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Miranda Lambert, Charley Crockett, and Jon Pardi announced as 2026 headliners
Following a sold-out inaugural year, Nashville's premier PRCA ProRodeo event returns with championship rodeo action and three nights of unforgettable country music.
Read Full Press ReleaseMiranda Lambert (5/28), Charley Crockett (5/29), and Jon Pardi (5/30) To Headline 2026 Lineup
Music City Rodeo (MCR)—Nashville's Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Event—will return to Bridgestone Arena May 28–30, 2026 with thrilling rodeo events from bull riding to barrel racing, team roping to broncs, and a lineup that includes three-time Grammy-award winning artist Miranda Lambert (5/28), Grammy-nominated artist Charley Crockett (5/29), and Multi-Platinum country music star Jon Pardi (5/30) as this year's MCR headlining concert lineup. Watch the 2026 MCR announcement here and Tim McGraw's announcement from last night here.
The announcement was made from stage last night (12/4) by Music City Rodeo Co-Founder Tim McGraw during the opening night of his Las Vegas residency and timed to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in Las Vegas—the PRCA's premier world championship event—where Music City Rodeo was the official sponsor of the Ariat Mainstage at Cowboy Christmas.
Having played more than 20 Rodeos in his historic career, MCR Co-Founder McGraw was joined onstage by some of the cowboys, including 3X World Champion Bareback Rider Tim O'Connell, NFR qualifier and professional Bull Rider Jace Trosclair, 5X NFR qualifier and Saddle Bronc Rider Rusty Wright, 2025 Miss Music City Rodeo Queen Reagan Caen, World Champion Bull Rider and Hall of Famer Cody Custer, and Music City Rodeo Trick Rider Madison Schalla to officially commemorate the news. Watch the video of the official announcement here.
Last year, Music City Rodeo marked the first time Nashville has ever hosted its own major PRCA rodeo, joining together two great American traditions in the heart of Tennessee—Country music and rodeo. Tim McGraw, Reba McEntire, and Jelly Roll served as the inaugural musical lineup and Rodeo Co-Founders.
Building on its breakout success as the largest rodeo east of the Mississippi and the largest in the entire Southeastern Circuit, the 2026 event has been designated an official Cinch Playoff Series Rodeo, attracting top-tier talent from across the nation.
This year's event will again showcase major events from the world's best cowboys and cowgirls—including one of the most decorated bullfighting duos in professional rodeo, Cody Webster and Dusty Tuckness, who will bring a combined 15 Bullfighter of the Year titles to the arena floor, as well as eleven-time Stock Contractor of the Year, Smith Pro Rodeo.
Fans will enjoy the full pageantry of rodeo with family-friendly activities like mutton bustin', clowns, and Rodeo Queens, as the athletes compete for a coveted over $300,000 in prize money, before culminating each night in a headlining arena concert.
After raising more than $50,000 during its inaugural year, Music City Rodeo has teamed up once again with Nashville's Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, with a portion of this year's event proceeds also going toward supporting their mission of advancing world-class pediatric health care, training, and research.
Critically acclaimed groundbreaker/songwriter/superstar Miranda Lambert has defined her multifaceted career as an artist, entertainer, entrepreneur, advocate and businesswoman with an unflinching quest for excellence, honesty and conviction. Current GRAMMY-nominated single "A Song To Sing" with Chris Stapleton arrived as the biggest streaming debut of her career, with Rolling Stone praising its "dreamy disco groove and lovestruck devotion." Her 10th solo studio album, the GRAMMY-nominated Postcards from Texas, available everywhere now via Republic Records, continued her unbroken streak of 10 consecutive Top 10s on the Top Country Albums chart.
The most-awarded artist in Academy of Country Music history, including their top honor for Entertainer of the Year, she has also won three GRAMMYs and 14 Country Music Association Awards. A TIME100 honoree and perennial best-of-the-year list maker at the New York Times, TIME, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Stereogum, People and more, NPR has called her "the most riveting country star of her generation."
A multi-dimensional superstar, she's earned seven No. 1 solo albums, 10 No. 1 hit radio singles, more than 80 prestigious awards and countless RIAA certifications; conquered Las Vegas with her twice-extended Velvet Rodeo residency; blurred genres with Leon Bridges, the B-52s, Loretta Lynn, Enrique Iglesias, Sheryl Crow and Elle King; and delivered her LGBTQ+ inclusive anthem "Y'All Means All" for Netflix's "Queer Eye." Lambert has taken those standards to become a label co-founder, teaming with longtime collaborator Jon Randall to launch their own imprint, Big Loud Texas, in partnership with Big Loud Records.
