The CMA Fest will return to Nashville from Thursday, June 5th to Sunday, June 8, 2025. As the longest running country music festival in the world, the CMA festival promises an incredible experience with unforgettable appearances, exclusive fan interactions and non-stop entertainment. This year the CMA Fest welcomes Sofi as a present sponsor and is the beginning of a multi-year partnership as the festival’s official banking and financial services partners.
With ten stages in the city center of Nashville, fans will experience appearances from the biggest names of Country Music, aspiring stars and surprising collaborations that really make this festival special.
** New updates: May 14, 2025 ** Fan Fair X constellation.
The events on Thursday evening begin that K. Michelle sings the national anthem in the Nissan Stadium. The entertainment of the evening will contain the opening appearances by Rodney Atkins, Deana Carter, Charles Esten and Rita Wilson. Fans can also expect outstanding work, including Marcus King, who teamed up with Brooks & Dunn, Carín León, who appear with Cody Johnson, and Carly Pearce, who share the stage with Rascal Flatts. In the stadium, Scotty McCreery and Dylan Scott will deliver special sets, while the platform stage will result in emerging talents such as Avery Anna, Sam Barber, Kashus Culpepper, Carter Faith, Tigirly Gold, Tiera Kennedy, Kameron Marlowe, Max McNown and Tucker Wetmore and Tucker Wetmore.
The free daily stage of the CMA fixed even more energy in the city center of Nashville. Annie Bosko will appear on the Hard Rock stage on Saturday, and the United States Marine Band will be the Dr. Put Pepper amplifier.
Nightly Nissan Stadium line -up
The Nissan Stadium will once again organize some of the biggest names of country music with cooperations and superstar appearances that have never been seen before. This year’s list includes:
- Jason in comparison to
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Dierks Bentley
- Brooks & Dunn
- Luke Bryan
- Jordan Davis
- Riley Green
- Cody Johnson
- She langley
- Ashley McBryde
- Parker McCollum
- Megan Moroney
- Ruffle
- The red Tonstreuner
- Darius Rucker
- Shaboozey
- Blake Shelton
- Zach top
- Keith Urban
- Bailey Zimmerman
Further artists will be announced in the coming weeks.
Daily performances in downtown Nashville
Fan Fair X constellation
CMA grade -up level
This year’s Fan Fair X brings the CMA close -up on Friday and Saturday with its exclusive artist of the daily program to the CMA close -up. Trisha Yearwood will be presented on Friday, followed by Ruffle on Saturday. Additional artists who are listed below.
- Parker McCollum on “Country Heat Weekly” by Amazon Music Live
- Women from Opry Nextstage with Priscilla Block, Kaitlin Butts and Tigirly Gold
- Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum present Wyatt Ellis and Dailey & Vincent
- The street to #1 with Dustin Lynch, Drew Baldridge and John Morgan
- Country Central Presents: Vincent Mason, Emily Ann Roberts, Kameron Marlowe and Waylon Wyatt
- Friday artist of the day: Trisha Yearwood
- Mixed boundaries: Genre Revolution of Country Music with Mitchell Tenpenny, Marcus King and Alana Springsteen
- Land for children with Caterina Mete from the Wiggles & Morgan Evans
- Hitmaker on the High Dollar Hill with Keith Stegall, Clay Walker and Jamie O’Neal
- The listening room presents: The stories behind the songs with Chris Blair with Jordan Dozzi, Mae Estes and Emmet Stevens, Jr.
