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• September 5-8, 2024
• Rowan Co. Fairgrounds
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back to where it began!

Rowan Co. Fairgrounds Salisbury, NC

Sept 5-8- 2024

Why SmokeOut?

For over two decades the SmokeOut Rally represented the custom culture revolution. The place where the Biker Build Off series started that featured Billy Lane vs. Roger Bourget. It was the spot where the Guinness Book of World records Longest Chopper was recorded by the Shade Tree Boys. It introduced the world to the likes of Sucker Punch Sally’s, Indian Larry, The Ice Cream Man From Hell, Bean’re, GTP and Richie Pan. It became the home of every backyard builder and the place where it all started was the Rowan County Fairgrounds!

2024 lineup

Thursday Sept 5 th

• Early Gates
• Hamsters USA® Ride
• KICKSTART CONTEST
• legend's gallery open
• Drive In Biker Movie

Friday Sept. 6th

• FXR Show The Gathering
• Perewitz Paint Show
• Mini Bike Racing On The Track
• Roadside's Wet T-Shirt Contest
• Legends Gallery
• cody parks & the dirty south

Saturday Sept. 7th

• Bike Games With Shade Tree Boyz
• Sportster Showdown
• Ride In Custom Bike Show
• Mini Bike Full Costume Race
• TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION
• Tattoo Contest
• SHITHOUSE DRAG RACES

Sunday Sept. 8th

• Pancake Breakfast For All Sinners
• Blessing Of The Bikes
• GTFO - See Ya Next Year!

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‘The Smoke Out Tour’ High on Los Angeles Ticket Sales

The Smoke Out Tour debuting at the Microsoft Theater on April 20 is nearly sold-out, a rare feat for a regional Mexican show four weeks ahead of opening night. Fans will experience a themed show…

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The Smoke Out Tour debuting at the Microsoft Theater on April 20 is nearly sold-out, a rare feat for a regional Mexican show four weeks ahead of opening night. Fans will experience a themed show around marijuana, corridos about the cannabis lifestyle and a stage decked out with a storefront dispensary with actors in between sets paying homage to films such as Friday and Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke .

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“We are ecstatic to present this new wave of regional Mexican talent at Microsoft Theater on 4/20,” says Niria Leon, AEG Presents Latin Talent Buyer, adding that the April show next month is about 90 percent sold out.

For Jimmy Humilde, 37, president of the Rancho Humilde label and producer of the show, the thirst for ticket sales is attributed to the young “bands who sing about real things that they have lived,” says the label president, who also manages most of the bands performing on the tour.  Nearly 50 dates are scheduled throughout the U.S.

“Our artists sing corridos verdes, which is part of a lifestyle,” Humilde says. “Many fans can relate to it and that’s a movement that keeps gaining momentum.”

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The tour was officially presented on Thursday (March 22) during a press conference in Los Angeles along with participating acts Legado 7 , Omar Ruiz , El De La Guitar, Arsenal Efectivo and Los Hijos de Garcia, all recording artists in their late teens to mid 20s, who began performing in underground shows. This year also marks Rancho Humilde’s 10th anniversary, while Humilde’s tenure in music started as a manager when he was 17.

For singer/songwriter Francisco “Shrek” Rodriguez of Arsenal Efectivo, the tour and being part of the Rancho Humilde label means everything to him because even during personal setbacks, his label and bandmates never forget him, as he completed a prison term last year after being arrested for the trafficking of contraband weapons, he said.

“When you have people around you who care to see you again after spending some time in prison, it says a lot about who they are,” says Rodriguez, who performs a type of music known as trap corridos. “They are family and that means a lot to me.”

Pepe Garza, the veteran Los Angeles program director at FM station KBUE (Que Buena), who oversees the popular morning show  Don Cheto Al Aire , has long been a champion of regional Mexican acts.

