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SPOTLIGHT ON

COUNTRY THUNDER SASKATCHEWAN 2025

Story and Photos by Glen Forrester


Country Thunder Saskatchewan 2025 was held on July 10 - July 13, 2025. 


Country Thunder started off on Thursday in the beer gardens with The Hunter Brothers. In the band is Luke, JJ, Ty, Brock, and Dusty Hunter. The brothers are from Shaunavon, Saskatchewan and they started to perform in 2016. They first signed with Open Road Recording and their first single "El Dorado" was on the Billboard Canada Country chart. The beer gardens were packed with country fans and The Hunter Brothers put on a great performance.     


On Friday, in the afternoon on the main stage, the "MC's" were Bruce William and Storme Warren.  Bruce William was with Terry Ree "The Indian and The White Guy". They have been a comedy host for Country Thunder for 40 years. That is impressive. Storme Warren works for Garth Brooks "Big 615" on TuneIn. Brayden King was first to come on. 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's drummer "Daniel Adair" to play drums on his song Nickelback, which was very awesome. Tommy Charles went on about 5:30pm. He was born in Montreal, Ontario and now he lives in Calgary, Alberta. He was on "The Voice" and hoping his music would pull in the fan base. Sara Evans came on about 7:30pm. Sara was born in Boonville, Missouri and now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. She performed a lot of her hits like, Born to Fly, Suds in the Bucket, A Little Bit Stronger and Slow Me Down. Everyone loves Sara and the audience enjoyed hearing all her hits. Tim Hicks came on around 8:30pm. He is from St. Catherines, Ontario. His single "Get By" in 2012, started his career off and has had eighteen top ten hits on the Canada Country charts. Albums he has are Throw Down, 5:01, Shake These Walls and New Tattoo. Jason Aldean closed out Friday night. He was born in Macon, Georgia and now lives in Nasville, Tennessee. He has 41 singles and 30 have reached number one on either the Hot Country Songs or Country Airplay charts. Jason put on one of his best performances for us and a lot of people will never forget that performance.            


On Saturday, in the late afternoon, Mckenzie Carpenter went on stage. She is from Hull, Georgia. She has two albums under her belt and is a platinum selling song writer also. Jess Moskaluke came on around 5:30pm. She is from Langenburg, Saskatchewan. She released her album "Light up the Night" in 2014. Her contains her platinum single "Cheap Wine and Cigarettes". She also has a number one hit on the Billboard Canada Country chat. After supper, James Barker Band came on. They come from Woodville, Ontario. In the band is James Barker, Taylor, Conner Stephen and Bobby Martin. They successfully have six number one country singles. Their six hits are Chills, Keep it Single, Over All Over Again, New Old Trucks, Meet your Mama, and You Didn't Hear it From Me. Tyler Hubbard came on in the evening. He was born in Monroe, Georgia. He was in the group "Florida Georgia Line" with Brain Kelley until 2021. Tyler went solo on EMI Nashville. His song "5 Foot 9" topped the Billboard Country chart in 2022. To end the night, Bailey Zimmerman came on. He is from Louisville, Illinois. In 2020 Bailey put an original song on social media and it was Tik Tok that made him explode. His song "Fall in Love" reached number one on the Billboard Country chart. 


Sunday was the last day of Country Thunder Saskatchewan. Hailey Benedict came on late afternoon. She is from St. Alberta, Alberta. She is signed to Big Load Records and has a few singles on Canada Country charts like "Wanted You To, Damn You July and Things My Mama Says". Owen Riegling came on next. He is from Midmay, Ontario. Owen is a singer/songwriter. He is signed to Universal Music Canada. He has singles on the charts like "Love, Old Dirt Roads and Moonshines". The Road Hammers came on around 6:00pm and they are a Canadian band. They are Jason McCoy, Clayton Bellamy, and Chris Byrne. They were recognized with a Juno Award in 2006, along with numerous Canadian Country Music Association awards. Kip Moore the second from the last, came on around 7:30pm. Kip is from Tifton, Georgia. He is a singer songwriter. He signed with MCA Nashville and released five albums. Twelve songs made it on Billboard Country chart and Country Airplay. He also written songs for Frankie Ballard, Thompson Square, and James Wesley. Def Leppard closed out the Country Thunder Saskatchewan and what a great performance they did. The band is from England which started in 1977. Since 1972 the band has consisted of Rick Savage, Joe Elliott, Rick Allen, Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell. That was a spectacular show to end Country Thunder Saskatchewan.        

                                        

For concert dates and more information about COUNTRY THUNDER, go to her website: https://www.countrythunder.com


THANKS FOR THE MUSIC, Country Thunder Saskatchewan!

CONCERT PHOTOS BY GLEN FORRESTER

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