kicked off the New Year’s celebration in Music City with pure energy, lighting up the stage with his electrifying performance of “Straight Line” during CBS’s five-hour special, New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash.
With fireworks exploding above and fans singing along below, Urban set the tone for 2026 — vibrant, full of life, and utterly unstoppable. But he wasn’t done. Later in the night, he returned with an upbeat, unexpected twist: a cover of the ’ 90s hit “You Get What You Give.” It was a moment that had the crowd jumping, dancing, and shouting every word back to The Boss of the Bash.
Nashville’s Biggest Bash Yet
Urban was just one of many superstars who brought the night to life across Nashville. Jason Aldean, Lainey Wilson, and Bailey Zimmerman headlined from , joined by gospel legend CeCe Winans and the iconic Fisk Jubilee Singers.
Other major names took to stages around the city, including Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts, Riley Green, Megan Moroney, Zach Top, Gretchen Wilson, and Stephen Wilson Jr.
Dwight Yoakam and Marcus King rocked the Category 10 venue, the epicenter of the official Big Bash watch party. Hosting duties were handled by Bert Kreischer and Hardy, with appearances from Dusty Slay, Cassie DiLaura (Entertainment Tonight), Sirius XM’s Buzz Brainard, and UFC champ Kayla Harrison.
Keith Urban’s Unstoppable 2025
Urban’s 2025 was packed with milestones. He spent most of the year on the road for his High and Alive World Tour, launching on May 22 in Orange Beach, Alabama, and wrapping October 17 in Nashville. Capping off the tour, he released his first-ever full-length live album, High And A (Live).
