Gotta do whatever it takes.
For the first time in 15 years, fans had an opportunity to buy tickets to a Cross Canadian Ragweed concert today as the presale opened up for their “The Boys From Oklahoma” shows in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
The band became a cornerstone of the Red Dirt movement before calling it quits in 2010, with Cody Canada and Jeremy Plato going on to form Cody Canada and the Departed.
Since then, fans have been praying for a Ragweed reunion, though until a few weeks ago that possibility seemed unlikely.
But after the band began teasing something in the works on their social media, everybody began questioning whether we might finally get something new out of the Red Dirt band – or at least see them back on stage together.
And earlier this week, Ragweed confirmed that they would be reuniting for the first time in 15 years – and they were heading back to back where it all began.
The band announced “The Boys From Oklahoma” show at Boone Pickens Stadium on the campus of Oklahoma State University. The April 12, 2025 show features Turnpike Troubadours, The Great Divide, Stoney LaRue and Jason Boland & the Stragglers.
The show is a throwback of sorts to some of the legendary Oklahoma State Calf Fry festivals that these acts played back in the day, so naturally the excitement was at an all-time high after the show was announced.
But it quickly became apparent that the demand was going to be at an all-time high, so a second show was added on April 11, 2025, featuring Turnpike, Stoney LaRue, Jason Boland & the Stragglers and Mike McClure Band.
At the time the second show was announced, over 120,000 people had registered for a presale password. Doing some quick math here, Boone Pickens Stadium seats around 52,000, so just two days after the show was announced there were already enough people registered to fill the stadium more than twice – assuming everybody only bought one ticket.
Yeah, that’s going to be a hot ticket.
Well the presale opened up for the show today, and fans rushed online to try to make sure they didn’t miss out on their chance to see what’s sure to be one of the biggest shows of 2025.
As fans logged on, they were greeted with a little green man showing them their progress in the queue to buy tickets:
@teelew0312 I hope this little man leads me to some tickets after his 3 hour journey so far!! #boysfromoklahoma #crosscanadianragweed #turnpiketroubadours #longest3hours @Brooke Lewis ♬ IM FAST AS FUCK BOI – doaflip_family
@bronc_reser Its so SLOWWWW #ccr #boysfromoklahoma #crosscanadianragweed #concert #tickets #osu #reddirt #music #countrymusic ♬ Hammer Down – Album Version – Cross Canadian Ragweed
And fans were willing to do whatever it took to make sure they didn’t lose their place in line – including taking their computer with them to run errands.
One woman even posted a TikTok of herself walking into Target, carrying her computer as she watched her little green guy make his way through the queue:
@bridgettehartt Replying to @Mother Mary #turnpiketroubadours #crosscanadianragweed #crosscanadianragweedreunion #stillwateroklahoma #theboysfromoklahoma #redirt ♬ original sound – Bridgette Hartt
It’s been 15 years since fans we’ve had the chance to buy tickets to a Ragweed show. Gotta do whatever it takes.
Of course I don’t think even Ragweed themselves expected the demand to be as high as it was, with both the Friday and Saturday shows selling out today during the presale. But the band let fans know they were doing everything they could to help those who missed out, and are working to add two MORE shows.
At this point they’re just going to be playing a residency at Boone Pickens Stadium – and I don’t think anybody would be mad at it.
