The 2020 festival season picture got a little clearer on Thursday with the announcement of 14 artists who will be playing at Country Thunder Alberta from August 21 to 23, 2020. The announcement does not include day-to-day schedule information for the full list of acts, but we do now that Dan + Shay (Friday), Kane […]
Jake Owen made it a Barefoot Blue Jean Night and Lauren Alaina sparkled and shined on Saturday at Country Thunder in Calgary. The two country stars closed the night with Lauren going first and Jake Owen closing the show in the headlining slot. They each got the crowd moving and smiling and singing along as […]
Country Thunder Calgary had a lot of talent on stage at the 2019 festival, including Jimmie Allen and Jordan Davis. Both artists put their best foot forward on the Country Thunder stage, giving Alberta country fans something to sing along to and cheer about. And both of them have very bright futures ahead of them! […]
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame member and native Alberta country music star Terri Clark took over the Country Thunder stage in Calgary on Sunday, and she brought a friend. Clark was joined by Dallas Smith, another Canadian country star and her duet partner on 2018’s One Drink Ago to give the crowd a little […]
Jason Aldean closed down Country Thunder in Calgary on Sunday night with a massive 24 song set and all kinds of fire power. Hot off his headlining performance in Ontario at Boots and Hearts, the Georgia native made the trip to Alberta to give western Canada’s country fans some rockin’ country entertainment. If you haven’t […]
Hunter Brothers have quickly become one of Canada’s favourite country music acts. The five farming brothers from Saskatchewan have harmonies that can’t be beat and on-stage energy that keeps fans coming back from more. On Saturday afternoon Hunter Brothers showed up at Country Thunder Calgary with songs, backflips, and more for the Alberta country fans. […]
For as long as we’ve been doing this, we’ve been asking where the women are in country music. It’s not always an easy question to answer, but on Friday night at Country Thunder in Calgary, they’ll be on the main stage. It’s often tricky question to answer, because we know where the women are. They […]
We are here to finish our wrap-up of the 2019 Calgary Stampede with photos of the legendary rodeo, as well as entertainment from the Grandstand! It was another great run of big entertainment in Calgary this July, and we have no doubt that 2020 will give us just as many amazing experiences to capture and […]
The 2019 Calgary Stampede has come to an end after 10 days of food, fun, and tons of live entertainment! It’s safe to say that the exhibition was a success, with a reported 1.27 million visitors through the gates between July 5 and 14 this year. That’s a lot of people, a lot of smiles, […]
Canadian indie rock darlings and heavyweights, Metric took over the Coca-Cola Stage at the 2019 Calgary Stampede with a list of hits to entertain the assembled crowd. With Emily Haines fronting the stage, Metric came to Alberta and did what they do, giving energy, enthusiasm, and entertainment. That kind of performance is nothing new. It’s […]
T-Pain lit up the Coca-Cola Stage at the 2019 Calgary Stampede on Monday night when he headlined for the Cowtown crowd. The Grammy-winning hit-maker brought a string of hits and fan favourites with him to the stage. He danced, he rapped, he drank, and everyone had a good time while he did it. If anyone […]
The Coca-Cola Stage was loud with rock and nostalgia on Sunday night when Dashboard Confessional plugged in at the 2019 Calgary Stampede. With a long list of hits and fan favourites and an amazing beard/haircut combo – Chris Carrabba took centre stage and wowed the Calgary crowd. It’s been almost 20 years since Dashboard’s debut […]
There’s big news out of Cowtown as 27 artists have been announced for three stages over 11 days at the 2019 Calgary Stampede!
Country Thunder Calgary 2018 wrapped up on Sunday with some big music from some big stars. Midland and Eric Church both gave the crowd everything they wanted, and we’re sure that they’d all come back to see them live again any time. With sets full of hits and fan favourites, the Gators Boys and The […]
Country Thunder 2018 rolled on with some HUGE entertainment on Saturday with a long list of talent on stage in Calgary. And throughout the day, Canadian country music was well represented with Dean Brody, Madeline Merlo, and Restless Heart all taking their turns singing for the crowd. It should be no surprise to anyone that all three of […]