Country Thunder Saskatchewan 2026 was held on July 9-12, 2026.
On Thursday, the weekend started in the beer gardens with Brayden King. He is from Weyburn Saskatchewan and now calls Lethbridge home. He was on American Idol on season 21 and he got a "Golden Ticket". He also got Nickelback drummer "Daniel Adair" to play drums on his song Nickelback, which is very awesome. The beer gardens were packed with country music fans. It was a great performance from Brayden.
Friday afternoon on the main stage, the hosts were Bruce William and Storme Warren. Prior to Storme, Bruce William was with Terry Ree as "The Indian and the White Guy". They were the comedy hosts for Country Thunder for 40 years. Storme Warren, who took over for Ree, works for Garth Brooks on the "Big 615" on Tuneln.
Late afternoon on Friday, Logan Layman and her brother Cole went on. They have been making music together since childhood. Logan is a singer, songwriter that plays bass, upright bass, piano and foot percussion. She also has been featured in a few magazines. Robyn Ottolini came on next. She is from Uxbridge, Ontario. Ottolini is a singer, songwriter. Her song "F-150" gained traction on Tik Tok and made #3 on Rolling Stone trending 25 chart in the United States on the week of October 1, 2020. Also, the song on February 16, 2021, it became her first top 10 hit on Billboard Canada Country chart and the first Gold-Certified single in Canada. Next up were The Dead South. They are a folk-bluegrass band from Regina, Saskatchewan. They have released 4 studio albums, Good Company (2014), Illusion and Doubt (2016), Sugar and Joy (Six Shooter Records, 2019), Chains and Stakes (2024). Also 3, EPs, The Ocean Went Mad and We Were to Blame (2013), Easy Listening for Jerk Pt1 and Pt 2 (both Six Shooter Records (2022). One live album, Served Live (Six Shooter Records (2022). Next performer was Gavin Adcock, He is from Athens, Georgia. He started writing songs in high school and in 2021 was when it all started with first single "Ain't No Cure" He signed with Warner Music Nashville, 150 million streams on his song "A Cigarette". In 2024 he released his debut album "Actin' up Again". Then Riley Green performed. He is from Jacksonville, Alabama and a singer and songwriter. He is signed to Nashville Harbor Records and Entertainment since 2018. He also released 3 albums, "Different Round Hire (2019), Ain't My Last Rodeo (2023), and Don't Mind if I Do (2024). He has had multiple top-20 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts.
On Saturday late afternoon, Zach McPhee performed. He is from Vernon, British Columbia and he is singer, songwriter and also plays guitar. He put music on "You Tube" and Aaron Pritchett seen it on "You Tube" and reached out to him in 2013, to do some recording. In 2019 he made it in the top 3 of the "Denim on the Diamond" talent competition in Western Canada. "Smoke" became his first top 10 hit at Canadian Country Radio and his first single to be Certified Gold in Canada. Also, he was nominated for Break Through Artist or Group of The Year at the 2025 Canadian Country Music Association Awards. Next up was Sacha Visagie. She is a singer, songwriter from Warkworth, Ontario. She is signed to Sony Music Canada and has several singles in Canada which is "Hey Mom I Made It, Til I Don't, Shooting Star and What The Truck". Then Dasha performed. She is from San Luis Obispo, California and she performed, in "Guys and Dolls (2016), Footloose (2017), Annie (2018) and Bye Bye Birdie (2018) and was also a member of the Improv Team. Her song "Austin" made it to number 19 on the Billboard charts in 2024. She also performed "Austin" on the CMT Music Awards stage in Austin Texas. Next up was Cameron Whitcomb. He is a singer and songwriter from Nanaimo, British Columbia. He was nominated for 5 awards at the Juno Awards in 2026 and won Break Though Artist or Group of the Year and Country Album of the Year which makes him the first American Idol contestant to win a Juno Award. He also was nominated on the Canadian Country Music Association Awards where he tied for the most nominations with 6 in total and won Break Though Artist or Group of the Year and also the Fans Choice Awards, He was on American Idol Season 20. He signed with Atlantic Records, and he has had some songs on the chart which is "Quitter, Medusa, Options and Kingdom of Fear". To end the night, Creed came on. They are an American Rock Band formed in Tallahassee, Florida in 1994. The band members are lead vocalist Scott Stapp, lead guitarist Mark Tremonti, drummer Scott Phillips, and bassist Brian Marshall. They broke up for a few years off and on. Once again, in 2023 after many years, they are headlining tours throughout 2026. They performed a great concert. Sunday was the last day of Country Thunder Saskatchewan. Kalsey Kulyk came on late afternoon. She is from Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan. In 2023 she released a single "Love Me Like an Outlow", which became her first top 20 hit on the Billboard Canada Country. In 2024 she signed with Universal Music Canada and sent out "You Fight Dirty" in February 2025. Also, she released the single "Till I Get to Heaven". After Kalsey, Sully Burrows came on and he is from Parry Sound, Ontario. He has charted in Canada with the singles "Rally Around and Put It on Me". Later, Noeline Hofmann took the stage. She is doing several upcoming tour dates and opening up for Shaboozey and Charles Wisley Godwin to name a few. In the evening Max McNown came on and he is from Bend, Oregon. He joined Fugitive Records with some singles "A Lot More Free and Better Me For You". Lainey Wilson closed the Country Thunder Saskatchewan and what a great performance she put on. Lainey is from Baskin, Louisiana and won Country Music Association Awards, Entertainer of the Year in 2023 and 2025. She also won a Grammy Award and 6 Academy of Country Music Awards. In 2022 she made her TV series debut in "Yellowstone" and in 2024 she was in the country music documentary "Rebel Country". In 2026 she made her film debut in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's book "Reminders of Him". Lainey put on a spectacular show to end Country Thunder Saskatchewan.
Thanks Country Thunder Saskatchewan for a great time and shows.
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