The Smoke Out Tour “shows that green corridos are successful, especially here in Los Angeles,” said Garza, who was scheduled to make an appearance during the tour’s press conference to present the tour to members of the media. “When a tour like this sells remarkably fast and way ahead of opening night, it shows how popular the genre is when tied around corridos and marijuana.”

For Humilde, the tour is the effort of many years of hard work, but it also took time to build an audience, he says, which included reaching out to people with “guerrilla street teams” armed with flyers.

“I’m going to be honest with you, I’ve never been nervous,” says Humilde, who was born and raised in Venice, Calif. “I loved regional Mexican music early in my life. I love what I do. It’s a gift from God.”

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Country concerts Chicago: Windy City Smokeout 2023 bringing barbecue, beats to United Center

Zach Bryan, Darius Rucker among artists performing

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The nation's premier outdoor country music and barbecue festival returns to Chicago's United Center next weekend.

Two-time winner of the Academy of Country Music Awards "Festival of the Year," the Windy City Smokeout will celebrate its 10th anniversary with some of country music's biggest names and up-and-coming talents next Thursday through Sunday at 1901 W. Madison St.

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Headliners include GRAMMY award winner Zac Brown Band, much-decorated ACM and CMA award winner Luke Bryan, GRAMMY award winner Darius Rucker, and GRAMMY award nominee Zach Bryan. The music talent is matched by some of the best craft beer and barbecue from around the country. This year's barbecue line-up features 30 of the world's best pitmasters, including eight new teams, offering a mix of new school and old school barbecue dishes throughout the festival weekend.

Festival passes are now on sale at www.windycitysmokeout.com .

Tickets are currently priced as follows:

- GA Day Pass for Thursday, July 13: sold out

- GA Day Pass for Friday, July 14: $59.95

- GA Day Pass for Saturday, July 15: $79.95

- GA Day Pass for Sunday, July 16: $59.95

- VIP Day Pass for Thursday, July 13: sold out

- VIP Day Pass for Friday, July 14: $400

- VIP Day Pass for Saturday, July 15: sold out

- VIP Day Pass for Sunday, July 16: $400

- Platinum Pass for Thursday, July 13: sold out

- Platinum Pass for Friday, July 14: sold out

- Platinum Pass for Saturday, July 15: $700

- Platinum Pass for Sunday, July 16: $700

- GA Four-Day Pass: sold out

- VIP Four-Day Pass: sold out

- Platinum Four-Day Pass: sold out

General Admission festival passes do not include food or beverage.

VIP festival passes include access to an elevated and covered area next to the stage, complimentary mobile charging stations, air-conditioned restrooms, access to private cash bars and an official Windy City Smokeout welcome gift.

Platinum festival passes include deluxe climate-controlled upper deck, private, and stage-pit viewing areas, complimentary mobile charging stations, VIP parking access with golf cart service to and from festival grounds, air-conditioned restrooms, top shelf beer/wine/cocktails included, curated barbecue service in private dining areas, and $25 BBQ Bucks preloaded onto wristbands.

The hours for Windy City Smokeout are 1-10 p.m. each day.

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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.

2022 Music Lineup

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.

“Windy City Smokeout truly represents the best in country music, BBQ and beer and being named the Academy of Country Music’s ‘Festival of the Year’ is an incredible honor that we don’t take for granted,” says Warm.

 “When the band is playing, and you’re drinking a cold beer, eating brisket and it’s 6 o’clock at night, and you see the Chicago skyline in the background, it’s like it doesn’t get any better than this in Chicago.” — Pete McMurray Advertisement

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

BBQ and Beer

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) **
• 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) **
• Soul & Smoke  (Evanston, IL) **
• Station One Smokehouse  (Plainfield, IL) **
• Sugarfire Smokehouse
• 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 beer vendors can be found at https://www.windycitysmokeout.com .

Bonus Events

Guests can round out the experience with a selection of curated events including the Biggest Happy Hour of the Summer and epic BBQ Brunch on Sunday. The ticketed events do not include admission to the festival; a single day or four-day pass is required for entry.

