Australia’s own Travis Collins, Casey Barnes and Zac & George are off to Nashville this June to perform at CMA Fest, the world’s longest-running, most prestigious country music festival. In addition to the Aussies, Kaylee Bell will represent New Zealand on the Chevy Vibes Stage.
Casey Barnes and Zac & George will perform on the Good Molecules Reverb Stage at Bridgestone Arena Plaza, while Travis Collins is set to appear on the Hard Rock Stage, which will host free day and night performances from renowned country artists.
Meanwhile, New Zealand-born, Australian-raised Keith Urban will take over the Nissan Stage.
The artists from the other side of the globe join a line-up led by Kelsea Ballerini, Jelly Roll, HARDY, Luke Bryan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Lainey Wilson, Carly Pearce, Ashley McBryde, Bailey Zimmerman and more on the main stage, while artists including Chayce Beckham, Jackson Dean, Drake Milligan, Lauren Alaina, Mickey Guyton, The War And Treaty, Alexandra Kay, Blanco Brown, HunterGirl, and many more will perform.
You can view the entire line-up poster below.
Four-night stadium passes are limited, but various other ticketing options are available now via the CMA Fest website. The festival takes place from Thursday, 6 to Sunday, 9 June, in Downtown Nashville.
Sharing his reaction to getting added to the CMA Fest line-up, Barnes wrote on social media, “BIG DAY for announcements today! Not only are we on our way to play CMC Rocks today but I’m also so excited to let you guys know I’ll be heading back to Nashville in June to join this incredible lineup for CMAfest!!! This is gonna be huge”.
On Facebook, Travis Collins teased some exciting announcements he’ll make soon, adding, “NASHVILLE! I'm heading your way for CMA Fest – June 9 on the Hard Rock stage. Been wanting to get back for a CMA show in Nashville and can’t wait for this one.”
Meanwhile, it’s an extra sweet day for Kaylee Bell, who released her new album, Nights Like This, today. Reacting to the CMA Fest announcement, she wrote, “Nashville CMA Fest!!! We are coming to play the Chevy Vibes Stage and we couldn’t be more excited about it! See you in June”.
Hundreds of artists will perform across ten stages at CMA Fest this June, and additional stage lineups will be announced in the coming weeks.