CMA Fest 2025

The Show

The 52nd annual CMA Fest filled Nissan Stadium in downtown Nashville for four nights of headline country performances, captured for the network special.

A stadium-scale country festival captured nightly for a national network broadcast.

• Format:Four-night stadium festival captured for ABC's CMA Fest primetime special
• Venue:Nissan Stadium, Nashville TN — 90,000+ capacity per night
• Broadcast partner:ABC primetime, with on-demand on Hulu and Disney+
• Run of show:Multi-night, fast turnaround changeovers between headline acts

RPG's Scope of Work

End-to-end broadcast music audio for the main stadium stage capture.

• Broadcast audio production:Stadium broadcast music mix for live transmission and streaming
• Music mix:Stereo + 5.1 broadcast music mix from a single master
• Recording:Redundant Pro Tools HDX multitrack capture
• Mix infrastructure:Lawo mc² console platform with networked mic preamps

Technical Specs

The audio kit list

• Broadcast / mix console:Lawo mc² series console
• Multitrack recording:Redundant Pro Tools HDX rigs
• Microphone preamps:Networked Lawo preamps over IP audio backbone
• Master delivery:Stereo + 5.1 broadcast master

Results & Impact

What it added up to

• Reach:Stadium audience of 90,000+ per night plus ABC primetime broadcast
• Production wins:Four consecutive nights of zero on-air audio dropouts
• Distribution:Network broadcast on ABC, on-demand on Hulu and Disney+