The timing is not incidental. Suzy Bogguss was inducted as a Grand Ole Opry member on January 16, 2026 — the 235th to join, welcomed by Reba McEntire — and has spent the months since doing what she has always done: touring. Her September 18 date at The Showroom at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona arrives on the heels of that long-overdue recognition, which formally acknowledged what three-plus decades of faithful Opry performances had already established. She first stepped onto that stage in May 1989. The circle finally came to her this January. The show begins at 8:00 PM.
About Suzy Bogguss
There is a certain kind of country artist who achieves commercial legitimacy in one decade and quietly outgrows it in the next — Bogguss is that artist. She launched from Dollywood into a run of ’90s radio staples that still hold their shape: “Someday Soon,” “Aces,” “Outbound Plane,” “Drive South,” “Cross My Broken Heart.” Her 1991 breakthrough album Aces produced three Top 10 singles and established her as one of the decade’s defining voices in the format. The CMA Horizon Award followed in 1992. Eight Top 10 country hits in total across the decade; a platinum certification and multiple gold albums mark the commercial record.
What kept Bogguss interesting past that peak is a restlessness that does not read as commercial strategy. She released jazz-leaning records. She made Lucky, a Merle Haggard tribute that suited her traditionalist instincts. She cut Simpatico with Chet Atkins in 1994 — not the move of an artist coasting on radio favor. Her most recent record, Prayin’ For Sunshine, was written entirely by Bogguss herself, recorded at her Tennessee home during the 2020 pandemic lockdown. For someone with four decades in a business that routinely hands artists other people’s material, that is worth noting.
The Showroom at Turning Stone
The Showroom operates within the Turning Stone Resort Casino complex on Patrick Road in Verona — a different room than the resort’s larger Event Center, and the right scale for this booking. Turning Stone markets The Showroom on its sightlines and seating, describing it as offering “the most comfortable seating of any other theater in the area,” backed by state-of-the-art sound and lighting. It is the kind of room where a singer’s phrasing registers, which matters when the catalog is as lyric-driven as Bogguss’s. The venue draws from across Syracuse and Central New York.
Tickets & Show Details
Tickets for Suzy Bogguss at The Showroom at Turning Stone are available via Ticketmaster. The show is Friday, September 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM. Turning Stone Resort Casino is located at 5218 Patrick Road, Verona, NY 13478.