Bell-bottoms, Louisiana drawl and a run of CMA hardware make her the hardest-working woman in mainstream country right now, with the catalog to back the swagger.
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Country Calling 2026 Lineup
Country on the Ocean City beach: two October days and 25 acts that split between '90s and 2000s catalog names and the newest writing class.
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About Country Calling 2026
Country Calling stacks two October days on the beach at Ocean City, Maryland, with Lainey Wilson headlining Friday, Chris Stapleton headlining Saturday, and Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts and Dierks Bentley directly underneath.
The 25-act bill splits its personality cleanly: '90s-and-2000s catalog acts (Clay Walker, Rodney Atkins) against the sharpest of the new writing class. Kaitlin Butts, Noeline Hofmann and Carter Faith all land on the same weekend. Set times are published for all 25 acts across the Boot, Scoot and Boogie stages, so the only real decision is the 5pm Saturday call between Charley Crockett and Clay Walker.
Expect country, country-pop, red dirt country and americana across 25 acts.
At a glance
- Dates
- –Friday to Saturday, two days
- Where
- Ocean City, MD
- Lineup
- 25 acts
- Website
- Official site
Country Calling 2026 lineup & schedule: all 25 acts
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A songwriter's songwriter with a howl that turns Nashville craft into something closer to Muscle Shoals soul. 'Tennessee Whiskey' is just the entry point of a stacked catalog.
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Nashville-born hooksmith working the seam between country radio and R&B-tinged pop.
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Oklahoma red-dirt songwriter who went from dorm-room recordings to theatres in about eighteen months, with Stillwater sincerity at full sprint.
Red dirt countryAmericana
Feel-good pop-country with a preacher's-kid energy, with wedding-playlist hits delivered like a headline set.
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The 2000s country-pop hit machine back on the road, with three-part harmonies and a greatest-hits set where every song was once on the radio.
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Two decades of arena country with a bluegrass streak: an easygoing showman who still sneaks banjo records between the radio hits.
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Honky-tonk and Gulf Coast blues delivered by a genuine road-worn troubadour with a hat and a story to match, and an album-a-year work rate straight from the old school.
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90s Texas neotraditionalist with a stack of chart-toppers and a honky-tonk tenor that hasn't aged.
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Party-ready country radio staple with a decade of neon-lit number ones.
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Maryland brothers splitting the difference between country radio and Southern rock guitar heroics, with TJ's baritone up front and John's Telecaster doing the rest.
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Texas firebrand with the deepest song catalog of her generation, offering kerosene anthems and quiet gut-punches in equal measure.
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Elijah Scott
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Alberta prairie songwriter whose 'Purple Gas' turned heads across the border, with stark, old-soul country from ranch country.
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Omaha-born, Nashville-based singer and songwriter inspired by Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn; Parton herself guests on her single 'Son of Jolene'.
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Red dirt country with a theatrical streak and a sense of humour that cuts, in Oklahoma storytelling that plays like a one-woman show with a band.
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Country with a rap cadence and a rock chorus, and one of the format-blurring new class.
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Sons of Habit
Owensboro, Kentucky five-piece named for the trailer in Habit where they first played, mixing folk, rock and Americana; their debut EP is 'Nostalgia'.
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Jimmy Charles
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The Jack Wharff Band
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Tyler Nance
Lamar, Missouri farm kid who taught himself guitar while working as a welder; his 2025 single 'Keeps Me Sane' reached the Hot Country Songs chart.
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Dreamy neo-traditional country from a fast-rising Nashville transplant, with twang and a soft-focus, retro glow.
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Blue-collar 2000s country mainstay, where 'Watching You' and 'If You're Going Through Hell' still land like town anthems.
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Gravel-voiced Maryland native writing country with a dark, cinematic edge, and 'Don't Come Lookin'' was just the opener.
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The headliners
Lainey Wilson · Bell-bottoms, Louisiana drawl and a run of CMA hardware make her the hardest-working woman in mainstream country right now, with the catalog to back the swagger.
Chris Stapleton · A songwriter's songwriter with a howl that turns Nashville craft into something closer to Muscle Shoals soul. 'Tennessee Whiskey' is just the entry point of a stacked catalog. Saturday's closer and the weekend's guaranteed chills: that voice against ocean air.
Up-and-comers to catch early
Kaitlin Butts · Red dirt's sharpest pen: a live show that's equal parts heartbreak and stand-up.
Noeline Hofmann · Arrived via a Zach Bryan duet and held the spotlight on her own. Prairie writing with no wasted words.
Carter Faith · Soft-focus, retro-leaning records that sound like Laurel Canyon moved to Music Row.
Redferrin · Writes the hook first and sorts out the genre later: Tennessee's format-breaker.
Wyatt Flores · The red-dirt heir apparent: festival crowds already treat album cuts like singles.
Other acts worth planning around
Miranda Lambert · The deepest catalog on the bill: her album cuts hit harder than most artists' singles.
Charley Crockett · A genuine revivalist who released a decade of records before Nashville caught up.
Brothers Osborne · The home-state booking: Deale, Maryland's own playing the Ocean City sand.
Rascal Flatts · The reunion lap: every chorus a 2000s radio memory.
The lineup by day
Friday lineup (October 2)
Lainey Wilson, Rascal Flatts, Dierks Bentley, Russell Dickerson, Mitchell Tenpenny, Wyatt Flores + 6 more
Friday set times (12 sets)
- Elijah Scott · Scoot
- Wade Forster · Boot
- Noeline Hofmann · Scoot
- Kaitlin Butts · Boot
- Belles · Boogie
- Mitchell Tenpenny · Scoot
- Wyatt Flores · Boot
- Redferrin · Boogie
- Russell Dickerson · Scoot
- Rascal Flatts · Boot
- Dierks Bentley · Scoot
- Lainey Wilson · Boot
Saturday lineup (October 3)
Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Brothers Osborne, Dustin Lynch, Charley Crockett, Clay Walker + 7 more
Saturday set times (13 sets)
- Sons of Habit · Scoot
- The Jack Wharff Band · Boogie
- Jimmy Charles · Boot
- Tyler Nance · Scoot
- Rodney Atkins · Boogie
- Carter Faith · Boot
- Jackson Dean · Scoot
- Charley Crockett · Boot
- Clay Walker · Boogie
- Dustin Lynch · Scoot
- Brothers Osborne · Boot
- Miranda Lambert · Scoot
- Chris Stapleton · Boot
Country Calling 2026 lineup FAQ
When is Country Calling 2026?
October 2–3, 2026 (Friday and Saturday).
Where does Country Calling take place?
On the beach at Ocean City, Maryland. The stages are set directly on the sand.
Who is headlining Country Calling 2026?
Lainey Wilson headlines Friday and Chris Stapleton headlines Saturday, with Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts and Dierks Bentley in the top-billing slots.
How many acts are playing Country Calling 2026?
25 acts across the two days.
What time does each act play at Country Calling 2026?
Set times are published for all 25 acts. Doors open at noon both days and music runs to an 11:00 PM curfew: Lainey Wilson closes Friday 9:30–11:00 PM and Chris Stapleton closes Saturday 9:30–11:00 PM, both on the Boot stage. Each act card shows its day, stage and set time.
How do I work out which acts I'd like?
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When is Country Calling 2027?
Country Calling is expected back in October 2027; the festival has not announced the 2027 dates yet. The 2026 lineup stays on this page until it does.
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