WATCH: Miranda Lambert Delivered Rockin’ Performance Of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Travelin’ Band” On New Year’s Eve Way Back In 2011

We’re going WAY back today…

Back to 2011, when Miranda Lambert rang in the new year at the Pechanga Theater with a special performance of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Travelin’ Band.”

Of course, the song was written by John Fogerty and recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival for their 1970 album Cosmo’s Factory. It has been covered by many iconic artists, including Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin, and Jerry Lee Lewis has a duet version with Fogerty on the album Last Man Standing.

Miranda has always had a touch of rock and roll in her music, so this was the perfect cover for her and I’d love to hear her do another version of it now at this point in her career, because I think it’s a great choice for her.

And speaking of Miranda, last year, she talked about her perfect (my words) New Year’s resolutions ahead of her performance on New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash.

She explained that she now sets “intentions” as opposed to traditional “resolutions” because something about a traditional resolution can be a lot harder to stick with for some reason, so she wisely sets a couple goals that are much more reasonable and attainable:

“Oh God. It’s usually cussing less, drinking less, less of everything. But, you know, I stopped setting resolutions, I set intentions now. Which is a little bit more doable, less scary.”

So many resolutions are a lot easier said than done, so if you’re someone who makes them and sticks to them every year, good for you… I don’t usually set resolutions, and if I ever have, they’ve been pretty simple and attainable, so I might have to follow suit with these and apply them to myself.

Miranda won’t be appearing on any of the New Year’s Eve shows this year, but if you want to take a trip down memory lane and reminisce on an epic CCR song, check this out:

And if you’re still wanting to see some country music this New Year’s Eve, CBS Network’s New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash will include performers in Jason Aldean, Lainey Wilson, Bailey Zimmerman, Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts, Riley Green, Marcus King, Megan Moroney, Zach Top, Keith Urban, Gretchen Wilson, Stephen Wilson Jr., and Dwight Yoakam from venues and clubs across Nashville.

There will be a few other special appearances by other people, but if you’re looking for an alternative to the usual New Year’s Eve show, there should be some good stuff to watch if you’re staying in for the night.

The show will air live on Wednesday, December 31st at 8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT and 10:30 PM-1:30 AM, ET/PT on the CBS Television Network, and it will also stream on Paramount+.

And if you’re going to actually be in Nashville for the holiday, there will be an in person watch party at Luke Combs’ Category 10 bar, where Dwight Yoakam will be performing throughout the evening, in addition to a performance from Marcus King. Much of the live show will take place at Nashville’s Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, and the event will air across multiple time zones, with the traditional countdown at midnight Eastern time. The Nashville Music Note Drop will happen on Central time.

Some of the performances will likely be pre-recorded, but if you’ll be in Music City for New Year’s Eve, there will be plenty of great live performances and a lot to see and do.

And if you’re not like me or Miranda Lambert, you still have several hours to set a New Year’s Resolution for 2026…

Here’s a little bit of “Living on the Run” from her New Year’s Eve performance last year:

@mirandalambert Living on the Run. Live from @Casa Rosa Nashville ♬ original sound – Miranda Lambert

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