{"id":28351,"date":"2025-09-05T21:48:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T21:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=28351"},"modified":"2025-09-08T15:26:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:26:18","slug":"the-boys-from-oaklahoma-round-2-announced-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=28351","title":{"rendered":"The Boys From Oklahoma Round 2 Announced For 2026."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
Boys From Oklahoma Heads Back to Stillwater
For Round 2<\/strong>

Cross Canadian Ragweed and Turnpike Troubadours return to
Boone Pickens Stadium on April 11, 2026<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\"\"August 28, 2025-Following their historic, sold-out, four-night run this past spring, Cross Canadian Ragweed and Turnpike Troubadours will bring their The Boys From Oklahoma concert back to Stillwater, OK\u2019s Boone Pickens Stadium on Saturday, April 11, 2026. In addition to the co-headliners, the lineup will include The Great Divide, Wyatt Flores and Shane Smith & The Saints. The first Boys From Oklahoma shows in Stillwater last April brought 200,000 plus fans not only from across the U.S., but from around the globe making it the most historic event in the town\u2019s history.A co-headlined bill between Ragweed and Turnpike Troubadours, also featuring Red Dirt icons The Great Divide, Jason Boland and The Stragglers and Stoney LaRue, manifested a monumental \u201clovefest\u201d that was felt by every single person there. An additional 100,000 plus fans were left without a chance to get tickets for the initial Stillwater shows as well as the bands\u2019 subsequent run in Waco, TX, but will now get another crack at it. Sign up to get your pre-sale password at www.theboysfromoklahoma.com<\/a>  beginning on August 28th at 10 AM CST and ending on September 3rd at 5 PM CST.

The overall sentiment shared by each member of the band about walking out on stage together for the first time after so many years is the same. It\u2019s like when you haven\u2019t talked to your close friend in years, and then when you do, it\u2019s like no time has passed and you pick right back up where you left off. Randy Ragsdale (drums) described it as, \u201cLike wearing an old pair of shoes<\/em>. It felt very natural again. It was a big stage, but we stayed close like we always did<\/em>.\u201d Jeremy Plato (bass) echoed the feeling, \u201cIt brought back that old time feelin,\u2019 getting back to the fun part of what we did<\/em>. It felt like we never stopped<\/em>.\u201d Nobody in the band ever imagined the response to their reunion would be as massive as it turned out to be. Cody Canada is still reeling from it, \u201cI had no idea we could do this. I thought it was going to be one show, then the love started pouring in. After the first one sold out, I left the house, and when I came back to find out there was going to be three more shows\u2026I\u2019m still in shock<\/em>. When we walked out on that stage for the first time, it was pure rock and roll adrenaline<\/em>.\u201d  Grady Cross (rhythm guitar) had a similar reaction. \u201cIt was hard to imagine that we could do that; sell out a stadium. I knew we made a mark as a band, and owning a pub I have heard a lot from other artists, but when I heard we sold out 4 shows, I had to go for a drive to process it. We felt so much love from everyone, a vibe that was in the air the whole way through.\u201d <\/em>Plato was equally stunned. \u201cI didn\u2019t know we had that kind of impact on that scale<\/em>.\u201d  That kind of \u201cimpact\u201d is a situation that can put a town on alert, and also inspire local legislation. With Stillwater having a population of 50,000, the 200,000 pouring into town for the concert can make a wide-open space seem rather crowded. Yet not a single fight broke out at any of the shows. After it was over, Canada spoke to police who told him how great their fans were. \u201cIt was a true reunion; everyone was so happy.\u201d <\/em>Plato agrees wholeheartedly, \u201cThere was no time for fighting, people were too busy having fun. It was the most Oklahoma concert ever for the Red Dirtiest time.\u201d<\/em>

The Boys From Oklahoma Round 2 event will fall smack dab in the middle of Red Dirt Music Week (April 7-13), a newly instated celebration decreed by Stillwater Mayor William H. Joyce immediately following the landslide of tickets sales for the original shows. The reunion type atmosphere both inside the stadium and along the streets of Stillwater represents the very definition of the Red Dirt music culture, and the artists that create its soundtrack. It\u2019s about sharing; sharing the love, sharing the music, and sharing the stage, so it comes as no surprise that Ragweed\u2019s set features many of their friends throughout their performance. \u201cFor a lot of our friends to be there with us\u2026means the world.\u201d <\/em>Canada explains. \u201cWe have always shared the stage, and we always will<\/em>.\u201d As the guys gear up for the return to what is sure to be the sequel to another epic event, the love and reverence continues to mount. \u201cFor me, this is a way to honor my son first off<\/em>.\u201d explains Ragsdale. \u201cHe wanted the band to be together and didn\u2019t understand why we weren\u2019t. He watched us on the iPad all the time. His passing right before the first show\u2026it was an honor to him. Second, it was a dream come true for me. I didn\u2019t think this would happen again<\/em>. I am completely honored to be able to do it again.\u201d  <\/em>Cross is also very humbled. \u201cI\u2019m more than grateful. I\u2019m happy for all our families, happy for our band. I\u2019m still on a high from the last one. I may never come down.\u201d <\/em>Canada feels a large debt of gratitude to the town itself. \u201cI grew up in Yukon, but if it weren\u2019t for Stillwater, I wouldn\u2019t have anything. Not my wife, my kids, or my career. For the shows to be there, to be that size, that easy\u2026that shows me that Stillwater and Ragweed was really meant for each other<\/em>.\u201d<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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