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Cross Canadian Ragweed & The Turnpike Troubadours Announce “The Boys From Oklahoma Cornhuskers Edition” Featuring Cody Jinks, Flatland Cavalry & More
The college tour continues?
Cross Canadian Ragweed was (and is) a cornerstone band of the Red Dirt music movement, forming in Stillwater, Oklahoma, in the mid-1990s, featuring members such as Cody Canada, Grady Cross, Randy Ragsdale, and Jeremy Plato. Ragweed took off like a rocket ship with the release of their 1998 debut album, Carney. CCR released seven studio albums and three live albums, but sadly disbanded in 2010. Red Dirt fans were beyond heartbroken when the group broke up, and from a conversation with Cody Canada, it seemed there was no way in hell they would get back together, comparing their breakup to a divorce.
However, time heals all wounds, and eventually, Cody Canada felt like the stars were aligning for them to give it another go and get the band back together. Canada explained on the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast:
“I was ready to put down that discomfort. It wasn’t a great breakup, but nobody died… nobody killed anybody. We were just overworked at 30 years old with brand new babies on the ground. We should have said nicer things, and I’m a very stubborn person, and so are the rest of the guys. So we just didn’t talk for 15 years.
We started the ball rolling very secretively. Our booking agent and our accountant got together with the other two guys and said, ‘What do you all think?’ And one of the other guys said, ‘I’ve been sober for 10 years waiting for this.’ That’s a green light. So we all signed NDA’s.. I 100% admit that I can’t keep my mouth shut when I’m excited about something. So we signed NDA’s and made it a surprise, and we slowly started unveiling it.”
A few months back, in April, the biggest red dirt reunion of all time took place in Stillwater, Oklahoma (The town that Ragweed got their start in), and Cross Canadian Ragweed made their triumphant return to the stage after a 15-year hiatus for their 4-night run of “The Boys From Oklahoma” shows at Boone Pickens Stadium.
The event was a massive hit, bringing together red dirt artists from all over, with special guests including the Turnpike Troubadours, The Great Divide, Jason Boland and the Stragglers, Stoney LaRue, and more. And that star-studded lineup does not even include the incredible guests that popped up during the shows, like Dierks Bentley and Parker McCollum. The group then headed down to Texas for a Texas Encore edition of the reunion, which included Shane Smith & The Saints, Wade Bowen, and more.
Now the group is keeping the college tour going, announcing they are headed to another state in August of 2026.
Earlier this week, Ragweed shared a cryptic post of a state hidden under a red curtain. Given that this was the same approach the group had used before announcing “The Boys From Oklahoma,” fans quickly realized another announcement was coming soon.
“Here we go again!!!”
“What is happening in Nebraska?”
“Ohhhh. Here we go again.”
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Thankfully, it did not take long for the group to share with fans what they were cooking up, and today they announced they are, in fact, headed to the Cornhusker State. On August 22, Cross Canadian Ragweed will take the stage at the University of Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium.
And just like all of the other “Boys From Oklahoma” events, they are bringing a star-studded group of friends with them. Just as all of the other events, the Turnpike Troubadours are joining them again, along with Cody Jinks, Flatland Cavalry, and more.
Presale sign-ups start today, October 22, and will end on October 27 at 5 PM CST. Presale will open on October 29 at 10 AM CST, general onsale will be available on October 31 at 10 AM CST.
The Cornhusker Edition will be one helluva time after round 2 of “The Boys From Oklahoma” takes over Stillwater in April.
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