Country Thunder Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan RCMP officers were kept busy during this year’s Country Thunder festival, responding to a total of 147 calls for service. Among the incidents reported, officers took 33 individuals into custody and laid six Criminal Code charges. The calls for service encompassed a variety of issues, reflecting the challenges of managing a large-scale event: Over […]

Lumsden RCMP are asking for the public’s help as they investigate two sexual assaults at the Country Thunder Saskatchewan festival site. The first occurred around 3 a.m. Friday, when police say a woman was approached by an unknown male while walking between campsites, and was sexually assaulted. The second incident happened at about 10:00 Friday […]

Country Thunder Saskatchewan has released its list of performers for 2023. Headlining the country music festival in Craven includes Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, and Jon Pardi. Country Thunder Saskatchewan returned from July 13 to July 16 next year, and Country Thunder Music Festival CEO said there is nothing like coming home to the fans in […]

After a two year hiatus thanks to COVID-19, Country Thunder Saskatchewan is coming back to Craven with a bang in July, 2022. Headlining the event will be Morgan Wallen, Blake Shelton and Lee Brice. “Saskatchewan is home for us, and we needed to come with everything we’ve got,” Country Thunder Music Festivals CEO, Troy Vollhoffer […]

Country Thunder Saskatchewan will not be happening this year. The music festival has issued a news release saying due to continued uncertainty around border closures and COVID-19 restrictions, the focus will now shift to Country Thunder 2022. General Manager Kim Blevins says it’s not easy running a music festival company after two years of not […]

Country Thunder says the 2021 festival in Craven will be worth the wait. After making the tough decision to cancel the 2020 event earlier this month due to COVID-19, Country Thunder Saskatchewan CEO Troy Vollhoffer said in a news release the show will be incredible, adding they, “can’t wait to come home and energize the […]

As many expected, Country Thunder Saskatchewan is cancelled for 2020, becoming the latest major event to fall victim to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a news release issued on Tuesday morning organizers say they are now planning for 2021. Country Thunder spokesperson Gerry Krochak says ticket holders for 2020 will have those tickets honored in 2021. […]

Regina native Troy Vollhoffer has been nominated for an Academy of Country Music award in the promoter category. Vollhoffer who now lives in Nashville, is the founder of Nashville based staging company Premier Global Production. He is also known as the force behind the Country Thunder festivals that can be found across all of North America […]

Country Thunder Saskatchewan is over for another year as most acts got to perform in front of thousands of country music fans during the weekend. Three shows were either cut short or cancelled due to inclement weather over the weekend, including Sunday night’s beer gardens performance by the Hunter Brothers and the cancelled Saturday night […]

Country Thunder Saskatchewan wrapped up Sunday night with headliner Chris Stapleton going as scheduled on the main stage. However, that wasn’t the case on Saturday night with Tim McGraw, as his show was cancelled after equipment and instruments were damaged in a major storm that swept through the area. The beer gardens were also closed […]