Country Thunder Friday lineup: Paul Cauthen, Eric Church and everyone on stage today

The Country Thunder Arizona 2024 lineup for Friday, April 12, is a banger with six acts on the main stage, starting with Alana Springsteen at 2 p.m. and ending with Eric Church headlining at 10 p.m. after Paul Cauthen gets the crowd amped up when he takes the stage at 8 p.m.

Our complete Country Thunder Arizona 2024 coverage includes the festival's origin story dating back to the early 1990s, concert lineups and set times, traffic tips to get you there with less hassle, an interview with renegade headliner Koe Wetzel and a live blog updated through the weekend. Check out the highs and lows of Country Thunder, too.

And here's our review of Lainey Wilson's fiery Night 1 headlining set.

Country Thunder Arizona 2024 mainstage lineup: Friday, April 12

• 2 p.m. — Alana Springsteen

• 3:30 p.m. — The Bellamy Brothers

• 5 p.m. — Randall King

• 6:30 p.m. — Nate Smith

• 8 p.m. — Paul Cauthen

• 10 p.m. — Eric Church

Country Thunder Copperhead Stage Friday lineup

• 2:30 p.m. — The County Line

• 4 p.m. — Parker Jenkins Band

• 5:30 p.m. — Shari Rowe

• 7 p.m. — Jacob Morris

• 9 p.m. — Drew Cooper

• 11:30 p.m. — Lacey Rashea & the Young Guns

Country Thunder Arizona Songwriters Showcase lineup

• 3 p.m. Friday — Mia Mantia / SJ McDonald / Johnny Clawson

• 6 p.m. Friday — Alana Springsteen / Ryan Beaver / Benjy Davis / Will Weatherly

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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Country Thunder 2024 lineup: Paul Cauthen, Eric Church on Friday