 per month, and Latino, which costs $32.99 per month. ABC is included in the Pro and Elite plans.
As for the difference between the plans, Pro includes 180 channels, 1,000 hours of Cloud DVR, and the ability to watch on up to 10 screens at once. Elite includes everything in Pro, as well as a total of 256 channels and 4K resolution. Ultimate includes everything in Pro and Elite, as well as a total of 299 channels, Showtime, and Red Zone NFL Network. Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to watch New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash with Fubo’s free trial.
- Visit Fubo.TV
- Click “Start Free Trial”
- Enter your information and payment method
- Search for CBS and start watching New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash
Best Deal to Watch New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash
Since it’s on CBS, New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash streams live on Paramount Plus. The service offers two plans: ad-supported Essential Plan and an ad-free Showtime Plan, which also includes Showtime originals. For a limited time, the streaming service has a free trial. Without any deals, the Essential Plan costs $5.99 per month, while the Showtime plan costs $11.99 per month. Paramount Plus also offers two yearly plans: The Essential plan costs $59.99 per year (which saves users 16 percent or around $12 from the monthly price) and the Showtime plan costs $119.99 per year (which saves users 16 percent or around $40 from the monthly price.)
- Visit paramountplus.com
- Click “Try Free Trial”
- Enter your information and payment method
- Search for New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash and start watching!
Best Upgrade Pick to Watch New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash: Hulu+ Live TV
Hulu+ With Live TV is our best upgrade pick to watch New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash based on its channel selection and its free subscriptions to Hulu, Disney Plus, and ESPN Plus. Hulu+ With Live TV offers four plans: a $81.99 per month plan with access to only live TV; a $82.99 per month plan with free subscriptions to Hulu with ads, Disney Plus with ads, and ESPN Plus with ads; a $87.99 per month plan with free subscriptions to Hulu with ads, Disney Plus with no ads, and ESPN Plus with ads; and a $95.99 per month plan with free subscriptions to Hulu with no ads, Disney Plus with no ads, and ESPN Plus with ads. ABC is included in all four plans. Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to watch New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash with Hulu+ Live TV.
- Visit Hulu.com/liveTV
- Click “Sign Up Now”
- Enter your information and payment method
- Search for CBS and start watching New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash
Who’s Hosting New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash?
Country legend Keith Urban and Rachel Smith of Entertainment Tonight are the emcees of the night. Dustin Lynch and WCBS-New York Weather Anchor Lonnie Quinn will count down with the East Coast time for the Times Square Ball Drop.
Who’s performing at New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash?
- Big & Rich
- Luke Bryan
- Eric Church
- Luke Combs
- Tyler Hubbard
- Miranda Lambert
- Post Malone
- Shaboozey
- Brittney Spencer
- Chris Stapleton
- Zach Top
- Lainey Wilson
- Keith Urban
- Kane Brown
- Jelly Roll
The show will also show special appearances from Georgie & Mandie’s First Marriage star Montana Jordan, comedians Bert Kreischer and Leanne Morgan, and Bunnie Xo.