The Biggest Happy Hours of the Summer Sponsored by Mamitas

WHEN: Thursday, August 4 & Friday, August 5, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Kick off the festival weekend with The Biggest Happy Hours of the Summer! Each event will feature discounted domestic and craft beers with live music from up-and-coming artists. Access to each happy hour is included with a Thursday, Friday, or 4-day pass. Drinks are a la carte

BBQ Brunch Sponsored by Illinois Pork Producers

WHEN: Sunday, August 7, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

The epic bottomless BBQ brunch on Sunday, August 7 th includes a variety of dishes from the Windy City Smokeout Pitmaster Buffet with a special Bacon Bar sponsored by Illinois Pork Producers. Guests can sip on mimosas or build their own Bloodies with all of the fixings at Tito’s Bloody Mary Bar. Tickets are $50 in addition to a Sunday single-day or 4-day pass and can be purchased HERE

Tickets & General Info

Festival passes are now on sale at www.windycitysmokeout.com . NEW this year is a super VIP Festival Pass. Tickets are currently priced as follows:

• GA Day Pass for Thursday, August 4: $64.95
• GA Day Pass for Friday, August 5: $64.95
• GA Day Pass for Saturday, August 6: $64.95
• GA Day Pass for Sunday, August 7: $44.95
• VIP Day Pass for Thursday, August 4: $300
• VIP Day Pass for Friday, August 5: $350
• VIP Day Pass for Saturday, August 6: $350
• VIP Day Pass for Sunday, August 7: $250
• SUPER VIP Day Pass for Thursday, August 4: $500
• SUPER VIP Day Pass for Friday, August 5: $650
• SUPER VIP Day Pass for Saturday, August 6: $650
• SUPER VIP Day Pass for Sunday, August 7: $500
• GA Four-Day Pass: $184.95
• VIP Four-Day Pass: $1,100
• Super VIP Four-Day Pass: $2,000

* General Admission festival passes do not include food or beverage.

**VIP four-day festival passes include access to an elevated and covered area next to the stage, complimentary mobile charging stations, air-conditioned restrooms, access to private cash bars and a welcome gift.

***Super VIP four-day festival passes include deluxe climate controlled upper deck and private viewing areas, complimentary mobile charging stations, personal concierge services, VIP parking access with golf cart service to and from festival grounds, air-conditioned restrooms, top shelf beer/wine/cocktails included, curated lunch and dinner service in private dining areas, late night bites and dessert service

The hours for Windy City Smokeout are Thursday, August 4: 4PM-10pm; Friday, August 5: 2pm-11pm; Saturday, August 6: noon-11pm; Sunday, August 7: noon-10pm. For more information and to purchase festival passes, please visit www.windycitysmokeout.com , and be sure to follow all the action on Instagram at @WindyCitySmokeout and Twitter at @WCSmokeout.

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Fire up the pits.

On July 13-16, the annual Windy City Smokeout Festival is returning to Chicago, IL for four days of good ol’ fashioned country, BBQ and brews.

Over the course of the four-day weekend, mega honky-tonk headliners Zach Bryan , Luke Bryan , Zac Brown Band , Darius Rucker and the Randy Rogers Band will entertain audiences.

They’ll be joined by country icons Jo Dee Messina , Bailey Zimmerman , Eli Young Band , Chris Lane and Dylan Scott .

That’s not all though.

In total, 25 (!) huge acts are set to take the stage at the tenth Windy City Smokeout .

And if you want to catch them all live (and indulge in the mouth-watering BBQ and beer selection), it’s not too late to scoop up last-minute general admission passes .

At the time of publication, we found four-day passes going for $680 before fees on Vivid Seats.

The cheapest single-day passes available are $88 before fees .

Looking for a little more information about the year’s Smokeout?

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We’ve got everything you need to know and more below.

All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.

Windy City Smokeout 2023 tickets

A complete breakdown of all single and multi-day passes for this year’s Windy City Smokeout can be found below.

