DWIGHT YOAKAM

With over 25 million albums sold worldwide, 21 nominations and multiple GRAMMY wins, Dwight Yoakam will bring his legendary country music sound to Moose Jaw and the Temple Gardens Centre on Wednesday, June 24th, 2026.

Dwight Yoakam is one of the most influential and innovative voices in American music, celebrated for a career that has reshaped the sound of modern country while extending far beyond its boundaries. With more than 25 million albums sold worldwide, Yoakam is a 21-time GRAMMY® nominee and multiple GRAMMY® Award winner.

His catalog includes 12 gold albums and 9 platinum or multi-platinum releases, with five reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and 14 placing in the Top 10. Nearly 40 of his singles have charted on Billboard, including 14 Top 10 hits.

Dwight is a recipient of the Americana Music Association’s Artist of the Year Award and BMI Country Music’s President’s Award, and in 2019 was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, further cementing his standing as a defining voice in American songwriting. Yoakam’s most recent release, Brighter Days (Via Records/Thirty Tigers), arrived in November 2024 and marked his first album of new material in nine years. Written and recorded over a multi-year period, the collection includes twelve original songs written or co-written by Yoakam, along with covers of “Keep On the Sunny Side,” “Bound Away,” and Chris Hillman’s “Time Between,” all rendered in his unmistakable, genre-blending style that spans honky-tonk, Bakersfield country, bluegrass, rock & roll, and Americana traditions.

A dedicated steward of musical heritage, Yoakam launched his SiriusXM channel, Dwight Yoakam and The Bakersfield Beat: Where Country Went Mod, in 2018. The channel celebrates the Bakersfield sound and its lasting influence, featuring music, interviews, archival recordings, and guest appearances from artists such as Post Malone, Lukas Nelson, Beck, Chris Hillman, Jakob Dylan, and Jackie DeShannon. Yoakam’s versatility extends to film and television, with more than 40 appearances to his credit. From his iconic feature debut in Sling Blade, Yoakam has gone on to deliver standout performances in Steven Soderbergh’s Logan Lucky, Clint Eastwood’s Cry Macho, and David Fincher’s Panic Room.

Whether on stage or screen, Dwight Yoakam is a singular force in American culture, whose work has reshaped country music and inspired generations of artists.