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[bnk]

I find it hard to believe 3 full pages are on county music in a Chicago centric thread.

Someone posted several [ two ]Chicagoland county festivals recently .

They left of a big one that is County Thunder in Twin Lakes Wisconsin that draws from a large region.


One funny tidbit about County Thunder some young girl was struck by lighting.


They flew her to an Illinois Hospital. Not sure of her current condition but she was very critical at the time.


Her phone is burned out and she exploded her shoe off.

https://www.countrythunder.com/wi


400 underage drinking citations


https://www.jsonline.com/story/enter...ons/821600002/






Nothing to laugh about but this fest has been around for a long time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Thunder

Country Thunder is a music festival brand that hosts several concerts in North America each year. They have operated festivals in Wisconsin and Arizona since 2009, and shows in Saskatchewan since 2005 and in Alberta since 2016

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[ardecila]

Originally Posted by bnk

Someone posted several [ two ]Chicagoland county festivals recently .

They left of a big one that is County Thunder in Twin Lakes Wisconsin that draws from a large region.

I'm well aware of Country Thunder, my girlfriend's friend group all goes every year while she prefers Pitchfork and Lolla.

I didn't mention it because it was secondary to my point that there are two significant country festivals in (urban) Chicago city limits. You can see skyscrapers from both of them and ride a CTA bus to the gate. This idea that country music fans don't live in the city is hogwash.

But yes, Country Thunder now seems to be a reason for city girls to wear cowboy boots and get muddy, far more than it is a festival for rural dwellers to enjoy their favorite music. Country Thunder even followed the exodus of cold-hating white Chicagoans to launch a sister festival in Arizona.