Luke Combs, Vince Gill Light Up CMA Fest Day 1 [Pictures + Setlist]
Luke Combs played alongside his hero at CMA Fest, and Lainey Wilson got to sing with her butt double.
Day 1 of the annual country music festival featured several amazing collaborations and the usual solo fun at Nissan Stadium. The photo gallery (below) finds Tyler Hubbard, Dan + Shay, Carly Pearce and Jordan Davis at CMA Fest. You'll also find setlists for every main stage performer (except Darius Rucker, who played "Wagon Wheel" and "Fires Don't Start Themselves").
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Highlights that seem destined to make the ABC broadcast in July include Combs working with Vince Gill on "One More Last Chance" and — if cameras caught Riverfront Stage performances — Wilson singing with Lauren Alaina. The two just released a new song called "Thicc as Thieves" that some are describing as the female version of "Honky Tonk Badonk-a-donk," Trace Adkins' early 2000s hit.
Day 2 of the 50th annual CMA Fest is Friday night. Tanya Tucker, Miranda Lambert, Cody Johnson and Keith Urban are a few of the acts scheduled to play Nissan Stadium starting at 8PM.
The lineup is equally loaded for Saturday and Sunday night's shows.