In this episode of Talk Y'all to Me, host Tori Kruse sits down with Ed Warm, the co-founder of Windy City Smokeout and Lone Star Smokeout and ACM Award-winning promoter, one of the most influential forces behind the scenes in country music. Ed pulls back the curtain on how it all started in a downtown Chicago parking lot in 2013, what it really takes to build a world-class festival experience, and how he spots rising artists before they blow up (hint: he had Red Clay Strays booked when only 30 people showed up to their club shows). From Willie Nelson to Luke Bryan to this year's stacked lineup featuring Blake Shelton, Lainey Wilson, Hootie and the Blowfish, and more — this conversation is a masterclass in passion, vision, and what it means to serve both artists and fans at the highest level.
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