Country music fans in Las Vegas can start locking in seats this week for the 62nd Academy of Country Music Awards, with the general public able to buy tickets starting Friday at 10 a.m. Pacific time. The show returns to the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, May 16, 2027, according to the Academy of Country Music.
General Sale Opens Friday
According to FOX5 Las Vegas, tickets will be available through AXS.com, with the general public sale beginning Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
The May 17 date reported by Las Vegas Review-Journal refers to the 61st ACM Awards in 2026, not the 62nd awards in 2027. The Academy identifies Sunday, May 16, 2027, as the date for the 62nd ceremony.
Streaming Deal Keeps Growing With Prime Video
The 62nd ACM Awards will continue as the first major award show to exclusively livestream, with the broadcast expected on Prime Video, Amazon Music and Twitch, according to the FOX5 Las Vegas report. Prime Video is expected to carry the show to audiences in more than 240 countries and territories. The Las Vegas Sun notes the 2027 ceremony will mark the sixth consecutive year the show has streamed on Prime Video.
Performers for the 2027 show are expected to be announced in the coming months, according to the FOX5 Las Vegas report. The Academy will share full details of ancillary events happening throughout awards week at a later date. Media credential applications are expected to become available in March, with details to be posted at acmcountry.com, the station reports.
Vegas Banking On Another Big Economic Swing
The timing lines up with a financial case the Academy has been making for keeping the show in Las Vegas. The 61st ACM Awards generated an estimated $53 million in total economic impact for the region, according to the Academy of Country Music. That figure included $24.3 million in direct visitor spending and supported about 290 full-time equivalent jobs, while generating $15.7 million in increased employee earnings, the Academy reports.
A full week of related events tied to the ceremony added another $4.5 million in economic activity for local hotels, restaurants, venues and businesses, according to the same report. The Academy also says its social accounts pulled in more than 153 million video views around the 61st show, up 35% year over year. That economic haul marked an 85% increase over the previous year's ceremony in Frisco, Texas, according to the Las Vegas Sun.
A Return To Strip Glamour After Years In Texas
The ACM Awards last touched down in Las Vegas in 2022 at Allegiant Stadium, with Dolly Parton hosting, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. From 2023 through last year's 60th-anniversary show, the ceremony was staged at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas, the paper reports. Now the show is heading back to the Strip, trading a Texas arena for the MGM Grand Garden Arena's more intimate country-awards pedigree.
Fans hoping to catch the show in person will need to move fast once the clock hits Friday morning. With performers still to be announced, confirmed details include the date, venue, ticket on-sale window, livestream format and platforms, international reach and plans for ancillary events during awards week — and given the show's streaming reach and its track record of pumping tens of millions into the local economy, Las Vegas businesses are likely watching the calendar just as closely as fans are.
