CMA Fest features three hours of performances from country music’s hottest artists. Here’s how to watch CMA Fest 2018 live, on TV and online.
CMA Fest 2018 comes to TV this week, so we’re telling you how to watch CMA Fest online and watch CMA Fest live as ABC airs the three-hour special hosted by Kelsea Ballerini and Thomas Rhett.
Summer is the time for music festivals to be shown on TV, and this is another one of them. Right on the heels of the iHeartRadio Country Festival, CMA Fest (named for the Country Music Association) is another country music event stacked with performers. It took place in Nashville back in June, and ABC has now cut the four-day program together into a Wednesday night TV special. More than two dozen performers are featured, including Keith Urban, Chris Stapleton, Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan.
Below is all the information you need to watch CMA Fest online and live Wednesday to catch the complete special.
Here’s how ABC officially describes the special:
"The three-hour prime-time special broadcasts for its 15th straight year with Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini returning as hosts, bringing Country Music’s Ultimate Fan Experience to a national television audience.Filmed during Nashville’s 47th annual CMA Fest in June, the television special showcases 29 of music’s hottest acts as they hit the stage during the four-day festival.Don’t miss performances by Jason Aldean, Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Brett Eldredge, Florida Georgia Line, Sam Hunt, Dustin Lynch, Midland, Old Dominion, Jake Owen, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce, Thomas Rhett, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, Cole Swindell, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Brett Young.Special guest collaborations include Lauren Alaina joining Brown, Julia Michaels joining Urban, Morgan Wallen joining Florida Georgia Line, and Dwight Yoakam joining Bentley. Brown, Combs, Midland, Michaels, Pardi, Pearce and Wallen make their debut performances on the “CMA Fest” television special."
And here’s how you can watch CMA Fest 2018 live, on TV and via live stream:
Date: Wednesday, Aug. 8
Start Time: 8:00 p.m.
Episode: “CMA Fest”
TV Channel: ABC
Live Stream: Watch live on Fubo TV. Sign up now for a free seven-day trial. You can also watch on the ABC website or app.
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