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It’s all occurring. And it occurred first at Mile 0 Fest Thursday night time (1-23) in Key West, Florida.
Throughout a Cross Canadian Ragweed tribute to cap off Thursday night time’s festivities on the Espresso Butler Amphitheater in Key West, all 4 members of Cross Canadian Ragweed took the stage publicly for the primary time since they formally disbanded in 2010. The tribute had been deliberate for some time. Ragweed taking part in their very own tribute got here collectively by way of circumstance.
We thought the primary time anybody would get to see a reunited Ragweed in public could be the “Boys From Oklahoma” exhibits arising in April. However after Cody Canada and the Departed (together with Ragweed bassist Jeremy Plato) had been booked for Mile 0 Fest, after which the Oklahoma band The Smokin’ Oaks had been additionally booked (which incorporates Grady Cross’s son Slaid Cross), the forces of the universe aligned for all the unique Cross Canadian Ragweed members to be on the Key West island on the identical time.
Jamie Lin Wilson, Mike McClure, Courtney Patton, Adam Hood, Lucas Jagneaux, Jason Eady, James Ford, JD Graham, Tanner Usrey, and the Crimson Dust Rangers additionally carried out in the course of the tribute. So did The Smokin’ Oaks, who performed Ragweed’s “Suicide Blues,” in addition to Waves In April, which incorporates Cody Canada’s two sons.
Earlier than the tribute, Cody Canada’s spouse stood at middle stage with the little children of the Ragweed members, illustrating that it was a full circle second earlier than saying, “A lesson realized right here tonight is forgive, neglect, transfer ahead, and let’s fu–kin’ rock!”
After 13 separate artists carried out 13 well-known Ragweed songs, Cross Canadian Ragweed themselves got here out on stage for the primary time in 15 years. They ended up taking part in six songs to a raucous and appreciative crowd earlier than sound ordinances shut every part down.
Cody Canada stated after the primary tune, “That is the primary time we’ve performed in entrance of human beings in 15 years. So as an alternative of speaking and getting all fu–in’ sappy, we’re simply gonna play till they inform us to stop taking part in.”
The Cross Canadian Ragweed set listing was:
1. Quantity
2. Lonely Woman
3. Don’t Want You
4. Lighthouse Keeper
5. Boys From Oklahoma (with Django Walker and Willy Braun)
6. Late Final Evening
The “Queen of Mile 0 Fest” Jamie Lin Wilson’s look was additionally a shock when she began off the tribute performing Ragweed’s tune “17.” A mainstay of the pageant since its inception, Wilson determined to skip this yr as she scales again touring. However the attract of being there to see Ragweed reunite on stage drew her to Key West, at the very least for one night time.
Mile 0 Fest proprietor/promoter Kyle Carter is who launched them, and helped pull the set collectively. He’s long-time buddies of the band. After the ultimate tune, Cater bought on his arms and knees, and bowed earlier than Cody Canada for bestowing him the chance to have the official reunification occur on the Mile 0 Fest stage.
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The information first broke on Saving Nation Music that the legendary lineup of Cross Canadian Ragweed was reuniting on September thirtieth. Cody Canada (lead guitar/vocals), Randy Ragsdale (drums), and Grady Cross (guitar), and Jeremy Plato (bass) introduced a reunion present in Stillwater, Oklahoma at T Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, OK on April twelfth, 2025.
Then all hell broke free. Tickets bought out instantly, and resort charges in Stillwater went to $500+ in the event you might discover one. Cross Canadian Ragweed finally added three extra exhibits, together with inviting fellow Oklahoma bands the Turnpike Troubadours, unique Crimson Dust legends The Nice Divide, Jason Boland and the Stragglers, and Stoney LaRue to the present. The Mike McClure Band will even carry out one night time.
What occurs at Mile 0 Fest, not often stays at Mile 0 Fest. As one of many first festivals on the calendar, what occurs resonates for the remainder of the yr. In 2024, it was Mike and the Moonpies asserting the identify change to Silverada. In 2025, it’s the reunification of Cross Canadian Ragweed.
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