Cross Canadian Ragweed, with several sold=out concerts behind them, will be at Rodeo Houston on March 16,
Cody Canada knew it was time. His band, Cross Canadian Ragweed, had been on hiatus for nearly 15 years, and he was starting to think reunion. He figured it might one day happen. But, for a band with Oklahoma roots, he didn’t expect this revelation to take place in, of all places, New York City.
“I was in New York seeing a band with my kids, and I saw Madison Square Garden, and I was like, ‘I wonder if Ragweed could sell out the Garden; I bet we could,” Canada said on a recent phone call. “It felt like a pipe dream. But, a few of us went out later and started passing around the horn and talking goals for the next year.”A little over a year later, CCR did reunite in front of its hometown crowd of Stillwater, Oklahoma. Canada and his bandmates expected a welcome return, but they never could have expected this.CCR announced an April 2025 show for T. Boone Pickens Stadium at Oklahoma State University. So well received was the announcement that a second show for the next night was added. More were soon added to that. In total, the reunion shows sold more than 180,000 tickets.“I thought we might sell 10,000 tickets, maybe 20,000, for that first show,” Canada said. “Then my wife and booking agent come to me and they’re talking about nights three and four, and I’m like, ‘what about night 2?,’ and they’re like, ‘it’s sold out!.’ You’re out of your mind, what is happening right now? I’ll never get over it … It was 10,000 times what I expected.”. From off the radar to the center of attention; the last couple of years have provided quite the swing in momentum for one of the pioneers of “red dirt” music. Not only was CCR more influential than some might have at one point predicted; they were also quite missed. In fact, Koe Wetzel – a star in his own right, who plays the Rodeo on March 18 – even penned a song about the band. The track, ““We played a tribute for Robert Earl Keen about 20 years ago, and he was saying that he appreciated all the nice things everybody was saying, but that he wasn’t ready for all this,” Canada said. “He wasn’t ready for that kind of tribute, and we felt the same way once we returned. We weren’t ready for that kind of reaction.” As for the reformation following a rather bitter breakup in 2010, it didn’t take long for Canada and his CCR bandmates to get back in the swing of things. “The first practice we had in almost 20 years, we didn’t speak for probably five songs; just rolling through them and onto the next song,” Canada said. “Then we started bullshitting and talking again and were like, ‘we’ve been playing these songs for years but didn’t think we’d be this tight.’ It took maybe six songs to say, ‘we can still do this.’” Now, times have changed a bit over the years. Some CCR members have gotten sober, and those who imbibe on occasion do just that, on occasion. “We’re so in love with each other again, and everyone is so happy,” Canada said. “We’re not trying to be the cool kid on the block, outdrinking the opening band; that Guns N’ Roses shit is gone. It’s just us wanting to have fun again.” Age and maturity do have a way of bringing about perspective. And, for Canada and CCR, appreciation as well. “We have so much love between us and in front of us,” he said. “People are excited to be back together. We’re not going to get a third chance, so let’s treat this right.” Cross Canadian Ragweed performs Monday, March 16 at Rodeo Houston, NRG Stadium, 1 NRG Parkway. For more information, visit rodeohouston.com. Tickets $13-$125.Clint Hale enjoys music and writing, so that kinda works out. He likes small dogs and the Dallas Cowboys, as you can probably tell. Clint has been writing for the Houston Press since April 2016.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Sweden’s Ebba Andersson gets redemption in winning 50km mass start cross-country ski raceEbba Andersson has won the women’s 50-kilometer mass start in cross-country skiing as she turns a painful Olympic moment into redemption. She broke away from the lead group and ran away with the win. Norway’s Heidi Weng took silver and Switzerland’s Nadja Kaelin earned bronze. U.S.
Read more »
Star Wars Outlaws Official Prequel Is A Welcome Surprise, Fans AgreeKay Vess sat in a chair in Star Wars Outlaws.
Read more »
Sweden’s Ebba Andersson gets redemption in winning 50km cross-country ski race at Milan CortinaEbba Andersson has won the women’s 50-kilometer mass start in cross-country skiing as she turns a painful Olympic moment into redemption.
Read more »
Nazgul’s owners detail wolfdog’s escape before viral Olympic cross-country race cameoFox News Channel offers its audiences in-depth news reporting, along with opinion and analysis encompassing the principles of free people, free markets and diversity of thought, as an alternative to the left-of-center offerings of the news marketplace.
Read more »
US star Jessie Diggins concludes a glittering Olympic career in cross-country skiingAmerican cross-country skiing star Jessie Diggins closed out her Olympic career with a grueling 50-kilometer race at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, leaving a legacy as the most decorated U.S. skier in the sport's history.
Read more »
It: Welcome to Derry Season 2 Update: HBO's Release Formula & Renewal DelaysPennywise fake crying in It Welcome to Derry
Read more »