If absence has made the heart grow fond, Country Thunder Saskatchewan organizers delivered its fans a jaw-dropping line-up .
Country music’s hottest new superstar joins the guy that’s already been at the top of the heap for quite some time, Morgan Wallen and Blake Shelton will bring the house down in the legendary Craven Valley next summer. Add in showstopper, Lee Brice and, well, you’ve got one of North America’s biggest and best parties of 2022!
Every once in a while an artist comes along who transcends the country music genre and, in fact, changes the entire game. Morgan Wallen is that artist right now, for the immediate future, and well beyond.
The numbers and the fan hysteria speak for itself.
With over seven billion (yes, you read that number correctly) on-demand streams, numerous multi-market, multi-platinum certifications and four consecutive chart-toppers, Wallen’s widely-praised sophomore effort, Dangerous: The Double Album, reigned #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart for a whopping 10 consecutive weeks upon its release.
The blockbuster remained in the top 10 for 33 weeks, plus earned the biggest streaming week for a Country album in music history. It includes another record-breaking achievement with one of Time magazine’s Top 10 Songs of 2020, “7 Summers,” and “Wasted On You” – both debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and inside the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 10, not to mention the 4x platinum Diplo collaboration, “Heartless,” and another platinum chart-topper, “More Than My Hometown.”
His limited Fall headlining gigs in the U.S. sold between 30 and 50,000 tickets per venue in minutes, causing pandemonium in each market. Wallen’s headline performance at Country Thunder Bristol has been called the “Country Music Event Of The Year” in America for 2021.
And what can you say about Blake Shelton that hasn’t already been said?
Indeed, there are very few artists in music (and television) history who have captured the hearts and minds of fans the way Shelton has. Since 2001 he has been an unstoppable force in not only country music, but also television and pop culture, landscapes.
Just a few career highlights on a list too long to compile: 11 best-selling albums, a staggering 28 No. 1 singles, numerous sold-out arena and stadium tours, every industry music award and honor imaginable (including the 2020 ACM Single Of The Year for “God’s Country”), and nine years as the most successful “coach” on the wildly successful NBC series, The Voice.
Hot on the heels of a pair of recent No. 1 hits, Lee Brice will also be welcomed with open arms for his first visit to Country Thunder Saskatchewan.
The runaway success of “One Of Them Girls” and “I Hope You’re Happy Now” (a duet with Carly Pearce) has only added to the excitement of this blockbuster weekend.
As if all that wasn’t enough, organizers also announced a Thursday night kick-off party with Chad Brownlee.
Joining the lineup are HARDY, Lindsay Ell, country music legend, Tanya Tucker, The Washboard Union, MacKenzie Porter, Bobby Wills, Kameron Marlowe, and Andrew Hyatt with many more still to be announced!
Don’t forget about the Sunday Beer Garden wrap-up for the ages with Canada’s ultimate party band, TOQUE!
Country Thunder Saskatchewan 2022 is rolling in – see you all there!
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