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Faster Horses country music festival hits pause for 2025
The Faster Horses festival, an annual staple on the summer concert schedule for more than a decade, is taking a “pause” this year, organizers said in a statement released Friday afternoon.
“Dear Fans, we have made the decision to pause Faster Horses Festival in 2025. We are taking the year to make plans for a bigger and better Faster Horses for our fans who deserve the absolute best,” organizers said in statement posted to the festival’s website.
The three-day country music festival at Brooklyn’s Michigan International Speedway launched in 2013 and has hosted many of country music’s top acts, including Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Blake Shelton, Zac Brown Band, Keith Urban and more.
Organizers referred to it as a “three-day hillbilly sleepover,” and the Live Nation-produced festival annually drew around 40,000 hard-partying fans who camped out on the MIS grounds and dotted the landscape in 10-gallon hats, cowboy boots and American flags.
“We love our friends at Michigan International Speedway, the community, and all of those behind the scenes,” the statement read. “While we hope to bring you something in the future, for now we encourage you to keep the community strong and support live music in Michigan!”
The note was signed “BOC” — short for Faster Horses head Brian O’Connell — and “Team Faster Horses.”
The “pause” comes amid a general downturn in music festivals across the board, in the U.S. and beyond. In 2024, Indio, California’s Coachella festival — a bellwether for the festival landscape, and the annual kickoff to summer festival season — struggled to sell out for the first time in more than a decade, and the 2024 edition of San Francisco’s Outside Lands didn’t sell out.
The rising cost of ticket prices and the stretched pocketbooks of fans, plus a potential generational shift away from festivals, has hindered the festival business model.
In addition, a lack of fresh headline acts — lineups for this year’s Coachella, New York’s Governor’s Ball and regional fests across the U.S. are seen as softer than years past — has contributed to a general feeling of malaise in concertgoers.
The 2024 Faster Horses festival featured Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson and Hardy.
Since its launch, Faster Horses was held at MIS on the third weekend in July, save for 2020, when it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
agraham@detroitnews.com
It’s official – Faster Horses country music festival is hitting pause for the year 2025. The popular music festival, known for its star-studded lineup and lively atmosphere, has announced that they will not be hosting an event next year.
In a statement released by festival organizers, they cited various reasons for the decision to take a break, including concerns about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and logistical challenges. While fans may be disappointed, the safety and well-being of attendees, artists, and staff remain a top priority.
Despite the hiatus for 2025, organizers reassured fans that they are already planning for the festival’s return in 2026, promising an even bigger and better experience for country music lovers. In the meantime, fans can look forward to updates and announcements about the festival’s comeback in the coming months.
So mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information on Faster Horses country music festival’s return in 2026. In the meantime, let’s keep the country music spirit alive and look forward to an unforgettable experience when the festival makes its triumphant comeback.
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