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Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Young Thug, Future, Don Toliver & Yeat to Headline Summer Smash Festival
Lyrical Lemonade has announced this year's Summer Smash Festival lineup — and it contains some potentially culture-shaking performances. The three-day event will be headlined by Future, the world debut of the newly formed duo of Don Toliver and Yeat, and Young Thug in his first live performance since his release from jail. Scheduled for Friday, June 20, through Sunday, June 22, Summer Smash will grace SeatGeek Stadium near Chicago for its seventh iteration. Tickets will be released for purchase on Friday (March 28) at 12 p.m. CT via the Summer Smash website. More from Billboard Huey P. Williams, Beloved Lead Singer of the Jackson Southernaires, Dies at 80 Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show Received 125 FCC Complaints New Billy Joel Documentary 'And So It Goes' to Air on HBO This year's Summer Smash Festival features some of the hottest names across hip-hop's innumerable scenes. Led by Don Toliver and Yeat, the Friday night lineup also includes Trippie Redd, Ski Mask the Slump God, NLE Choppa, Nettspend, DC the Don, Molly Santana, Karrahbooo and more. On Saturday (June 21), Future will lead a lineup that features Sexyy Red, Lil Tecca, Destroy Lonely, SahBabii, Soulja Boy, Osamason, BabyTron, Plaqueboymax, Famous Dex and 1900Rugrat. The lineup of Sunday night performers preceding Thugger's highly anticipated live comeback includes Lil Yachty, Quavo, Nav, G Herbo, Saba, Insane Clown Posse, Bktherula, Skaiwater and TiaCorine. Chance the Rapper will close out one of the two main stages on Sunday night. 'I feel lucky to be able to throw the party of the year with my best friends,' said Cole Bennett, Summer Smash Festival cofounder and Lyrical Lemonade founder, in a press release. 'May this be the best one yet. Lucky No. 7.' Young Thug's headlining appearance comes the year after Summer Smash hosted one of the most iconic musical homecomings of the decade with Chief Keef's long-awaited return to performing in Chicago after a 12-year hiatus. Thug, of course, was in the throes of his state RICO trial for most of 2024. On Oct. 31, 2024, he was sentenced to 15 years probation and no prison time after pleading guilty in the long-running case accusing him of leading a violent Atlanta street gang. Despite popping up on songs with Lil Baby ('Dum, Dumb & Dumber') and Playboi Carti ('We Need All Da Vibes'), Thugger has been relatively quiet on the music front so far in 2025. See the full lineup below: Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
USA Today
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Young Thug headlines Summer Smash 2025 lineup in first show since prison release
Young Thug headlines Summer Smash 2025 lineup in first show since prison release In what could be his first performance since being released from prison last year, Young Thug is among the headliners for the annual hip-hop festival Summer Smash. The "Trance" rapper will headline alongside Future, Don Toliver and Yeat during the festival at the SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois scheduled for June 20-22, 2025. Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, will headline the third and final day on Sunday, June 22 which includes acts like Chance The Rapper, Quavo and Lil Yachty. The Atlanta rap star was jailed between May 2022 and November 2024 on several charges relating to alleged street gang involvement with Young Slime Life (YSL). Yet he avoided more time incarcerated after pleading guilty in November returning home on probation. On Wednesday, the rapper posted on Instagram a photo of himself performing, a treat for fans who've highly anticipated his return to the stage during the festival's 7th edition. "I feel lucky to be able to throw the party of the year with my best friends," Summer Smash Festival co-founder Cole Bennett said in a news release. "May this be the best one yet. Lucky No. 7." Music news: Ye sued for copyright infringement by German singer angered over antisemitism Summer Smash 2025 lineup Lyrical Lemonade unveiled its Summer Smash 2025 lineup Thursday featuring some of the biggest names in hip-hop. Don Toliver and Yeat will collectively headline Day One on Friday, June 20, while Future leads Day Two on Saturday, June 21. Young Thug will serve as the final headliner Sunday, June 22, with the day also including a special performance by Chance the Rapper. See the full lineup below. Summer Smash 2025 tickets Three-day passes for Lyrical Lemonade's 2025 Summer Smash festival will go on sale Friday, March 28, at 12 p.m. CT on the event's official website. Ticket prices will start at about $370 with parking passes priced at about $135. Contributing: Edward Segarra, USA TODAY
Express Tribune
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Summer Smash Festival 2025: Dates, lineup, and how to get tickets
The Summer Smash Festival 2025 is set to take over SeatGeek Stadium in Chicagoland from June 20-22, featuring a powerhouse lineup of hip-hop's biggest stars. Organized by Lyrical Lemonade and SPKRBX, this year's event will be headlined by Don Toliver and Yeat (Friday), Future (Saturday), and Young Thug, marking his first performance since 2022 (Sunday). 'We are excited to present the 7th edition of the largest independent hip-hop festival in the world and can't wait to show the fans what we've been working on,' said Berto Solorio, co-founder of Summer Smash and SPKRBX. Cole Bennett, co-founder of Lyrical Lemonade, added, 'I feel lucky to be able to throw the party of the year with my best friends. May this be the best one yet. Lucky number 7.' Alongside the headliners, the 2025 Summer Smash lineup includes Chance The Rapper, G Herbo, Saba, and Famous Dex, as well as festival regulars Sexyy Red, Quavo, Sahbabii, Nav, Ski Mask the Slump God, Trippie Redd, NLE Choppa, Nettspend, and OsamaSon. First-time performers include Soulja Boy, 1900Rugrat, and Che. A new batch of GA, VIP, and Platinum tickets will be available for purchase on Friday, March 28, at 12:00 p.m. after the initial presale tickets sold out. Prices will increase as the event nears.
