ACM’S “FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR
WINDY CITY SMOKEOUT
RETURNS AUGUST 4-7, 2022
WITH STAR-STUDDED FESTIVAL WEEKEND
Tim McGraw
Headliners Include Tim McGraw, Willie Nelson & Family, Turnpike Troubadours,
Sam Hunt and Miranda Lambert
Photo Cred: Jeff Marini
Windy City Smokeout, first time winner of the Academy of Country Music Awards “Festival of the Year,” and the nation’s premier outdoor
country music and BBQ festival, will return to Chicago August 4-7, 2022 outside the iconic United Center at 1901 W. Madison Street.
Hosted by popular barbecue joint, Bub City and Joe’s Bar, Windy City Smokeout will feature live performances from country music’s biggest names and up-and-coming talent, plus the best BBQ and craft beer from around the country.
THE BANDS
ACM award-winning promoter and Windy City Smokeout co-founder, Ed Warm, handpicked the weekend’s lineup including stage, screen and GRAMMY award-winning star Tim McGraw, the most decorated female country singer of all-time Miranda Lambert, ACM award-winning Sam Hunt and 12-time GRAMMY award-winning Willie Nelson & Family who will co-head opening night with the
highly anticipated reunion of the Turnpike Troubadours.
The full list of country music acts by day include:
Thursday, August 4
4 p.m. – Morgan Wade
5:15 p.m. – Zach Bryan
7:00 p.m. – Turnpike Troubadours
9:00 p.m. – Willie Nelson & Family
Friday, August 5
3:20 p.m. – Shelby Darrall
4:20 p.m. – Tiera Kennedy
5:30 p.m. – Niko Moon
6:45 p.m. – Russell Dickerson
8:30 p.m. – Tim McGraw
Saturday, August 6
4:20 p.m.- Lily Rose
5:35 p.m. – Mackenzie Porter
6:45 p.m. – Jordan Davis
8:30 p.m. – Sam Hunt
Sunday, August 7
3:00 p.m. – Mike & The Moonpipes
4:30 p.m. – Flatland Calvary
6:15 p.m. – Kip Moore
8:00 p.m. – Miranda Lambert
THE BBQ + BEER
Photo Cred: Jeff Marini
This year’s BBQ line-up features 25 of the world’s best pitmasters including 10 new teams offering a mix of new school and old school ‘cue dishes throughout the festival weekend. The full 2022 BBQ line-up includes (* indicates they are new to the 2022 festival):
17th Street BBQ
Against the Grain
Black’s BBQ (Austin, TX) **
Bub City
Green Street Smoked Meats
Hogapalooza
Hoodoo Brown BBQ
Hurtado Barbecue (Arlington, TX) **
Leroy & Lewis BBQ
Little Miss BBQ
Lillie’s Q
Loro (Austin, TX) **
Meat Mitch (Leawood, KS) **
Operation BBQ
Pappys Smokehouse
Pearl’s Southern Comfort
Sam Jones BBQ
Slab Barbecue
Smoke Queen Barbecue (Long Beach, CA) **
Smoque
Soul & Smoke (Evanston, IL) **
Station One Smokehouse (Plainfield, IL) **
Sugarfire Smokehouse
Truth BBQ
Ubons BBQ
Wrights Barbecue (Fayetteville, AR) **
“While it’s known as one of our country’s most sought after live music festivals, Windy City Smokeout has always been and always will be a hospitality-led event that shines above the rest” says RJ Melman, president of Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants. “The level of culinary talent that we are able to bring together every year makes it a celebration of BBQ and artisans from beloved restaurants and
craft beer establishments all across America, just as much as it is a celebration of country music.”
Windy City Smokeout will also have food from non-barbeque collaborators, including Happy Camper, Duck Inn, Summer House, Small Chavel, Café Ba-Ba-Reeba and Federales. Thirty beer and cider vendors will pull taps ranging from big beer to craft breweries, including Goose Island, Founders, Haymarket, Moody Tongue, Surly and Virtue.
A full list of food & beer vendors and festival ticket purchase can be found at
https://www.windycitysmokeout.com.
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