{"id":240454,"date":"2026-04-08T14:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/240454\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:41:10","slug":"world-class-bbq-meets-country-musics-biggest-stars-at-lone-star-smokeout-in-dfw-this-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/240454\/","title":{"rendered":"World-Class BBQ Meets Country Music\u2019s Biggest Stars at Lone Star Smokeout In DFW This April"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dust off your boots for the grand return of the Lone Star Smokeout at AT&T Stadium, This massive three-day festival is taking over the AT&T Stadium grounds, serving up a premier blend of world-class country music and legendary Texas barbecue for fans of both.<\/p>\n

When\/Where is the Lone Star Smokeout 2026? <\/p>\n

The Second Annual Lone Star Smokeout is taking over AT&T Stadium in Arlington from Friday, April 24 \u2013\u00a0April 26, 2026. <\/p>\n

Music at Lone Star Smokeout 2026?<\/p>\n

Headlining acts at the DFW festival include Shaboozey (April 24), Koe Wetzel (April 25), and Riley Green (April 26). Other performing artists at the festival include:<\/p>\n

Max McNown<\/p>\n

Waylon Wyatt<\/p>\n

Tyler Nance<\/p>\n

Casey Donahew<\/p>\n

Ghost Hounds<\/p>\n

Maddox Batson<\/p>\n

Solon Holt<\/p>\n

Jenna Davis<\/p>\n

Sam Barber<\/p>\n

Avery Anna<\/p>\n

Wade Forster<\/p>\n

Hannah McFarland<\/p>\n

Palmer Anthony<\/p>\n

Ray Johnston<\/p>\n

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What is the BBQ Lineup at Lone Star Smokeout? <\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Pitmaster lineup at the Lone Star Smokeout include 15 top-notch barbecue teams including Texas Monthly favorites and James Beard Award nominees.<\/p>\n

Texas barbecue teams include: <\/p>\n

Hurtado Barbecue (Arlington)<\/p>\n

Panther City BBQ (Fort Worth)<\/p>\n

2M Smokehouse (San Antonio)<\/p>\n

Curry Boys BBQ (San Antonio)<\/p>\n

Salt Lick BBQ (Driftwood)<\/p>\n

Teddy\u2019s Barbecue (Welasco)<\/p>\n

Dayne\u2019s Craft BBQ (Aledo)<\/p>\n

Slow Bone BBQ (Dallas)<\/p>\n

Rossler\u2019s Blue Cord Barbecue (Harker Heights)<\/p>\n

National BBQ teams at the festival include: <\/p>\n

Little Miss BBQ (Phoenix, AZ)<\/p>\n

Meat Mitch (Leawood, KS)<\/p>\n

Pappy\u2019s Smokehouse (St. Louis, MO)<\/p>\n

Wright\u2019s Barbecue (Johnson, AR)<\/p>\n

Bub City (Chicago, IL)<\/p>\n

The festival will also host Live Fire culinary showcases. Here, visitors can watch the pitmasters do their thing as they cook over coals, wood, or open hearths. Live Fire experiences include demos by Lavaca BBQ, Philips Barbecue, GW\u2019s Barbecue, M&M BBQ Company, The Original Roy Hutchins Barbecue, and Bludso\u2019s BBQ.<\/p>\n

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What else will the festival feature? <\/p>\n

In addition to good tunes and tasty foods, the festival will feature various activations and pop-ups throughout the weekend. Furthermore, the festival will host a number of retailers on the grounds for premium shopping. Featured vendors include:<\/p>\n

Rancher Hat Bar<\/p>\n

Hale House Boutique<\/p>\n

Linked Up Permanent Jewelry<\/p>\n

Tecovas<\/p>\n

Southern String Hat Company<\/p>\n

Yellow Rose by Kendra Scott<\/p>\n

Additionally, the festival will feature a Summit Health IV Therapy booth, where visitors can hydrate\/recover via four different drip options. Mechanical bullriding will also be available on the grounds.<\/p>\n

How to get tickets to Lone Star Smokeout 2026? <\/p>\n

Tickets are available through the official festival website. Single-Day General Admission ranges from $55 \u2013\u00a0$73. Weekend-long passes start at $121. Kids aged 10 and under are permitted free entrance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo credit: Lettuce Entertain You Dust off your boots for the grand return of the Lone Star Smokeout…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240455,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151,1068,2172,808],"class_list":{"0":"post-240454","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arlington","8":"tag-arlington","9":"tag-arlington-headlines","10":"tag-arlington-news","11":"tag-barbecue","12":"tag-country-music","13":"tag-shopping"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240454\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}