PHOENIX — Country music will step up to the plate during the 2026 Extra Innings Festival in Tempe.

The third edition of the bonus baseball-themed festival returns Feb. 27-28 to Tempe Beach Park and Tempe Arts Park between Rio Salado Parkway and Tempe Town Lake.

Extra Innings Festival takes place each year a week after Innings Festival, its sister event at the same location.

How to get tickets for 2026 Extra Innings Festival

A presale for 2026 Extra Innings Festival tickets started at 10 a.m. Thursday through the event’s website. Fans have to sign up for a passcode before they can buy passes.

Any tickets remaining after the presale will be made available to the general public at a date to be determined.

Who will be performing at the 2026 Extra Innings Festival in Tempe?

Eighteen acts are booked to perform across three stages during the 2026 Extra Innings Festival.

On Friday, Feb. 27, Luke Bryan and Phoenix-born Dierks Bentley will headline the day. They’ll be preceded by Poison frontman Bret Michaels, actress and singer Lola Kirke, Brothers Osborne, The Brudi Brothers, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, Ian Harrison and Muscadine Bloodline.

The Saturday, Feb. 28, bill features Hardy and Kane Brown as the main events. The second-day lineup also includes 49 Winchester, Colby Acuff, Cole Phillips, Jessie Murph, Laci Kaye Booth, Noeline Hofmann and Shaboozey.

In addition to the music acts, several Major League Baseball Legends will make appearances, many of them with ties to Arizona. They include former Arizona Diamondbacks Dontrelle Willis and Matt Williams, as well as former Boston Red Sox player and current Arizona Diamondbacks outfield coordinator Jonny Gomes.

Extra Innings Festival debuted in 2024 as an expansion of Innings Festival, an annual celebration of music and baseball that coincides with spring training since 2017.

Mumford & Sons, Twenty One Pilots and Blink-182 are headlining the 2026 Innings Festival, which is set for Feb. 20-22 at Tempe Beach Park and Tempe Arts Park.

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