CMA Music Fest TV Special : 5 Must-See Performances

CMA Musical Festival’s Nissan Stadium shows are always the event’s hottest ticket: packed with the biggest names in country, it’s one-stop, radio-hit shopping. But those passes sell out fast, so for anyone who couldn’t make it to Nashville this past June – or just wants to relive the excitement – CMA Fest: The Music Event of the Summer airs Wednesday, August 16th, at 8:00 p.m./ET on ABC, and highlights live songs by Sam Hunt, Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Lady Antebellum and more. Here’s the five can’t-miss performances from the three-hour special.