(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout .)

Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. 

They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event.

Windy City Smokeout 2023 lineup

As you may have caught above, there are 25 artists set to perform at this year’s extravaganza.

For a closer look, here are all the acts you can catch at Windy City Smokeout this year:

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Windy City Smokeout 2023 BBQ menu

Are you planning on going to the Smokeout — but mostly for the food?

We completely understand.

This year, the menu has a little bit of everything under the sun and we want to make sure you know what you’re getting yourself into ahead of time.

Click here to find out about all the briskets, pot pies, burnt ends, rib tips and more at this year’s Windy City Smokeout.

Huge country stars on tour in 2023

Can’t make it out to the Windy City for the Smokeout?

Here are just a few artists you won’t want to miss live when they come to a venue near you.

•  George Strait with Chris Stapleton

•  Morgan Wallen

• Shania Twain

•  Thomas Rhett

•  Keith Urban

Who else is on the road? Check out our list of the 52 biggest stars on tour in 2023 here to find out.

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Join Reays in the Big Smoke and surround yourself in the vibrant city vibes, explore iconic landmarks like Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London, indulge in delicious food, go shopping in Covent Garden or even catch a show at the iconic West End. The opportunities are endless whilst in the Capital!

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Music and concerts | review: it’s the out of this world tour, and that’s what missy elliott delivers.

Pretty remarkable, considering the 53-year-old artist revealed late in the concert that she battled a migraine before hitting the stage and, during the same brief speech, claimed the headache prevented her from being at her best. If true, the breakneck pace and lyrical control she maintained were even more impressive. Elliott also deserves credit for truth in advertising. Dubbed Out of This World: The Experience, the jaunt — which culminates with the Chicago dates — lived up to the lofty promises implied by its name.

The highly visual event presented a series of environments — outer-space galaxies, inner-city streets, rural cornfields, underwater regions, loud circuses, celebratory parades — that Elliott, a squad of 20 dancers, a hype man and a narrator/jester navigated with vibrant flair, panache and color. Did everything make sense or seamlessly connect? No, and nothing suffered because of it. Indeed, the opposite was true. The wild, imaginative leaps only elevated the sense of wonder and delight.

True to her history, Elliott promoted the allure of unlimited possibility and unrestricted creativity. Those facets encompassed a fascinating assembly of inventive costumes. Glitter-encrusted tracksuits, umbrella hats, fluorescent faux-fur trim, graffiti-scrawled jackets, blonde wigs, arm-length gloves, a coat with exaggerated puffy bags and a long train that any bride would envy: Designer fashion shows have nothing on Elliott or her entourage.

Even when sporting a wraparound visor over her eyes or a variation on a motorcycle helmet on her head, Elliott channeled her emotions in the form of glowing smiles that no accessory or dim lighting could conceal. The rapper radiated pure joy and indomitable confidence. She embraced every moment, and carried herself not as a contented legend but as a visionary still eager to prove her merit.

Since hip hop evolves at such a rapid clip, and because Elliott last dropped a full-length LP in 2005, it’s easy to forget the outsized impact she registered on contemporary music and style in the late ’90s and early aughts. That influence began before she issued her first album. Following an initial stint in an all-women group, she took on songwriting and production roles for several leading R&B talents, including Aaliyah, who she remembered from the stage Thursday. Elliott leveraged her behind-the-scenes success to land her own record imprint on a major label — an unheard-of feat during a male-dominant era.

Beginning with her 1997 “Supa Dupa Fly” record, the Virginia native spent the next decade redefining hip hop and breaking glass ceilings. Her singles, albums and videos seemed to emanate from a distant universe. She exploded creative boundaries, advanced avante garde elements, welcomed humor and espoused feminine, sex-positive and healthy body-image concepts largely absent from the mainstream. Elliott dared to be different and, by extension, gave everyone permission to be comfortable with their own identity.

