Plus Lil Yachty, Big Sean, Kodak Black, J.I.D., Ski Mask the Slump God, Ken Carson, Flo Milli, Lucki, Bia, YG Marley & many more to perform at the world’s biggest independent hip-hop music festival.
Ticket Sale Begins April 26 At 10 AM CDT via SummerSmash.com
CHICAGO, IL (April 26, 2024) – Festival organizers at Lyrical Lemonade and SPKRBX are proud to unveil this year’s music lineup as Summer Smash returns to SeatGeek Stadium, just outside of Chicago, Illinois beginning Friday, June 14 through Sunday, June 16, 2024.
Having welcomed more festival-goers than ever before at the record-breaking fifth-anniversary celebration last summer that hosted over 100,000 attendees from all 50 U.S. states (plus Washington, D.C.) and nearly 20 international destinations across 4 continents, this three-day outdoor music festival has cemented itself as the largest independently-owned hip-hop festival in the world.
Weekend headliners include Travis Scott (Friday) who will tap his own home team record label for the first-ever collaborative Cactus Jack performance including Don Toliver, Sheck Wes, Chase B, Luxury Tax, SoFaygo, and WondaGurl.
Playboi Carti (Saturday) will also return for a third consecutive year to headline Day 2, riding high from one of the most prolific years in his star-studded career having recently released projects with Camila Cabello, Future and Metro Boomin, Kanye West, and Ty Dolla $ign, and fellow 2024 festival headliner Travis Scott.
Summer Smash marks a rare festival performance for both Travis Scott and Playboi Carti this year, with the Chicago festival claiming the only North American dates currently on the 2024 calendar.
Famed Chicago rapper Chief Keef (Sunday) will close out the three-day festival after a 10-year hiatus from performing in his home state of Illinois, which should make for one of the most monumental homecomings in modern music.
Other notable festival acts include returning alumni like Lil Yachty, Kodak Black, Ski Mask The Slump God, Flo Milli, Bia, Destroy Loney, Lucki, Ken Carson, Lil Tecca, Denzel Curry, and Lil Skies; plus first-time festivalperformers like Big Sean, YG Marley and That Mexican OT; among many others.
In total, 50+ music acts are confirmed to perform this year’s three-day affair with the full lineup listed below and available online at TheSummerSmash.com:
FRIDAY, JUNE 14:
Cactus Jack
Big Sean ~ Destroy Lonely ~ Flo Milli ~ That Mexican OT
BKTHERULA ~ Black Kray ~ BLP Kosher ~ Famous Dex
Clip ~ Lazer dim 700 ~ Osamason ~ Vonoff1700
Bossftr ~ Elijah Wallace ~ Kami
SATURDAY, JUNE 15:
Playboi Carti
Kodak Black ~ Lil Tecca ~ Lucki ~ Ski Mask The Slump God Bia ~ Lil Skies ~ Mick Jenkins ~ Paris Texas ~ Rich Amiri Baby Kia ~ Cash Cobain ~ Nettspend ~ TiaCorine ~ Xaviersobased ~ 2Rare Freddy got magic ~ Uneek ~ $am
SUNDAY, JUNE 16:
Chief Keef
Denzel Curry ~ JID ~ Ken Carson ~ Lil Yachty ~ Waka Flocka Flame ~ YG Marley Anycia ~ Babytron ~ Bashfortheworld ~ HomixideGang ~ Lil B Hardrock ~ Icytwat ~ Joeyy ~ Laundry Day ~ Robb Bank$ Fukurpain ~ Shed Theory
Sounds By:
Zach Bia, Kerwin Frost, F1LTHY, DJ Scheme, GloupJake
With this new lineup comes new dates, moving up to June 14-16, 2024. Any affected 2024 ticket-buyers will have the option to receive a full refund or push their tickets to Summer Smash 2025 if they are unable to attend this year’s event, with more details available on the festival website.
Summer Smash will return to SeatGeek Stadium having received an overwhelming amount of positive fan feedback. Located roughly 30 minutes from downtown Chicago in nearby Bridgeview, Illinois, the outdoor event will house three main stages – one of them outdoors within a world-class sports stadium, while the other is custom-built and constructed on outdoor turf nearby including a smaller third performance stage placed underneath a massive open-air tent.
Fans can also look forward to further improvements to production, sound, and lighting by organizers this June. Festival-goers can also find many visual elements inspired by Lyrical Lemonade’s recently released album sprinkled throughout the festival grounds such as the iconic All Is Yellow Tent as seen in the album’s viral music videos.
Once inside the festival grounds, fans will also be treated to dozens of art installations and local food vendors, plus massive sponsorship activations spread across the sprawling multi-acre space, with more details coming soon.
Three-day GA tickets will go on sale Friday, April 26 at 10:00 a.m. CDT at TheSummerSmash.com, along with VIP, Diamond VIP, and Parking passes. In a new partnership with DICE, the world’s largest independent ticketing company, The Summer Smash fans have access to full ticket costs upfront with no hidden fees and a seamless three click check out process with no waiting room. This collaboration also marks DICE’s entry into Chicago.
To learn more, download the DICE mobile app today and search “The Summer Smash” to view the event page before tickets get released or join the Waiting List when tickets sell out.
Visit TheSummerSmash.com to purchase your tickets, and follow along on social media at @TheSummerSmash to stay in the loop on future festival news and announcements.
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