
Last year, Young Thug was finally freed from jail after he accepted a plea in his incredibly long RICO trial. Thug will now face a 15-year probation, but he’s back to the business of making music and, now, performing. Earlier this year the Chicago rap festival Summer Smash announced that Thug would make his post-jail live return as the headliner of the festival’s final night. On Sunday night, Young Thug played that live show — his first performance since his 2022 arrest, and his first time doing more than a few tracks since Governors Ball in 2021.