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Among the artists Bentley said he's looking forward to watching perform are fellow superstars Luke Combs, Luke Bryan and Keith Urban.

He said he's also excited to watch the rising stars shine.

\"It's always great seeing my friends and contemporaries and some of the guys who've been doing it for a bit longer. But I get excited about seeing an artist their very first time on the main stage,\" he said. \"I'm sure this is Lainey Wilson's first time to be on that stage in front of that many people. Parker McCollum [is] also a brand new artist who's on fire.\"

\"...The first time back after three years of being off due to the pandemic is huge,\" he added, referring to the forced hiatus that impacted the music festival starting in 2020. \"The energy is going to be crazy.\"

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\"CMA Fest\" airs on ABC on Aug. 3 at 8 p.m. ET.

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