Though the solo records stopped arriving nearly two decades ago as Elliott contended with Graves’ disease, she continued collaborating with contemporaries and adding to a stacked legacy. An array of Grammy, MTV and BET awards preceded a high-profile outing at the 2015 Super Bowl halftime show. The phenom also known as “Misdemeanor” later became the only female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She replicated that accomplishment last year with her induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

That honor often implies the feted artist is ready to settle into the victory-lap phase of their career. Elliott gave no such indication such a thought crossed her mind. Save for one short DJ interlude, the concert unfolded akin to a thrilling roller coaster that feels like it lasts for just a few dozen seconds before coming to a halt. And then, all you want to do is ride it again. No matter when or where you looked onstage, movement ensued. Out in the audience, where LED bracelets — handed to patrons at the entrances — pulsed in sync to select beats.

Elliott and company barely allowed anyone time to process what they saw before another track started or a different setting emerged. A large, curved backdrop screen handled a bottomless grab bag of multimedia visuals that referenced lyrics, advanced loose narratives or nodded to the past. Five ovular lighting rigs doubled as video screens that often projected live footage. A variety of risers, lifts and props provided depth and surprise. For “Gossip Folks,” Elliott floated above the crowd on a circular platform. On “Beep Me 911,” she spun on the mobile equivalent of an ottoman.

Those marked the rare occasions where Elliott appeared somewhat contained. Aside from standing off to the side and admiring the efforts of a Chicago footwork crew that supplied an apt prelude to a cover of “Up Jumps Da Boogie,” she remained in constant motion. Elliott bounded, pranced, strolled, strutted, swayed, shook, swung, stepped. Her vigor mirrored the feverish transitions at hand. She abbreviated a majority of songs. Though focusing on snippets tends to give material short shrift, Elliott used the approach to her advantage by underlining her strident swagger and crafty phrasing.

Syllabic and smooth, crisp and clear, rolled and rhymed: Elliott’s deliveries landed as direct hits to the hips and head. Distinct from a wide swath of younger rappers she influenced, Elliott relied on skill — not bared skin. She wore pants for the entire show and refrained from now-ubiquitous twerking, going as far as sending up the contagious “WTF (Where They From)” as a thinly veiled dig at the cheapening and co-opting of techniques she helped standardize.

Elliott put on a clinic not just with her choreographed interactions with the tireless dance team, but with hypnotic flow that juggled clever onomatopoeia, backwards lines, off-balance rhythms, sing-spoken passages and hyper-speed shifts. She fully backed the braggadocio of cuts like “I’m Really Hot,” “She’s a Bitch” and “Cool Off.” On “Sock It 2 Me,” “One Minute Man” and “Meltdown,” she flipped the traditional script of erotic fantasies to that of a woman’s perspective.

To amplify the party atmosphere and pay homage to her roots, Elliott brought three of her longtime friends — Timbaland, Busta Rhymes, Ciara — along as openers and, later, as guests at the end of the show. Yet Elliott required no further assistance. Visions of her as a space cadet, queen of an underworld and leader of men functioned on an entirely different, and superior, wavelength. Ditto her subtle blending of cues from “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “Mad Max” and familiar theme parks to help orchestrate refreshingly original, whirlwind adventure through the world’s coolest club.

Long may her freak flag fly.

Bob Gendron is a freelance critic.

Setlist from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont on Aug. 22: “Throw It Back” “Cool Off” “We Run This” “4 My People” “Sock It 2 Me” “I’m Really Hot” “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” “I’m Better” “She’s a Bitch” “Gossip Folks” “All N My Grill” “Get Ur Freak On” “Lick Shots” “One Minute Man” “Hot Boyz” “Beep Me 911” “DripDemeanor” “Meltdown” “Bad Man” “Ching-A-Ling” “WTF (Where They From)” “Work It” “Pass That Dutch” “Up Jumps Da Boogie” (Timbaland & Magoo cover) “Touch It” (Busta Rhymes cover) “Lose Control”

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