Cody Johnson

Cody Johnson brings his Texas country to AO Arena, Manchester, on 24 October 2026. Raised between ranch work and the rodeo, he built his sound in honky-tonks before hitting a wider stage, and that mix still drives his live shows: storytelling ballads side by side with lean, uptempo tracks made for a two-step. Expect the grain of his voice up front, guitars that swing from twang to grit, fiddle lines that cut through, and a rhythm section that keeps everything grounded.

On stage with The Rockin’ CJB, Johnson revisits the path from his early independent albums to his Nashville chapters. The set draws on Six Strings One Dream, A Different Day and Cowboy Like Me, then pushes into the broader scope of Gotta Be Me and Ain’t Nothin’ to It, before landing on the recent Human: The Double Album and Leather. Themes of work, family and open country thread the evening, carried by arrangements that stay close to barroom tradition while filling an arena without losing their pulse. A straight-ahead country show, played with craft and drive.