LINEUP BOASTS LAINEY WILSON, BROOKS & DUNN, ZACH TOP & GAVIN ADCOCK  
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RETURNS TO AZ TALIO RANCH IN FLORENCE, AZ APRIL 9-12
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TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

NASHVILLE, TENN. (February 18, 2026) – 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. 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 named him among its coveted Touring Power Players 2025.

ABOUT COUNTRY THUNDER MUSIC FESTIVALS: Country Thunder Music Festivals thrives as the world’s preeminent Country music festival brand. Led by President and C.E.O. Troy Vollhoffer since 2005, it continues to set the tone for Country music and culture. This global powerhouse encompasses annual multi-day events in six major markets across two countries, earning “Festival of the Year” at the ACM Awards three times and entertaining millions of fans to date. Its stages have welcomed GRAMMY® Award-winning generational superstars, genre-busting trailblazers, and rising talent alike. Beyond boasting a reputation for once-in-a-lifetime collaborations, it has perennially provided a launchpad for breaking acts. Between those powerhouse performances, each location features an immersive concourse consisting of numerous cuisine and beverage options, local vendors, and various attractions. Dubbed “a pillar of country festival culture” by Holler., American Songwriter has hailed it as “a country music lover’s dream,” while The Tennessean summed it up best, “For three decades, the Country Thunder brand has succeeded in offering fans top-tier performances.” The brand’s festivals include Saskatchewan, Arizona, Wisconsin, Alberta, and Florida. As always, Country Thunder Music Festivals embodies the past, present, and future of Country music and so much more. ABOUT COUNTRY THUNDER ARIZONA: Turning up the volume under the blazing sun of the Sonoran Desert since 2009, Country Thunder Arizona remains the hottest Country music experience in the Southwest. Each year, it kicks up dust and takes over an old school movie ranch in Florence, AZ for an unforgettable four-day weekend of music and camping in the Grand Canyon State. Its nearly 9,000 campsites annually sell out, while 1 million-plus fans have attended the festival thus far. Amplifying the atmosphere’s energy, the festival features rides, dancing competitions, regional cuisine and beverage options, carnival games, and so much more. In addition to receiving “Festival of the Year” at the ACM Awards, it’s no surprise that AZ Central has applauded it as “a four-day party.” Thus far, its stages have featured Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, and many more. Materializing with all the splendor and style of the most glorious desert mirage, it’s a Country classic through and through. ABOUT TROY VOLLHOFFER: Between running the world’s preeminent Country music festival brand, hosting a popular podcast, and giving back at every turn as a philanthropist, Country Thunder President and C.E.O. Troy Vollhoffer has quietly distinguished himself as a music industry renaissance man. Raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, he went from working in his father’s local theater to spending more than a decade playing minor and junior professional hockey before using a Pittsburgh Penguins signing bonus to launch Premier Global Production, which supported major tours for Rod Stewart, Def Leppard, Metallica and more. In 2005, he took ownership of the longest-running music festival event in North America, leading it as the Craven Country Jamboree for twelve years before bringing it into the Country Thunder family in 2017. During that time, he expanded the brand by acquiring Country Thunder Arizona and Wisconsin in 2009 and launching Country Thunder Alberta in 2016 and Country Thunder Florida in 2019, which will move to the beach for the first time in 2026—occupying the largest footprint of any Country Thunder festival and overlooking the crystal clear waters of The Gulf. His leadership has earned multiple ACM “Festival of the Year” honors, prestigious awards from the ACM and CCMA, and recognition on Billboard’s “Touring Power Players” list. A dedicated philanthropist and host of “On the Bus with Troy Vollhoffer,” he continues to shape the future of live music with the same passion that launched his career.