Name: Tailgate N’ Tallboys Offroad 2023
Start: 2023-07-27
End: 2023-07-29
Location: Taylorville, IL

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The ‘Offroad’ leg of the nation-spanning Tailgate N’ Tallboys festival series is returning to Taylorville, Illinois in 2023. The hell-raising event will see some of the most exciting names in country music descending on South Fork Park from July 27 through to July 29.

Country's new prodigy, Bailey Zimmerman, and Canada's rising star, Josh Ross, have both been confirmed for this year's event. Fans will be excited to hear Zimmerman perform 

his first Country Radio No. 1, ‘Fall in Love’,

Joining them will be country-rockers, Buckcherry, along with Read Southall Band, Yelawolf, Shooter Jennings, Them Dirty Roses, Ben Chapman, Kidd G and more. 

Here, we'll have all the up-to-date news on line-up announcements and all the latest ticket and festival pass details for 2023. 

For the full Tailgate N’ Tallboys Offroad 2023 line-up, see below:

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The 2022 festival was a great success, with an eclectic, genre-spanning mix of headliners. Three 6 Mafia topped the bill on the first day of the event, while Adam Calhoun headlined the second. Jelly Roll provided a high-energy final flourish, with support from Chase Matthew, Struggle Jennings and more.

Staying true to the latter part of its name, the 2022 Tailgate N’ Tallboys Offroad event also featured a series of mud-splatted off-roading activities. Fans can expect these popular additions to return for the 2023 instalment. 

Tailgate N’ Tallboys Offroad 2023 forms one quarter of the Tailgate N’ Tallboys festival franchise. The Taylorville event joins its fellow Illionois festival, Tailgate N’ Tallboys Bloomington, while Tailgate N’ Tallboys Clinton and Tailgate N’ Tallboys Auburn complete the set.

For more information on tickets and for other country festivals set for 2023 and 2024 - head here.

All the latest line-up announcements, date confirmations and ticket details for Tailgate N’ Tallboys Offroad 2023.

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 EP in June 2022, it became the biggest streaming country debut of all time. Zimmerman also became one of just three country artists to earn over a million streams on each track during street week alone. The other two artists? None other than Luke Combs and Zach Bryan.

It’s sometimes difficult to believe that Bailey Zimmerman is still in his early twenties, and that he’s only been releasing music since 2021. In the space of just over a year, Zimmerman has enjoyed an ascent that has felt so meteoric, that he seems to have already transcended the labels of ‘prodigy’ and ‘prospect’.

‘Fall in Love’, one of the highlights from his 2022 EP, became his first Country Radio No. 1 in December. The single serves as the perfect encapsulation of what makes Zimmerman such a threat. It has the signature rasp and heart-wrenching intensity that pervades much of the project, but - crucially - it is packaged up with a pop-leaning production style that makes it ideal for Country Radio.

The result is a sound that simultaneously straddles both the mainstream and the outer edges of the modern country landscape. Part of Zimmerman’s ability to infiltrate both markets can be traced back to his blue collar roots, having grown up working on a gas pipeline.

In 2023, Zimmerman is joining Morgan Wallen on his blockbuster 

world tour. Zimmerman has previously cited Wallen as a mentor, with the Sneedville native having even co-written ‘Trainwreck’ from the 

When he heads out on the road with Morgan Wallen, Zimmerman will receive a first-hand glimpse into what it takes to become one of the biggest country stars on the planet. Given how emphatic Zimmerman’s emergence has been so far, few would be surprised to see him unveil his own world tour this time next year.

Home of all the latest news, information and coverage of Bailey Zimmerman on Holler.

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Zimmerman has enjoyed an ascent that has felt so meteoric, that he seems to have already transcended the labels of ‘prodigy’ and ‘prospect’.

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Maxim is a Country Music Journalist and Holler’s News Editor based in London, UK. 

After gaining a Masters with Merit from the University of Oxford, he wrote 

, which will be published on Mud Pie Books. 

During lockdown, Maxim created the Happiness x Music Project and co-founded Mindful Melody magazine in 2020, both of which explored the intersection between music and wellbeing. H

e’s written for publications such as Country Music People and has served as Music Editor of the Cherwell Newspaper and Phaser Magazine, during which time he set up Phaser’s first podcast series. 

Over the past few years, Maxim has interviewed some of his favourite artists, including Kelsea Ballerini, HARDY, Riley Green, Bailey Zimmerman, Midland, Ernest, Molly Tuttle and more. 

Since joining Holler towards the end of 2022, he has expanded the news output and introduced new article formats such as Lyrics & Meaning pieces, Exclusive Q&As and Album Hub Pages. 

Maxim enjoys staying on the pulse of the latest releases, and is a country aficionado and avid listener of anything by Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, Lainey Wilson, George Strait, Florida Georgia Line, Niko Moon, Megan Moroney and Zach Bryan, as well as keenly covering Post Malone’s transition into country music. 

Above all, Maxim considers himself Kenny Chesney’s No. 1 fan.

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