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Country Thunder Announces 2025 Line Up

Country Thunder Announces 2025 Line Up

Nov 15, 2024 | 6:01am
With the cold months drawing ever closer, its always nice to start planning for next summer. Country Thunder has taken the wraps off its line-up for the 2025 edition of the show, and like last year, a major rock band will be one of the headliners. Def Leppard, Jason Aldean and Bailey Zimmerman have were […]
Country Thunder Rocks On: Nickelback Leads the Charge to One Million Fan Milestone

Country Thunder Rocks On: Nickelback Leads the Charge to One Million Fan Milestone

Jul 16, 2024 | 9:32am
This weekend, Country Thunder reached a historic milestone, welcoming its one millionth fan at the annual music fest. Operating since 2005, the festival is renowned for showcasing top country music talent in Canada. This year’s event featured performances from Luke Combs, Nickelback, Dallas Smith, Meghan Patrick, Josh Ross, Gary Allan, and many more. “We’ve built […]
Sask. woman wins lifetime pass to Country Thunder festivals

Sask. woman wins lifetime pass to Country Thunder festivals

Jul 15, 2024 | 6:52am
CRAVEN – A 26-year-old Saskatchewan woman is the one-millionth person to scan through the gates of the Country Thunder music festival in Craven to mark the festival’s continued success and popularity. “I was basically speechless, it didn’t seem real,” said Darby Klassen, the winner of the lifetime Country Thunder prize package. “I thought it was a scam. […]
Country Thunder: Tenille Arts gets ’em dancing despite the heat

Country Thunder: Tenille Arts gets ’em dancing despite the heat

Jul 13, 2024 | 2:20pm
CRAVEN – It was on a warm evening July 12 that Tenille Arts performed in front of several thousand Country Thunder Music Festival-goers. The latter took advantage of this visibility to sing extracts from her fourth and new album To Be Honest. To the delight of festival-goers, the artist from Weyburn performed her big hit […]
Country Thunder SK releases mainstage schedule

Country Thunder SK releases mainstage schedule

May 23, 2024 | 2:23pm
We’re less than two months away until Country Thunder Saskatchewan kicks off in the Craven valley just 30 minutes northeast of Regina. This year’s lineup has proven quite popular with festival-goers thanks to powerhouse performers Nickelback, country superstar Luke Combs, and throwback artists like Shenandoah, Gary Allan, and Lonestar. Fans can secure their tickets by […]
Nickelback Part of the 2024 Line Up for Country Thunder

Nickelback Part of the 2024 Line Up for Country Thunder

Nov 16, 2023 | 4:47am
It always exciting when Country Thunder announces its line up for the up coming festival in the Craven Valley. This year’s list features some surprises, like Canadian rockers “Nickelback” “We’ve noticed the country genre has definitely shifted, and there is a lot more rock out there.” says Country Thunder’s Meghan Benoit. “We’ve had artists like […]

Country Thunder Saskatchewan releases lineup for 2023

Nov 17, 2022 | 7:15am

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 […]

Train derailment blocks Highway 20 in Craven

Dec 29, 2021 | 5:26am

UPDATE – There were no injuries and are no public safety concerns after a CP train derailed in Craven around 10:00 p.m. Tuesday night, blocking a portion of Highway 20 near the Country Thunder grounds. Dayna Anderson, Deputy Mayor of the Village of Craven, said the cars were hauling potash. On it’s Facebook page the […]

Morgan Wallen, Blake Shelton and Lee Brice to headline Country Thunder Saskatchewan in 2022

Nov 23, 2021 | 7:15am

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 […]

Hail strikes fields near Regina and Bengough Monday night

Jul 12, 2021 | 2:21pm

Hail has dropped a heavy blow on some areas around Regina Monday night. Garry Brandt farms 10 miles north of Craven, and says the storm blew in just after 8:00 last night. He says the hail was at least golf ball in size, and took out windows on the west side of his house and […]

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