Country Thunder — the largest Country music festival brand in North America —has just unlocked a special sale on single-day tickets for Country Thunder Arizona 2026, which returns to AZ Talio Ranch in Florence, AZ on April 9-12. For a limited time only, two single-day tickets will cost $250 all-in (a $50 discount). With various packages already snatched up, these tickets will sell out, so this is the perfect chance to snag a pair early. Fans can purchase here now.
When news broke around Country Thunder Arizona’s 2026 installment, it stirred up a flurry of activity. Holler. hailed the festival for “another sizzling lineup of country heavyweights as has become a centerpiece of the Country Thunder brand at large.” Beyond looks from AZ. Central and more, Phoenix New Times assured, “it is packed and stacked with a lineup of genre favorites,” fittingly describing it as a “boot-laden, multiday jamboree.”
Meanwhile, the stacked bill features headliners Lainey Wilson, Zach Top, Brooks & Dunn, and Gavin Adcock, plus Waylon Wyatt, Ian Munsick, Lonestar, Scotty McCreery, 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 rounding out the weekend.
Tickets, camping, and premium packages are available now with flexible payment options, making it easier than ever to secure your experience. Purchase those here.
Festivalgoers will once again enjoy rides, carnival games, delicious food and beverage options, and a myriad of other vendors, from new ink to custom hat trimming, all curated by Country Thunder CEO and President Troy Vollhoffer. 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.
Country Thunder is bound for the biggest, brightest, and best year yet as lineups have been announced for Country Thunder Wisconsin, Country Thunder Florida, Country Thunder Saskatchewan, and Country Thunder Alberta. 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.