Lone Star Smokeout

The BBQ teams and daily artist lineups have been announced for Lone Star Smokeout, a three-day boutique country music and BBQ festival brought to you by the team at Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants and behind Chicago’s Windy City Smokeout.

Led by James Beard and Michelin-recognized barbecue outfits from Texas, the festival will showcase 14 of the most renowned pitmasters in the country, with 10 hailing from the Lone Star State and five that are based in North Texas. 

Representing Texas barbecue will be Dayne’s Craft Barbeque from Aledo; Hurtado Barbecue from Arlington; The Original Roy Hutchins Barbeque from Trophy Club; Michelin-recommended Panther City BBQ from Fort Worth; Slow Bone BBQ from Dallas; Rossler’s Blue Cord Barbecue from Harker Heights; The Salt Lick BBQ from Driftwood; The Original Black’s BBQ from Lockhart; two-time James Beard-nominated and Michelin-recommended 2M Smokehouse BBQ from San Antonio; two-time James Beard semifinalist Curry Boys BBQ from San Antonio. Rounding out the list will be Little Miss BBQ from Phoenix, Arizona; Meat Mitch Barbecue from Leawood, Kansas; Pappy’s Smokehouse from St. Louis, Missouri; and Wright’s Barbecue from Fayetteville, Arkansas.

“This festival is all about celebrating Texas BBQ and highlighting how its influence has shaped pitmasters from all over the country. For our first year, we’re bringing in some of the best BBQ talent from across Texas, including a few familiar faces from past Smokeouts,” said Max Robbins, Culinary Director of Lone Star Smokeout. “To top it off, we’ve got four pitmasters from neighboring states, each showing off their own regional twist on BBQ and how Texas has inspired them. It’s going to be a blast, and we can’t wait to see you there!”

“Panther City BBQ was honored to be able to participate in the Windy City Smokeout the last two years,” says Chris Magallanes, Pitmaster and Co-Owner of Panther City BBQ. “To be able to showcase our food in such a great event was an unforgettable experience, so of course we were pumped when we heard it was coming home to Texas! Y’all get ready!”

Miriam Wilson, who recently retired as a pitmaster at The Salt Lick BBQ, added, “The Salt Lick BBQ has had the opportunity to share BBQ family traditions at the Windy City Smokeout the past 11 years. We are excited to begin a new tradition with great food and music at the Lone Star Smokeout — deep in the heart of Texas.”

Each featured BBQ vendor will be selling two items throughout the festival. Pitmasters will be spending the majority of their day at their booths, having the chance to interact with guests. General Admission tickets do not include the price of food.

Lone Star Smokeout also recently announced its daily music lineup, featuring a selection of top country artists and homegrown Texas talent hand-picked by ACM-award winning promoter and festival co-founder Ed Warm. The full lineup can be found below, with three-day and single-day tickets available for purchase at lonestarsmokeout.com/tickets. 

Friday May 2:

Cody Jinks, Randy Rogers Band, Josh Meloy, Ian Harrison, Grace Tyler, JoJo DiSalvo

Saturday May 3:

Jon Pardi, Dylan Gossett, Tucker Wetmore, Tanner Adell, Lauren Watkins, Catie Offerman

Sunday May 4:

Midland, Wyatt Flores, DJ Pauly D, Eli Young Band, Hudson Westbrook, Kaitlin Butts,
Kashus Culpepper

Beyond the music and BBQ, Lone Star Smokeout will showcase a variety of fan-favorite retail purveyors, including on-site pop-ups from Tecovas, Yellow Rose by Kendra Scott, Hale House Boutique, and a custom hat bar Flea Style.

For more information, visit LoneStarSmokeout.com.