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Winstock organizers have released the complete 2025 artist schedule, as well as announced the addition of final West Stage act AUSTIN G and Saturday morning pre-show beer tent party entertainer Bill Litzau & Open Highway. Winstock will be Friday-Saturday, June 20-21, 2025, at the festival grounds in Winsted. 

“Bill Litzau & Open Highway have been performing his originals and covers in our area for a few years and have developed quite a following,” said Winstock Country Music Festival Committee Chairman Ryan Gueningsman. “His outlaw style of music is the perfect way to get things rolling Saturday morning for a full day of music.”

Alt-pop country artist and Kentucky native AUSTIN G is forging his own path within the country genre with music as authentic as he is. Moving to Nashville in 2017, he quickly gained success as half of the duo SixForty1 — opening for the likes of Brantley Gilbert, Eli Young Band, Michael Ray, Walker Hayes, Muscadine Bloodline and garnering millions of streams — and signing to Round Hill Music Publishing. Introducing his unique alt-punk, country-synth sound that nods to influences like Machine Gun Kelly, Rascal Flatts and HARDY, AUSTIN G is excited to give listeners a deeper look into who he is.

Complete Winstock ’25 schedule 

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2025
9 a.m.-9 p.m. – Campgrounds open for admission
7:30-11:00 p.m. – Beer tent party with music by The Johnny Holm Band

FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2025
2:00 p.m. – Gates open
4:20 p.m. – National anthem (Main)
4:30 p.m. – Roseland (Main)
5:45 p.m. – Mitch Gordon Band (West)
6:35 p.m. – Priscilla Block (Main)
7:50 p.m. – Shaylen (West)
8:40 p.m. – Scotty McCreery (Main)
9:55 p.m. – Shaylen (West)
10:45 p.m. – Jordan Davis (Main)

SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2025
9:30 a.m. – Gates open
10:30 a.m.-noon – Pre-show beer tent party, prizes included, with live music by Bill Litzau & Open Highway
12:20 p.m. – National anthem (Main)
12:30 p.m. – Jake Nelson (Main)
1:45 p.m. – AUSTIN G (West)
2:35 p.m. – Ashley Cooke (Main)
3:50 p.m. – AUSTIN G (West)
4:40 p.m. – LOCASH (Main)
5:55 p.m. – Greylan James (West)
6:45 p.m. – Clint Black (Main)
8:00 p.m. – Greylan James (West)
8:50 p.m. – Dustin Lynch (Main)
10:30 p.m. – Thomas Rhett (Main) 

*All artists and performance times subject to change 
 
Tickets on sale now
Based on the high demand for tickets at last year’s event for 2025, Winstock’s VIP tickets, along with campgrounds A, B, C, and D are sold out. A limited number of reserved seats remain available. The Winstock ticket earlybird deadline (March 15) is fast-approaching, with organizers encouraging fans to purchase before the deadline to guarantee available inventory. 
 
Tickets and best-available camping are available at  shop.winstockfestival.com or by calling (320) 485-4287, though organizers recommend getting tickets and camping online and only calling if there are questions.

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