Need something to watch after the cookout? ABC is celebrating the Fourth of July with a star-studded night of live music, fireworks, and patriotic festivities as Disney Celebrates America: Nashville’s Star-Spangled Bash takes over primetime.
Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the three-hour special broadcasts live from downtown Nashville and features performances from country icons, pop stars, and fan favorites, all leading up to one of the nation’s biggest fireworks displays. Whether you’re tuning in for Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Nick Jonas, or simply looking for a festive way to wrap up Independence Day, here’s how to watch the celebration live.
What Time Does Disney Celebrates America: Nashville’s Star-Spangled Bash Start?
Disney Celebrates America: Nashville’s Star-Spangled Bash airs Saturday, July 4, from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. ET, broadcasting live coast-to-coast.
What Channel Is Disney Celebrates America: Nashville’s Star-Spangled Bash On?
The special airs live on ABC.
It will also be simulcast across several Disney-owned platforms, including ABC News Live, Freeform, FX, National Geographic, and the ESPN App. Viewers can also stream the broadcast on Disney+ and Hulu through ABC News Live.
Where Can You Stream Disney Celebrates America: Nashville’s Star-Spangled Bash Live?
If you don’t have cable, you can still watch the special live through any streaming service that carries your local ABC affiliate, including Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, Fubo, and DirecTV.
The broadcast will also stream on Disney+ and Hulu via ABC News Live, giving cord-cutters multiple ways to tune in.
Who Is Performing On Disney Celebrates America: Nashville’s Star-Spangled Bash?
This year’s lineup spans country, pop, rock, R&B, and Christian music, featuring performances from:
- Reba McEntire
- Tim McGraw
- Nick Jonas
- Boyz II Men
- Little Big Town
- Brothers Osborne
- NE-YO
- Lauren Daigle
- The All-American Rejects
- Sublime
- Clint Black
- Elizabeth Nichols
Country singer Emily Ann Roberts will serve as backstage correspondent, while comedian John Crist joins the broadcast with special on-the-ground segments throughout the evening.
What Can Viewers Expect From Disney Celebrates America: Nashville’s Star-Spangled Bash?
Along with live performances, the special will feature one of the country’s largest synchronized fireworks and drone shows, choreographed to a live performance by the Grammy Award-winning Nashville Symphony. ABC will also spotlight fireworks from Disneyland Resort throughout the night, giving viewers a celebration that stretches from coast to coast.
The concert serves as the grand finale of Disney’s daylong Disney Celebrates America programming event, which spans ABC, Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, National Geographic, Freeform, FX, and ABC News Live.
If you’re looking for a soundtrack to your Independence Day festivities—or just want to catch some of today’s biggest artists in one place—Disney Celebrates America: Nashville’s Star-Spangled Bash should make for a fitting end to the holiday.
