Country Thunder Arizona 2022: Everything we know about the lineup, dates and tickets

Ed Masley
Arizona Republic

Country Thunder Arizona broke the news that Morgan Wallen would be headlining in 2022 while this year's festival was still raging at Canyon Moon Ranch near Florence.

Now we have a clearer picture of how things are shaking out. 

Blake Shelton, Florida Georgia Line and Riley Green will join Wallen in headlining the four-day festival's return to Arizona the weekend of Thursday, April 7, to Sunday, April 10.

They're joined by Hardy, Gabby Barrett, Randy Houser, Chase Rice, Lindsay Ell, Michael Ray, Tracy Lawrence, Jameson Rogers, Blanco Brown, Sawyer Brown, James Barker Band and MacKenzie Porter, with more artists to be added closer to the date.

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Country Thunder Arizona 2022 headliners

Wallen was supposed to headline this year’s festival but canceled all his summer dates and Country Thunder Arizona after a video surfaced of the singer hurling the N-word and other profanities at a carload of friends outside his Nashville home.

Despite the controversy, Wallen's latest album, "Dangerous: The Double Album," topped the Billboard 200 album chart for 10 consecutive weeks while sending "7 Summers" to the top of Billboard's Country Songs chart and earning more than 7 billion streams.

Arizona is one of several Country Thunder festivals Wallen is scheduled to headline in the coming year.

This is Shelton's seventh time at Country Thunder Arizona. He last headlined in 2017 and proved to be perfect choice to headline the festival's fourth and final night.

The man is practically the unofficial Goodwill Ambassador of Modern Country Drinking Songs. And it doesn't hurt that he brings 21 chart-topping country singles to the mix, from "Austin" to the Gwen Stefani duet "Happy Anywhere."

Florida Georgia Line return to Arizona for the first time since 2019, when the Can't Say I Ain't Country Tour brought the duo to Ak-Chin Pavilion. They bring 13 country chart-toppers to the occasion.

Riley Green's last time in Arizona was as a support act on Dierks Bentley's Beers on Me Tour earlier this year.

Green was named 2019's New Male Artist Of The Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards. 

How to buy tickets for Country Thunder 2022

Within a week of Eric Church bringing the weekend to a close in 2021, reserved seats and campsites for 2022 had sold out.

Four-day GA passes and the Platinum Experience are, however, still available at countrythunder.com or by phone at 866-388-0007. 

At least for now.

A general admission ticket gives you access to all general admission areas, stages and campgrounds.

You may bring your own chair and/or blanket, as general admission is lawn-style seating.

​Kids 10 and under are welcome for free in general admission with the purchase of an adult ticket.

Single-day tickets may become available as the festival nears. Country Thunder's director of marketing and media relations Gerry Krochak said, "Sometimes when a multi-day event sells out in advance, there is not a single-day option."

For more information on parking at Country Thunder, see our guide to parking rules and tips. 

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Country Thunder Arizona 2022

When: Thursday through Sunday, April 7-10.

Where: 20585 E. Price Station, Florence.

Admission: $185 general admission weekend pass; $375-$575 reserved seats for the weekend.

Details: countrythunder.com.

Reach the reporter at ed.masley@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-4495. Follow him on Twitter @EdMasley.

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