Boot-stomping, guitar-strumming country music fans, your prayers have been answered as Country Thunder Arizona 2024 is set to roll into Canyon Moon Ranch with some of the biggest names in the genre, as reported by Phoenix New Times and azcentral.com. Taking place from April 11 to 14, the festival is gonna be a music-packed weekend with headliners including the CMA Entertainer of the Year Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll, the fan-favorite Eric Church, and the raucous Koe Wetzel.
Country Thunder's not just about the headliners though, with a lineup that boasts nearly two dozen artists, veterans, and newcomers alike ready to bring down the house, or the ranch, I should say attendees are in for a parade of hits and high-energy performances, Wilson rolls into the festival hot off her wins as Female Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year, her chart-topping singles "Things A Man Oughta Know" and "Watermelon Moonshine" sure to resonate with the crowd, while Church is set to deliver the kind of marquee performance that earned him titles such as Top Country Tour at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.
Tickets, which won't put much of a bend in your wallet, range from $175 for single-day general admission to premium packages that soar up to $675 for the full VIP treatment – a price tag that comes bundled with perks like skybox access, an exclusive lounge, better restrooms, and other niceties fit for a country king or queen. According to Phoenix New Times, the festival is an all-ages event, and kids 10 and under get in gratis with a paying adult.
For fans who plan to make the trek, getting there is a cruise southeast of Phoenix but don't expect to set up camp: campground spaces are already snapped up, selling out months in advance, that's a testament to the festival's draw, like a moth to a flame country enthusiasts flood to this annual shindig, eager to catch the explosive line-up and bathe in the desert sun turning Canyon Moon Ranch into a slice of Nashville in Arizona.
Festivalgoers who've been dreaming of warm beer nights and the twang of steel guitars since last year's shindig can start prepping their clear plastic bags, clutches, and a one-bottle water rations because entry policies are as strict as a honky-tonk dress code. Last but not least, for the after-party crowd, there's Electric Thunder, where you can kick off the dust and dance till dawn - or at least until after the headliners wrap up, as detailed by Phoenix New Times.