- Saturday artist of the day Schlingel Flats on “Country Heat Weekly” by Amazon Music Live
- Latino Trailblazer
- Origins Music Group: “Roted at the CMA Fest” with war and contract, Chapel Hart, RVSHD and Coffey Anderson
- Dasha in the “Country Heat Weekly” by Amazon Music Live
- Timeless tracks: The permanent legacy of the power players of music with Pam Tillis, Shenandoah, Mark Wills and Billy Dean
- Cole Swindell on “Country Heat Weekly” by Amazon Music Live
- Song suffragettes with Liz Rose
Spotlight stage
- Dawson Anderson
- Devon Beck
- Hailey Benedict
- Sara Berki
- Laura Bröna
- Abbie Callahan
- Abby Christo
- Abbie Ferris
- Ollie Gabriel
- Parker Graye
- Scotty Hasting
- Mary Heather Hickman
- Native trio
- Caleb Lee Hutchinson
- Daniel Jeffers
- Karli June
- Celeste Kellogg
- Callum Kerr
- Maddie Lenhart
- Kat Luna
- Austin Mackay
- Tyra Madison
- Chandler Marie
- Blake O’Connor
- Aniston godfather
- Shane win
- Tyla Rodrigues
- Ryan Water’s band
- Kaleb Sanders
- Mary Sarah
- JD Shelburne
- Gracee Shriver
- Paul Sidoti
- Jon Wood
- Dylan Wright
- Zoee
Chevy Riverfront stage
Mōriah will record the Chevy Riverfront stage on Thursday morning and carry out the national anthem.
- Gavin Adcock
- Tanner Adell
- Cooper Alan
- Drew Balidge
- Sam Barber
- Gabby Barrett
- George Birke
- Tyler Braden
- Colbie Caillat
- Ashley Cooke
- Dasha
- Jackson Dean
- Marcus King
- Randall King
- Brandon Lake
- Chris Lane
- She langley
- Maddie & Tae
- Dylan Marlowe
- Camerone Marlowe
- Max McNown
- Midland
- Megan Moroney
- Ian Munsick
- Raelynn
- Redferrin
- Josh Ross
- Conner Smith
- Austin Snell
- Alana Springsteen
- Thelma and James
- Tigirly gold
- The war and contract
- Hudson Westbrook
- Tucker wetmore
The Dr. Pepper reinforcement level in Ascend Park
- Rodney Atkins
- Frankie Ballard
- Casey Barnes
- Danielle Bradbery
- Blanco Brown
- T. Graham Brown
- Karley Scott Collins
- Billy Dean
- Tyler Farr
- Filmore
- Josh Gracin
- Ty Herndon
- Braxton Keith
- Erin Kinsey
- Lakeview
- Edwin McCain
- John Morgan
- Kylie Morgan
- Jerrod Niemann
- Jamie O’Neal
- Mason Ramsey
- Owen Riegling
- Emily Ann Roberts
- Reyna Roberts
- Kaylee Rose
- Shavy
- Sister Hazel
- I am fertilizer
- US Navy Band Councry Current
- Darryl Worley
- Charlie Worsham
- Jake Worthington
The Chevy Vibes stage in the Walk of Fame Park
- Angie K.
- Graham Barham
- Blessing Offor
- Craig Campbell
- Dillon Carmichael
- Mackenzie Carpenter
- Ashland craft
- Kashus Culpepper
- Dailey & Vincent
- Jade Eagleson
- exile
- Mickey Guyton
- Kelsey hard
- Tayler Holder
- Greylan James
- Willie Jones
- Kennedy Tiera
- Vincent Mason
- Madeline Merlo
- Drake Milligan
- Lorrie Morgan
- David Nail
- Meghan Patrick
- Dylan Schneider
- Shenandoah
- Marynn Taylor
- Thompson Square
- Pam Tillis
- Entertainment Scroll Watkins
- Mark Wills
- Rita Wilson
- Waylon Wyatt
The good molecules reverb stage on the Bridgestone Plaza
- Willow Avalon
- Maddox Batson
- Laci Kaye Booth
- Burn!
