The comeback continues. Cross Canadian Ragweed has remained a cornerstone band of the Red Dirt music movement. Forming in Stillwater, Oklahoma, in the mid-1990s, the band featured members such as Cody Canada, Grady Cross, Randy Ragsdale, and Jeremy Plato. Simply put, Ragweed caught fire early upon the release of their 1998 debut album, Carney. Throughout their career, the Oklahoman band 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. 2025 proved to be nothing short of a miracle for the band. After making their long-awaited return to the stage in January at Mile 0 Fest in Key West, Florida, Ragweed dropped the bombshell and announced their grand reunion: “The Boys From Oklahoma” Concert series, a four-night experience in April, along with fellow Red Dirt legends, Turnpike Troubadours. This would later expand into a “Texas Encore” edition of the reunion, which included Shane Smith & The Saints, Wade Bowen and more in August. With so much momentum heading into 2026, Ragweed announced another two “Boys From Oklahoma” shows: one “Cornhuskers Edition” in the University of Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium in August and one additional show in Stillwater at Boone Pickens Stadium to commemorate the one-year anniversary of their reunion in April. Just when you thought Ragweed was done with their newest round of “Boys From Oklahoma” shows, they announced yet another one back on November 14th, this time in Athens, Georgia, at Akins Ford Arena on February 28th with Turnpike returning once again along with the severely underrated Texan singer/songwriter, Shelby Stone. Given the high demand, they would add a second date for February 27th with Turnpike and The Castellows shortly after. Today, however, they just announced their biggest and most notable show of 2026 so far: their first-ever headlining show at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado, on July 24th, with Waves in April and The Smokin’ Oaks as openers. View this post on Instagram Undoubtedly, headlining a venue as iconic as Red Rocks is nothing short of a bucket-list item for the band, as noted in Ragweed’s Instagram caption announcing the concert. However, for frontman Cody Canada, going back to the amphitheater carries a bit of extra weight to it. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Canada would recall the last time the band played the venue was back in 2008 on Dierks Bentley’s High Times and Hangovers Tour. Given that they were frequent openers for the “I Hold On” singer, they typically took the second slot right before Bentley went on stage. 18 years ago at Red Rocks, however, they were bumped down to the first set, in turn only getting 30 minutes to play, which has bothered the frontman for years. “The first time I went, we opened for Dierks Bentley, and it was supposed to be us and Dierks doing “High Times and Hangovers.” Then, they put a guy in the middle — we don’t have to say his name — because he had a song on the radio. We got bumped to the first set, which was about 30 minutes, and man, I was pretty sore about it. I don’t want to be a jerk, but it was kind of bullsh*t. I always kind of wanted to come back and do a full set just to redeem that moment.” Of course, Cody and Dierks are still great friends, Cody even named his son Dierks. But the Red Rocks show isn’t just about getting to redeem that moment of frustration all those years ago, but it’s also about finishing the goal they set when officially announcing Ragweed’s reunion last year. As Canada noted, it was the first thing he told his agent, Jon Folk, when discussing the reunion that they “had to play Red Rocks.” Canada would also express that the show carries an even heavier weight then their grand reunion last year in Stillwater, noting that it’s simply going to be a family affair with the openers, Waves in April and the Smokin’ Oaks. Waves In April is a band that features Canada’s sons, Dierks and Willy, and Grady Cross’ son and nephew play in Smokin’ Oaks. “It’s gonna be Grady’s boy and our boys, and I’m probably gonna cry more that night than I did the first night in Stillwater.” Tickets for their grand Red Rocks headlining debut go on sale this Friday, February 13th at 10 a.m. As of now, no pre-sale opportunities have been announced.The post Cross Canadian Ragweed To Headline Red Rocks For The First Time Ever This Summer first appeared on Whiskey Riff.