Country Thunder — the largest Country music festival brand in North America —is excitedly gearing up for the 2026 festival season. In full swing already, the leading live events producer will reveal the lineups for its massive slate of festivals over the next few months. The rollout has officially started now with today’s unveiling of the highly anticipated lineup for Country Thunder Arizona 2026. Set for April 9-12, the stacked bill features headliners Lainey Wilson, Zach Top, Brooks & Dunn, and Gavin Adcock, plus Waylon Wyatt, Ian Munsick, Lonestar, Scotty McCreery, and more rounding out the weekend. The festival returns to its longtime home of Canyon Moon Ranch, in Florence, AZ for its 30th installment. New for 2026, you can lock in your tickets for just $20 down, followed by equal monthly payments leading up to the show - making it easier than ever to secure your experience. Tickets and Premium packages are available here.
This year’s headliners represent the entire spectrum of 21st century Country music and culture. Wilson has shined as the genre’s reigning queen, while Top and Adcock have risen through the ranks to chart-topping arena headliners over the last eighteen months, each claiming superstar status in his own right. Of course, Brooks & Dunn are also Country royalty whose influence has only grown from generation-to-generation. Ultimately, 2026 boasts a can’t-miss cohort of headlining talent without comparison plus performances by Jay Webb, Jackson Dean, George Birge, Dasha, Logan Layman, Billy Dean & Collin Raye, Lanie Gardner, Austin Snell, Lauren Watkins, Annie Bosko, The Wilder Blue, and many more.
Festivalgoers will once again enjoy rides, carnival games, delicious food and beverage options, in addition to intentional elements of the experience inspired by Country Thunder CEO and President Troy Vollhoffer’s childhood awe and wonder of the Circus. The Country Thunder Arizona grounds host a myriad of other vendors, everything from new ink to custom hat trimming. Not to mention, the Copperhead Stage spotlights rising artists from “The Grand Canyon State,” and the Songwriter Showcase pulls back the curtain and introduces the writers behind the Main Stage’s biggest smashes. The line dancing competitions and dance parties will keep campers moving in the Electric Thunder attraction well into the night.
Launched back in 1996, Country Thunder Arizona thrives as the Southwest’s ultimate annual Country music experience. 2025 boasted a bevy of heavy hitters, including Riley Green, Keith Urban, HARDY, and Bailey Zimmerman. The fest was enthusiastically chronicled by az central, 12 News NBC, Phoenix New Times, MusicRow, Taste of Country, and Arizona’s Family who proclaimed, “Country Thunder roars in Arizona.” Not to mention, 2025 saw the festival milestone of hosting the “One Millionth Fan” first-timer Lacey Culpepper who received Platinum Experience tickets and a campsite FOR LIFE as part of a once-in-a-lifetime prize pack.
However, Country Thunder has a whole lot more in store for 2026. The leading international Country music festival producer will be announcing the lineups for Country Thunder Wisconsin, Country Thunder Florida, Country Thunder Saskatchewan, and Country Thunder Alberta in the near future. With an impeccable track record of sellouts in multiple countries and across borders, it has truly taken flight as an incomparable and influential global live music brand for Country music.
Vollhoffer has concurrently emerged as one of the genre’s foremost voices. Beyond the success of his popular podcast “On The Bus with Troy Vollhoffer” and other ventures, Billboard just named him among its coveted Touring Power Players 2025. Plus, he sat down with The Tennessean for an extensive career-spanning interview online and in the print edition.
2026 has all the makings of Country Thunder’s biggest, brightest, and best year yet.
