Cody Johnson

On 20 September 2026, Cody Johnson brings his Texas-rooted country to Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg. Raised between rodeo arenas and honky-tonks, he’s shaped a catalog that moves from two-step drivers to slow-burn ballads, grounded in guitar, fiddle and plainspoken storytelling. The set draws from Ain’t Nothin’ to It, Human: The Double Album and Leather, with space for earlier cuts from his independent years that first carried him beyond the Texas circuit.

On stage he fronts The Rockin’ CJB, a band that steers arrangements from bar-band grit to cleaner, radio-leaning polish without losing the swing. Themes of work, family and ranch life run through the songs, while the groove keeps the dancefloor in mind. Johnson’s baritone rides a driving rhythm section or settles into a waltz when the tempo drops, with the fiddle often taking the lead. A straight-ahead country show that balances storytelling and movement, close to the honky-tonk tradition yet wired for a larger room.