CMA Fest Sets TV Air Date & Announces Hosts Dierks Bentley and Elle King

The Country Music Association declared right now “CMA Fest,” the Audio Party of Summer season, will air Wednesday, Aug. 3 at 8/7c on ABC. The three-hour primetime live performance special, bringing Nation Music’s Supreme Lover Experience to a nationwide television audience, will be hosted by Dierks Bentley and Elle King.  

“I’m thrilled we get to companion with Dierks and Elle as our hosts this calendar year,” says Sarah Trahern, CMA Main Govt Officer. “They have this sort of passion for the enthusiasts. I know the chemistry and camaraderie they deliver to the stage will be felt by the tens of millions of Television set viewers about the globe.” 

“We are excited to at the time once again collaborate with our longtime partners at CMA for this summer’s should-see music occasion, ‘CMA Fest,’” says Rob Mills, Executive Vice President, Unscripted and Substitute Amusement, Walt Disney Tv. “With Dierks Bentley and Elle King hosting the night, tunes followers almost everywhere can be confident to anticipate an unforgettable night that includes the biggest names in Place Audio.” 

This marks each Bentley and King’s “CMA Fest” hosting debut. In addition to hosting, King joins the listing of performers for the Nissan Stadium phase on Sunday, June 12. As previously introduced, Bentley will also perform Sunday. 

Filmed through Nashville’s four-day CMA Fest Thursday via Sunday, June 9-12, the television particular capabilities performances and shock collaborations on stage at Nissan Stadium. 2022 marks the 19th consecutive 12 months CMA has developed a summer months live performance Tv specific. “CMA Fest” is government-generated by Robert Deaton. 

Hundreds of artists execute at CMA Fest, donating their time so a portion of ticket proceeds can instantly advantage large-high quality songs schooling initiatives across the United States as a result of the CMA Basis.

CMA Fest is not like any other, with tens of 1000’s of Country Songs enthusiasts descending on downtown Nashville for 4 straight times of are living music on eight official levels as properly as meet-and-greets and up-close-and-personalized experiences for enthusiasts inside Fan Truthful X. CMA Fest’s outside daytime levels are no cost and open to the community. All phase lineups are out there in the Formal CMA Link App as nicely as CMAfest.com. Artist lineups are topic to modify.

A constrained variety of 4-working day passes, moreover just lately declared one night tickets, for the Nissan Stadium nightly concerts are obtainable at CMAfest.com or via the CMA Box Place of work at 1-800-CMA-FEST. Tickets are also obtainable for CMA Fest Nighttime Concert events at Ascend Amphitheater, Enthusiast Honest X and CMA Fest’s new Riverside Retreat, an special top quality vacation spot alongside the Cumberland River. Watch all the perks and buy 4-day and one-day tickets at CMAfest.com/tickets. 

Named the “gold standard” and topping Billboard’s record of the 10 Greatest Region Audio Festivals, CMA Fest is the longest-operating Region Songs competition in the world. The 2019 CMA Fest marketed out with capacity crowds and had the premier engagement by Region New music enthusiasts in the event’s heritage, with readers from all 50 states and 37 global nations around the world flocking to downtown Nashville.