It’s Country Thunder Arizona week: Here’s what you should know about 2025 music festival

Country Thunder Arizona week is here, with Riley Green, Keith Urban, Hardy and Bailey Zimmerman headlining the 2025 lineup.

BY ROXANNE DE LA ROSA

Apr 8, 2025, 4:45 AM Updated: 11:34 am

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PHOENIX — Country Thunder Arizona week is here, with Riley Green, Keith Urban, Hardy and Bailey Zimmerman headlining the 2025 lineup.

Here’s what you need to know before heading out to the four-day music festival in Pinal County.

Where and when is 2025 Country Thunder Arizona?

The venue is located at 20585 E. Water Way in Florence, which is about 65 miles southeast of downtown Phoenix.

The campgrounds will open for early arrivals between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. Wednesday. The front gate and will call booth will be open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday.

The concert area opens at noon Thursday and 1 p.m. Friday-Sunday.

What artists are performing at this year’s Country Thunder Arizona?

Here’s the full schedule for the main stage entertainment.

Drew Green will play at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Following him is Tucker Wetmore at 8 p.m. and Riley Green at 10 p.m.

On Friday, Nolan Sotillo will play at 2 p.m., Owen Riegling will play at 3:30 p.m. and Dillon Carmichael will perform at 5 p.m. Sara Evans will play at 6:30 p.m., followed by Justin Moore at 8 p.m. and Keith Urban at 10 p.m.

Saturday will see a variety of performances starting with Nice Horse at 2 p.m., followed by Bayker Blankenship at 3:30 p.m., The Kentucky Headhunters at 5 p.m., Chayce Beckham at 6:30 p.m., Ashley McBryde at 8 p.m. and Hardy at 10 p.m.

On Sunday, Angie K. will kick off the day’s performances at 2:30 p.m. After her, Josh Ross will play at 4 p.m., followed by Ashley Cooke at 5:30 p.m., Jake Owen at 7 p.m. and Bailey Zimmerman at 9 p.m.

DJ Griffin Green will keep the fun going every night after the headliners perform with the Electric Thunder after parties.

Last year’s Country Thunder lineup included Lainey Wilson, Eric Church, Jelly Roll and Koe Wetzel.

Still need tickets? Here’s how you can buy them

Single-day and full-festival-passes, along with parking access can be purchased online. General admission passes, are $166 for a day and $326 for the full festival. (All prices listed are before taxes and fees.)

A platinum package that provides access to a skybox viewing area, along with other perks, goes for $326 a day or $636 for a four-day pass.

Packages with front-of-stage viewing access and other perks range from $713 to $748 for all four days.

Discounted general admission full-festival passes can be purchased at Denim & Diamonds in Mesa from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday and 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Wednesday.

The campgrounds are sold out.