- Franni Rae Cash
- Hard chapel
- Julia Cole
- Kolby Cooper
- Preston Cooper
- Wesley Dean
- Entertainment Scroll Dyer
- Madeline Edwards
- Mae Estes
- Carter belief
- Gardner pours
- Cole Goodwin
- Unusual hagood
- The Jack Wharff band
- Max Jackson
- James Barker Band
- Only Jayne
- Alexandra Kay
- Zach John King
- Matt
- Bryce Leatherwood
- Hannah McFarland
- Walker Montgomery
- Will Moseley
- Elizabeth Nichols
- Adrien Nunez
- Scoot Teasley
- Cameron Whitcomb
- Blake Whiten
- Austin Williams
- Eli Winder
The hard rock stage
- Ashley Anne
- Palmer Anthony
- Hayden Blount
- Bodhi
- Boomtown Saints
- Luke Borchelt
- Cece
- Hayden Coffman
- Abbey
- Crowe boys
- Eddie and the short vacation
- Sterling Elza
- Brian Fuller
- Giovannie and the hired weapons
- Colt Graves
- Reid Haighton
- Christian Hayes
- The heels
- Solon fetches
- Hueston
- Preston James
- Jason Scott & the high heat
- Britnee Kellogg
- Alex Lambert
- Lecade
- Trey Lewis
- Tyler Joe Miller
- Mōriah
- Clayton Mullen
- One the duo
- Harper O’Neill
- Pistolperle and the Wester Band
- Peytan Wear
- Rvshvd
- Sacha
- Matt cobbler
- Sophia Scott
- Skeez
- Kevin Smiley
- Payton Smith
- Liam St. John
- Colin Stough
- Troubadour Blue
- Leah Turner
- Alli Walker
- Carson Wallace
- Brendan Walter
- Chandler Walters
- Jay Webb
- Wesko
- Angel white
- Sam Williams
Ticket options for the CMA Fest 2025
There is an experience with a variety of ticket options for every fan:
- Four-Nachts-Stadium passes-full access to all Nissan Stadium concerts with the biggest stars of Country Music. Passes are now offered for sale.
- Single-Night-Stadion-Tickets-Friday, March 28, at 10:00 a.m. CT, from USD 79.80 per night.
- Ascend Amphitheatre shows – enjoy three nights with appearances in one of the most famous venues in Nashville. Details will soon be announced.
- Riverside Retreat VIP passports – you will receive an exclusive access to the stage of the river banks of the river bank, to the stage of the Dr. Pepper amplifier and the Chevy Vibes stage with shady areas, mobile loads and VIP toilets. Tickets are now available.
- Fan Fair X -Meet your favorite artists, the shop festival -Merch and enjoy exclusive indoor activities in the Music Center. Tickets are now on sale.
- VIP packages -Update your CMA Festival experience with Premium career matters, backstage -access and exclusive hospitality approaches through eleventh experiences.
- Free outdoor stages -Enjoy live music from aspiring and established country artists without required.
Don’t wait! Get your tickets now.
CMA firm: a festival with one thing
The CMA is more than just a music festival – it is an event that returns something. All artists appear free of charge. The proceeds will go to the CMA Foundation, which supports high-quality music training programs in the USA to learn more, visit CMAFoundation.org.
Plan your visit
Parking will be limited with the ongoing construction in the Nissan Stadium. Standard and ADA parking facilities are now available at Ticketmaster.com.
Stay in all messages from CMA to be up to date by visiting cmafest.com, downloading the official CMA Connect app and following @cmafest on social media. Subscribe to CMA Country Connection emails for real-time updates.
Official CMA were fixed
Get the official CMA Fest Merch into your hands by pre-ordering on shop.cmafest.com or via the official CMA Connect app. Merchandise will also be available at various festival locations in June.
CMA Fest 2025: Come to national television
The CMA Fest is turned again for a national television special that will be broadcast on ABC and Hulu this summer. The special is Executive, which was produced and written by Robert Deaton and staged and staged by Alan Carter.
About CMA Festival
The CMA Fest Country music lovers have been bringing together in the heart of Nashville for more than 50 years. What started in 1972 with only 5,000 participants as a fan fair® has developed into the longest running country music festival in the world and has drawn almost 90,000 participants a day. The festival is a celebration of the unique connection between artists and fans with hundreds of appearances, surprising collaboration and unforgettable moments – all in supporting a bigger matter through the CMA Foundation.
Get ready for four days Country Music Magic on the CMA festival 2025! Secure your tickets now, plan your trip and take part in the celebration in Nashville!
