Casey Barnes Leads Aussie Contingent At 2025 CMA Fest

The star-studded first artist announcement for this year’s CMA Fest landed today, announcing that the likes of Luke Bryan, Kelsea Ballerini, Keith Urban, and many more will perform on the Nissan Stadium stage.

What some fans might have missed when the line-up landed, however, is the amount of Australian artists heading to Nashville this June.

Casey Barnes leads the charge and will perform on the Dr Pepper Amp Stage at Ascend Park, while on the Good Molecules Reverb Stage, Wesley Dean, Melanie Dyer, and Max Jackson will take to the stage.

From Thursday, 5 June, and running until Sunday, 8 June, Nashville will be home to all your favourite country acts across ten stages at CMA Fest.

In addition to the Aussies heading to the festival, CMA Fest has locked in heavy-hitters and emerging artists in country music, such as Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Darius Rucker, Jordan Davis, Cody Johnson, Riley Green, Ella Langley, Ashley McBryde, Megan Moroney, Rascal Flatts, Shaboozey, Blake Shelton, Zach Top, Cooper Alan, Dasha, Tanner Adell, Sam Barber, Gabby Barrett, Ashley Cooke, Jackson Dean, Danielle Bradbery, Blanco Brown, Kashus Culpepper, Mackenzie Carpenter, Mickey Guyton, Drake Milligan, Lauren Watkins, and stacks more.

Below, you can check out the first artist announcement and Max Jackson and Melanie Dyer’s reactions to being on the CMA Fest line-up.

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Passes and tickets for this year’s festival are available now. Various ticketing options are now on sale, allowing fans to cater the four-day event as they please.

You can now purchase four-night stadium passes, single-night stadium tickets, ascend amphitheatre tickets, riverside retreat tickets, Fan Fair X tickets, VIP packages, and free outdoor stages – no tickets required. You can find more ticketing information on the CMA Fest website.

Parking will be in limited supply due to ongoing construction at the new Nissan Stadium, but standard and ADA parking options are now available via Ticketmaster.