Future, Playboi Carti & Kid Cudi Headlining Lyrical Lemonade's Summer Smash

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Other performers include GloRilla, Vince Staples, Ski Mask The Slump God, Central Cee, and many more.

This year's Summer Smash Festival from Cole Bennett and the Lyrical Lemonade crew is shaping up to be potentially its best in its five years on the festival circuit. Moreover, the event will take place in Chicago's Seatgeek Stadium from June 23 through June 25 and will bring on a slew of exciting performers. For the headliners, we have Playboi Carti, Kid Cudi, and Future, which should provide an uniquely infectious atmosphere for each of their respective styles. Also, the festival will bring Vince Staples, GloRilla, Ski Mask The Slump God, Cordae, Lil Uzi Vert, and many more to the fray.

Not only that, but there's a joint set from Lil Pump and Smokepurrp plus a mystery special guest. For those interesting in copping some tickets, they're now onsite via the festival's official website. "The Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash presented by SPKRBX," they wrote in their Instagram announcement. "Tickets on sale at 12pm central on TheSummerSmash.com. See you in June CHICAGO." Given that many of these artists have been quite busy and successful on the festival circuit, it should make for yet another smash hit.

Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash 2023 Festival Lineup Announced

Last year, the festival included a lot of similar names, plus some headliners that unfortunately won't return for its 2023 rendition. Moreover, some of these names included Playboi Carti, Young Thug, Gunna, and Post Malone, who caught many people's eyes on the 60+ artist lineup. Other names slated to perform were Wiz Khalifa, Polo G, Lil Skies, Yeat, Rico Nasty, Flo Milli, 2 Chainz, Trippie Redd, and many more. With such a varied and subgenre-spanning lineup, it's no wonder that this year's eclectic bunch also lived up to expectations.

Meanwhile, Cole Bennett found incredible success through Lyrical Lemonade in music, festivals, videos- and now the sneaker game. Furthermore, his imprint collaborated on a few sneaker designs and colorways already, and his latest brings the collective to a classic. Last September, Nike and Lyrical Lemonade revealed their collaborative Air Force 1 Low, keeping it short an simple with a yellow swoosh on an all-white sneaker. However, the Lyrical Lemonade patch on it certainly sets it apart from the rest. Let us know who you're most excited to see during the 2023 Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash Festival in the comments down below. Also, for the latest updates on Cole Bennett and your favorite artists in hip-hop, log back into HNHH.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.