Windy City Smokeout — the outdoor festival that combines country music, slow-cooked barbecue and tasty libations — offers city dwellers and suburbanites alike an opportunity to sport cowboy duds.
Lee Brice performs at the annual Windy City Smokeout outside of the United Center in Chicago on July 12, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)Fans dance and sing to a set by DJ Pauly D at the annual Windy City Smokeout outside of the United Center in Chicago on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)A pair of red boots are seen sitting next to garbage at the annual Windy City Smokeout outside of the United Center in Chicago on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)DJ Pauly D performs at the annual Windy City Smokeout outside of the United Center in Chicago on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)A fan watches as Lee Brice performs at the annual Windy City Smokeout outside of the United Center in Chicago on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)A person wears a Windy City Smokeout hat while attending the music fest outside of the United Center in Chicago on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)A fan takes in a set by DJ Pauly D at the annual Windy City Smokeout outside of the United Center in Chicago on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)Fans cheer as Lee Brice performs at the annual Windy City Smokeout outside of the United Center in Chicago on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)Fans try to balance a tray of food alongside a crowd barrier during a set by DJ Pauly D at the annual Windy City Smokeout outside of the United Center in Chicago on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)Lee Brice performs at the annual Windy City Smokeout outside of the United Center in Chicago on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
