US EditionYoung Thug, Future, Don Toliver & Yeat to Headline 2025 Summer Smash Festival
- Atlanta rapper Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, will headline the Summer Smash Festival on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois.
- Young Thug's appearance marks his first live performance since his arrest in May 2022 on RICO and gang-related charges alleging his rap label YSL was a front for a violent criminal street gang, leading to a lengthy trial.
- Prior to his release, Young Thug spent over 900 days in jail and released his third studio album *Business is Business* in 2023.
- After initially facing racketeering conspiracy and gang-related activity charges, Young Thug ultimately pleaded guilty, was sentenced to time served, and will serve 15 years of probation.
- The seventh annual Summer Smash Festival, co-founded by Cole Bennett of Lyrical Lemonade and Berto Solorio of SPKRBX, will feature Future headlining Saturday, June 21, and Don Toliver and YEAT headlining Friday, June 20, with tickets going on sale March 28 at 12 p.m. CT, starting at approximately $370.
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OklahomanYoung Thug headlines Summer Smash 2025 lineup in first show since prison release
In his first show since being released from prison last year, rapper Young Thug is among the headliners for the Summer Smash festival near Chicago.
Rapper’s first post-jail performance will be headlining summer music fest
Atlanta rapper Young Thug is one of three artists who will headline the Summer Smash Festival, his first appearance on the stage since he was released from jail, according to Billboard.
Young Thug Will Play First Show Since Jail Release at 2025 Summer Smash
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