Happy New Year! Tonight, familiar faces from reality television take the stage around the world for a series of New Year’s Eve concerts and television specials. From international celebrations to hometown events in the United States, these performances will ring in 2016 with a mix of live music and televised festivities. Below is the full concert and TV schedule for December 31, 2015, featuring a variety of artists and venues.
Concert Schedule for December 31, 2015
- Bo Bice & Blood Sweat & Tears – Potawatomi Casino – Milwaukee, WI
- James Durbin – The Inn at Pasatiempo – Santa Cruz, CA
- Candice Glover – The District – Fire and Ice Foodie Party – Los Angeles, CA
- Adam Lambert – The Float @ Marina Bay – Singapore, Singapore. Adam Lambert will be part of the international celebrations as Singapore welcomes the New Year.
- Phillip Phillips – Orange Bowl Fan Fest – Parking Lot, Sun Life Stadium – Miami, FL
- Alex Preston – First Night Boston – Boston, MA
- Haley Reinhart and Blake Lewis with Postmodern Jukebox – The Cosmopolitan – Las Vegas, NV
- Kat Robichaud – Smashup Derby at Bootie SF – San Francisco, CA
- The Swon Brothers – Grand Casino Mille Lacs Event Center – Onamia, MN
- Sam Woolf – Main Street Live – Bradenton, FL
- Madi Davis – Red Herring Lounge – Duluth, MN
These concerts showcase a wide range of venues, from late-night club appearances and casino stages to large outdoor fan festivals. Whether performing for a hometown crowd or joining an international celebration, these artists are part of a larger slate of New Year’s Eve entertainment that blends live shows with televised specials.
Television Appearances
- Carrie Underwood headlines New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest on NBC. Also performing in Los Angeles for the broadcast are One Direction and Pentatonix.
- Jordin Sparks is scheduled to perform on Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution on FOX.
The TV specials provide a chance for viewers at home to enjoy big performances and countdown moments live on network television. Major broadcasts typically feature a mixture of headline acts, guest performers and special segments timed for the midnight countdowns across U.S. time zones.
Highlights and What to Expect
Several notable highlights stand out in this lineup. Adam Lambert’s role at The Float @ Marina Bay places him in one of the world’s most watched New Year’s Eve events, while Carrie Underwood’s headline performance on New Year’s Rockin’ Eve brings a prime-time broadcast audience. Phillip Phillips appears as part of the Orange Bowl Fan Fest in Miami, adding a live-concert element to holiday festivities there. Other performers, such as Haley Reinhart and Blake Lewis with Postmodern Jukebox, present a vintage-inspired revue, and local venues showcase talent ranging from intimate club shows to larger casino and festival stages.
For fans planning to attend a show or tune in on television, tonight’s schedule offers many options: outdoor countdowns, indoor concerts, and national broadcasts. Celebrate safely, plan your evening around travel and venue restrictions, and enjoy the performances as these reality TV alumni and contemporary artists help usher in the New Year.