She is also a New York Times bestselling author and the first female restaurateur on Lower Broadway with her Tex-Mex cantina Casa Rosa, while also expanding her creative reach with her Wanda June Home collection as well as Idyllwind, her western clothing, accessories and footwear brand at Boot Barn. Her passion for rescue animals inspired the creation of her MuttNation Foundation, which has raised over $11 million since inception to promote adoption, support shelters across the country, advance spay & neuter and assist with the transport of animals during times of natural disaster.
"Street busker turned critically acclaimed singer-songwriter turned actual country star" (Rolling Stone), Charley Crockett has never been someone who asked permission to take a shot at his dreams. Instead, the GRAMMY® Award-nominated Texas-born maverick defied the odds at every turn, tapping into a rebellious strain of country, rising from an open guitar case on a Louisiana sidewalk to selling out some of the world's most renowned venues. Crockett has paved a singular path out of Texas, taking his home state wherever he goes and bringing his signature "Gulf & Western" sound to the world.
Crockett and his music have received praise from The New Yorker, The New York Times, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and Variety, and garnered hundreds of millions of streams. He picked up his first GRAMMY® nod earlier this year, and in the last year alone, he notably headlined Red Rocks Amphitheater twice, played the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA, and sold out two nights at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN.
Speaking to his impact, CBS Mornings chronicled his journey, and he's sat down for interviews on The Daily Show and most recently The Joe Rogan Experience. Plus, he's graced the stage for performances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Austin City Limits, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and CBS "Saturday Sessions" in addition to playing behind NPR Music's "Tiny Desk."
With multi-GRAMMY® Award-winning Shooter Jennings as co-producer, the same unapologetic spirit, diehard work ethic, and no-nonsense honesty drive Crockett's latest era, resulting in The Sagebrush Trilogy. Beginning with his Island Records debut Lonesome Drifter in March 2025, the trilogy continues with new album Dollar A Day, out less than five months later.
MCA Nashville artist Jon Pardi began careening down the highway over ten years ago, leading the charge to modernize honkytonk with roaring guitars and a good-time spirit. Pardi's reputation for punchy, against-the-wind bravado has only grown, with his just-released fifth studio album HONKYTONK HOLLYWOOD. The 17-track album is the spiritual successor to his fearless breakout hits, once again showcasing his commitment to staying true to himself, yet giving his signature sound a new spark.
With four Top 5 albums under his belt—including 2016's Platinum #1, CALIFORNIA SUNRISE—Pardi has solidified his place in country music. Never afraid to break from the pack, fourteen RIAA-certified singles feature six No. One's (like the back-to-back 6x-Platinum "Head Over Boots" and "Dirt On My Boots"), and with years of blue-collar barnstorming behind him, the California native has earned his international headlining acclaim, alongside 9.3 billion global streams. For more information on new music and for a full list of upcoming tour dates, visit JonPardi.com.
Music City Rodeo (MCR) is Nashville's premier PRCA-sanctioned rodeo, blending world-class western sports, major music performances, and award-winning production inside the iconic Bridgestone Arena. As the largest rodeo east of the Mississippi and an official stop on the 2026 Cinch Playoff Series, MCR attracts top-ranked athletes, national champions, and fans from across the nation for an unforgettable three-day celebration of sport and culture.
Music City Rodeo was founded in 2023 by Nashville residents, Pat Humes of Humes Rodeo and Brian Kaplan, the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Down Home. For more about Music City Rodeo, visit www.musiccityrodeo.com.
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt is one of the nation's leading children's hospitals, treating and helping to prevent a full range of pediatric health issues from colds and broken bones to complex heart diseases and cancer. In 2025, Monroe Carell was again named among the nation's "Best Children's Hospitals" for the 19th consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report. Additionally, the hospital earned the distinction as the No. 1 pediatric hospital in Tennessee and shares first place in the Southeast region for the fifth consecutive year.
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, a nonprofit organization, opened in 2004, expanded its physical space in 2012, and in 2016 began construction to add four new floors encompassing 160,000 total sq. ft. The new expansion helps to advance the size and scope of the hospital's mission. For more about Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt: ChildrensHospitalVanderbilt.org
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