Rapper Lil Wayne breaks attendance record at Illinois State Fair

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Rapper Lil Wayne made history Wednesday at the 2024 Illinois State Fair.

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A crowd of 15,427 people packed the Grandstand to see the headliner.

That broke an Illinois State Fair record, set by Jason Aldean in 2011, by almost 100 people.

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Lil Wayne was part of a list of performers that includes Smashing Pumpkins, Keith Urban and Motley Crue.

The Smashing Pumpkins will headline on Friday on the Grandstand. The show starts at 8 p.m. and doors open an hour earlier.

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The Illinois State Fair runs through Sunday.