CMA Fest attendance was up in 2023

More than 90,000 people attended this year's CMA Fest each day in downtown Nashville, organizers announced Monday.

• Attendance at the four-day festival grew 12% year-over-year despite driving rain on Sunday that shuttered some of the concert stages and delayed the Nissan Stadium performances.

Zoom in: Organizers said the crowds at the nightly Nissan Stadium shows were up 10% from last year, setting a new festival record.

• The high point came Saturday, when organizers said attendance was 56,072.