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Dierks Bentley is country music for people who grew up doing things outside — and on July 11, 2026, he’s bringing that whole outdoorsy, high-energy party to CMAC in Canandaigua. With Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder and Kaitlin Butts also on the bill, this one stacks up as a full night of real country music in a setting that earns every note.
About the Show
Dierks Bentley doesn’t overthink it. The Arizona native has been making honest, road-worn country music since 2003, racking up fourteen number-one singles along the way — “Come a Little Closer,” “Drunk on a Plane,” “Different for Girls,” “Somewhere on a Beach” — songs that land because they’re specific enough to feel real and big enough to sing along with at volume. His live show has that quality too: tight without being clinical, loose enough that it feels like something that could only happen tonight.
The supporting lineup here is worth the ticket price on its own. Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder are bluegrass royalty — Skaggs has been playing and recording for more than fifty years, and seeing him in an outdoor amphitheater setting is the kind of thing you tell people about later. Kaitlin Butts, an Oklahoma songwriter with sharp instincts and a voice that doesn’t need any help to fill a room, rounds out the bill. Three acts, three distinct corners of the country music world. This is a show built for people who actually listen.
Venue Info
CMAC is CMAC — 15,000 people on a Finger Lakes hillside with the kind of summer air that makes everything sound better than it probably has any right to. The pavilion seats are comfortable and close. The lawn is where the party lives. Either way, the sightlines work and the sound travels clean across the open bowl.
Canandaigua is easy enough to get to from Rochester (under 40 minutes) and Ithaca (about an hour), and the surrounding wine country corridor gives you good pre-show options if you want to make a day of it. Parking works best when you arrive 90 minutes ahead — get in early and take your time. Full venue info at CMAC. Regional planning at Finger Lakes.
Tickets & Pricing
Starting at $56, this show offers a lot of live music per dollar. Three legitimate acts in a great outdoor setting in the middle of a Finger Lakes summer.
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