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In terms of the most anticipated music festivals in the country music zeitgeist, near the top has to be Windy City Smokeout.
Taking over Chicago's United Centre Parking Lot for an annual weekend of good food, good music and plenty of down home good fun, the 2025 edition of the festival is taking place from July 10-13, and the lineup is serving up one sizzling star after another.
While the headlining duties for Thursday will go to country-rocker Bailey Zimmerman, he'll also be joined by the just-announced crew of Koe Wetzel, Shane Smith & The Saints and others. Friday will find the pairing of Old Dominion and Dylan Gossett atop the bill, as well as some female energy in Maggie Antone and Lauren Waktins.
The weekend duty, shared by Kane Brown and Megan Moroney on Saturday, as well as Jon Pardi and Riley Green on Sunday, will also feature a slew of top talent in Charles Wesley Godwin, Ella Langley, Sam Barber and more.
For the full Windy City Smokeout 2025 lineup with day splits, see below:
Thursday, July 10th
Bailey Zimmerman
Koe Wetzel
Shane Smith & The Saints
Bayker Blankenship
Angel White
Friday, July 11th
Old Dominion
Dylan Gossett
Josh Meloy
Lauren Watkins
Maggie Antone
Saturday, July 12th
Kane Brown
Megan Moroney
Charles Wesley Godwin
Austin Snell
Kashus Culpepper
Sunday, July 13th
Jon Pardi
Riley Green
Ella Langley
Sam Barber
Josh Ross
The inner-city festival and country music extravaganza has spent years stacked with headline worthy artists.
In 2024, the Chicago crowd was graced with thrilling headlining appearances from Cody Johnson, Parker McCollum, Thomas Rhett and Carrie Underwood, as well as day time performances from the likes of Chase Rice, ERNEST, Lee Brice, The Red Clay Strays, 49 Winchester, Wyatt Flores and Nate Smith, among others.
In addition to the exciting Windy City news, festival organizers announced that its sister festival, Lone Star Smokeout, will make its exciting debut from May 2-4 at ST&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The debut event will see hitmakers Jon Pardi, Cody Jinks and Midland serve as the first-year headliners. Meanwhile, the three-day celebration of country music and good, old fashioned BBQ will also feature Eli Young Band, Kaitlin Butts, Tanner Adell, Tucker Wetmore, Wyatt Flores and more taking to the stage.
For more on Koe Wetzel, see below:
