
Kendel Pfohl, left, and Dylan Renfro dance as Lonestar plays on the main stage at Country Thunder in July 2019.

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TWIN LAKES — Country Thunder plans to return to the Town of Randall festival site from July 15-18 in a big way: with Dustin Lynch kicking off the bash and Blake Shelton closing a four-day lineup as big as a 10-gallon hat.

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Country Thunder Music Festivals CEO Troy Vollhoffer made the announcement Tuesday, the same day Summerfest organizers announced that festival has been postponed to September due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
“The fans in Wisconsin and Illinois are some of the best in the world,” Vollhoffer said Tuesday in making the announcement. “They have been incredibly loyal, and we have put together the kind of lineup they have come to expect.
All 2020 ticketing options will be automatically honored for the rescheduled 2021 dates. Fans do not have to do a thing, Vollhoffer said.
Lynch, who has seven No. 1 hits and four Top-5 albums, and Shelton, with his 11 best-selling albums and 28 No. 1 singles, will be joined by Morgan Wallen and Kane Brown as headliners for the festival.
“Having Blake Shelton in Twin Lakes to close out the festival is going to make for a very special weekend,” Vollhoffer said.
Other acts scheduled to perform include Russell Dickerson, Chris Lane, HARDY, Clay Walker, Tanya Tucker, Chicks With Hits (featuring Terri Clark, Pam Tillis and Suzie Bogguss), Neal McCoy, Parker McCollum, Kameron Marlowe, Parmalee, Sykamore, Jenny Tolman, Seaforth, Meghan Patrick, Nolan Sotillo and Ashland Craft.
The Randall Town Board recently voted to recommend the Kenosha County Board approve the required permits. The county is expected to take up the issue at its next meeting.
Four-day general admission passes, single-day tickets, reserved seating and camping information is available at CountryThunder.com.
Luke Combs at Country Thunder

Luke Combs performs at Country Thunder last year. The fate of this year’s festival has not yet been determined.
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A woman loads up her camping equipment while leaving the Country Thunder grounds Monday.
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Trash, including a sofa, litter the Country Thunder grounds Monday in the wake of the festival’s end.
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A camper sits by a muddy road on the Country Thunder grounds Monday. The four-day festival ended Sunday.
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A fan dances on shoulders to get a better view of Locash at Country Thunder on Friday.
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Preston Brust, of Locash, sings from the catwalk at Country Thunder on Friday.
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Chris Lucas, left, and Preston Brust perform with LOCASH at Country Thunder.
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Beckham Rogosiensky, 6, pumps out pull-ups as Staff Sgt. Shane Meyers, left, spots him at the Army booth at Country Thunder on Friday.
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Meri Engel dances Friday as Lonestar plays on the main stage at Country Thunder.
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Kendel Pfohl, left, and Dylan Renfro dance Friday as Lonestar plays on the main stage at Country Thunder.
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Lonestar performs at the Country Thunder music festival in Randall on Friday.
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Richie McDonald sings as Lonestar performs in 2019 at Country Thunder Wisconsin. The annual summer event in the Town of Randall in Kenosha County has been canceled but organizers have made plans to return in 2021.
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Lucas Nelson, left, Jake Emer and Nick Sinkovec set up their campsite, including testing their beer bong system, at the Country Thunder grounds in Twin Lakes on Wednesday. Emer said, “It’s the best four days of the year — good people and good music.”
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Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth. left, speaks in front of the department's mobile command post as he holds a press conference on the Country Thunder grounds in Twin Lakes on Wednesday.
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Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth holds a press conference on the Country Thunder grounds in Twin Lakes on Wednesday.
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Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth holds a press conference on the Country Thunder grounds in Twin Lakes on Wednesday.
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Tim McGraw, left, and Luke Combs are among the headliners at this weekend’s Country Thunder festival.
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Luke Combs, seen performing Tuesday at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn., is one of the headliners at Country Thunder.
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Megan Ruger, a Twin Lakes native seen performing in 2015 at the Country Thunder music festival, will sing at Peanut Butter and Jam on Aug. 15. She was a contestant on NBC’s “The Voice” in 2014.
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Jodran Shahrikian, second from bottom, takes down Robert Schneider, bottom, as Derrick Elmore officiates their wrestling match in the campgrounds at Country Thunder in Randall on Friday, July 20, 2018. Some of the best scenes are found behind the scenes at Country Thunder. The key is to get close, but not too close unless you want to go home covered in mud. Camera: Nikon D3s Lens: Nikkor 17-35mm, set at 17mm ISO: 500 Shutter: 1/800th sec Aperture: f/5
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A portable toilet that had been set on fire was used as a trash can as people left the Country Thunder grounds Monday following the four-day festival.
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A scrap hauler leaves the Country Thunder grounds Monday with a pile of discarded grills and other metal items.
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One group of Country Thunder campers left their tents and broken canopy behind Monday.
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A group of teens from Richmond, Ill., look to salvage items left behind at the Country Thunder campgrounds Monday.
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Some campers bagged their garbage and cleaned their sites before leaving the Country Thunder campsite Monday. Others did not.
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Fans wave lights on their cellphones as Tyler Farr performs.
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Tyler Farr performs during Country Thunder in Randall on Saturday, July 21, 2018.
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Maggie Ahers cheers for Toby Keith.
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A pair of Toby Keith fans dance on top of shoulders as he performs during Country Thunder in Randall on Saturday, July 21, 2018.
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Toby Keith performs during Country Thunder in Randall on Saturday, July 21, 2018.
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Toby Keith performs on Saturday.
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Toby Keith performs during Country Thunder in Randall on Saturday, July 21, 2018.
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Toby Keith performs during Country Thunder in Randall on Saturday, July 21, 2018.
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Toby Keith performs during Country Thunder in Randall on Saturday, July 21, 2018.
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Toby Keith, center, performs after inviting veterans and active military members to the stage during Country Thunder in Randall on Saturday, July 21, 2018.
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Alma Hodzic, left, takes a photograph as she and Natalie Norton, second from left, dance on top of a trailer in the campgrounds during Country Thunder on Saturday.
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Festival attendees dance on platforms at the campground during a previous Country Thunder music festival in the Town of Randall, just outside Twin Lakes.
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Brennan Lindsay, 9, of Burlington, gets a photograph of himself with Tyler Farr during Country Thunder on Saturday.
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Tyler Farr performs during Country Thunder in Randall on Saturday, July 21, 2018.
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Tyler Farr performs during Country Thunder in Randall on Saturday, July 21, 2018.
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Tyler Farr performs during Country Thunder in Randall on Saturday.
COUNTRY THUNDER Friday

John Osbourne, left, and T.J. Osbourne perform at Country Thunder in Randall on Friday, July 20, 2018.
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John Osbourne of the Brothers Osbourne walks out to the crowd while playing at Country Thunder in Randall on Friday, July 20, 2018.
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T.J. Osbourne plays Fridayi at Country Thunder.
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Lt. Eric Klinkhammer talks about the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department’s experience at Country Thunder in Randall on Friday. The department issued fewer citations for underage drinking this year than during the past two Country Thunder music festivals.
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Zak Grecco, second from right, keeps an eye on the hammer he tossed from under his leg as he plays Hammerschlagen in the campgrounds with a group at Country Thunder in Randall on Friday, July 20, 2018.
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Lexi Francke sits on Daniel Morabito’s shoulders as they watch Muscadine Bloodline at Country Thunder in Randall on Friday.
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Bethany Thelen and Drew LaDuke hold each other as they sing at Country Thunder in Randall on Friday, July 20, 2018.
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A group dances on top of a trailer in the campgrounds at Country Thunder in Randall on Friday.
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Kerry Bareika, left, and Savanna Artigue chat with Sheriff David Beth outside of their new camper as Beth checked on the grounds at Country Thunder on Wednesday.
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From left, Bri Gomez, Morgan Havel, Kyle Koch and Allys Cartwright cheer for Muscadine Bloodline as they play at Country Thunder in Randall on Friday.
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Jordan Shahrikian, second from bottom, takes down Robert Schneider, bottom, as Derrick Elmore officiates their wrestling match in the campgrounds at Country Thunder in Randall on Friday.
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A group makes its way to the from the campgrounds to the stage area at Country Thunder in Randall on Friday.
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Caylie Basel, of Trevor, impresses Staff Sergeant Shane Meyers with pull-ups at the Army tent Friday at Country Thunder.
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Sheriff David Beth. second from right, greets concert-goers as they arrive at Country Thunder in Twin Lakes on Wednesday.
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Sheriff David Beth tours Country Thunder in Twin Lakes on Wednesday explains the security measures taken to make this year’s festival a safe one.
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Kerry Bareika, left, and Savanna Artigue share a laugh with Sheriff David Beth outside of their new camper as Beth checked on the grounds at Country Thunder in Twin Lakes on Wednesday, July 18, 2018.
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Kenosha Sheriff’s Department Detective Jeff Bliss, left, speaks with Sheriff David Beth, right, outside of the Sheriff’s mobile command post at Country Thunder in Twin Lakes on Wednesday, July 18, 2018.
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Trevor McCallister, a 2002 Tremper High School graduate, is seen performing with his band Saddlebrook at Country Thunder. Saddlebrook returns to the music fest Sunday night.
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The grounds for this year’s Country Thunder are being readied for campers and music lovers.
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Country Thunder grounds await Monday afternoon.
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A group dances on a handmade stage despite the rain in the campgrounds at Country Thunder on Sunday, July 23, 2017.
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Garbage lines the Country Thunder campgrounds as many leave on Sunday afternoon because of the weather.
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Mallory Stolt, left, and McKenzie Dopak, both of Wauconda, Ill., walk along a muddy road in the campgrounds of Country Thunder on Sunday.