Country Star Laci Kaye Booth opens the show at the 2022 Country Thunder music festival at Fort Calgary on Friday, August 19, 2022. Dean Pilling/Postmedia
Country star Mackenzie Porter performs at the 2022 Country Thunder music festival held at Fort Calgary on Friday, August 19, 2022. Dean Pilling/Postmedia Brad Rempel, lead vocalist of the Alberta country band High Valley, performs at the 2022 Country Thunder music festival held at Fort Calgary on Friday, August 19, 2022. Dean Pilling/Postmedia
Granger Smith performs on day one of the 2022 Country Thunder music festival held at Fort Calgary on Friday, August 19, 2022. Dean Pilling/Postmedia Country music fans are excited to be back at the 2022 Country Thunder music festival held at Fort Calgary on Friday, August 19, 2022. Dean Pilling/Postmedia