After selling out his October 2024 stop at the former Xcel Energy Center, country star Cody Johnson will return to the St. Paul venue now known as Grand Casino Arena on Aug. 29.

The on sale date for tickets will be announced at a later date.

A Texas native who began playing music at the age of 12, Johnson rode bulls professionally and worked for a prison before its warden convinced him to pursue music full time.

He went on to self-release six albums, with 2016’s “Gotta Be Me” spinning off a pair of minor radio hits in “With You I Am” and “Wild as You” and reaching No. 2 on the country albums chart.

That was enough to attract the attention of Warner Music Nashville, which has since issued three of his records, including 2023’s “Leather,” which won album of the year at the 58th annual Country Music Association Awards in 2024. A deluxe version of “Leather” has spawned two singles, “I’m Gonna Love You” (a duet with Carrie Underwood) and “The Fall.”

Over the years, Johnson has earned comparisons to George Strait and Willie Nelson. His other hits include “Til You Can’t,” “Human,” “The Painter” and “Dirt Cheap.”

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