<p>On opening day of the Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash, festivalgoers faced a dilemma.</p><p>Should they go see veteran Chicago rapper G Herbo on the main stage, or watch an overlapping performance by North West, the oldest child of Kim Kardashian and Ye, formerly Kanye West?</p><p>The decision wasn’t as clear-cut as you might guess, and some weren’t afraid to admit it.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-050000" name="image-050000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5a1227b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fcf%2F24%2Fdec241ac456c9475f5c67000f4fc%2Fsummersmashday1-260613-07.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f155800/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fcf%2F24%2Fdec241ac456c9475f5c67000f4fc%2Fsummersmashday1-260613-07.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3e483ef/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fcf%2F24%2Fdec241ac456c9475f5c67000f4fc%2Fsummersmashday1-260613-07.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Fans cheer as North West performs on day one of the Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash Festival at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Friday, June 12, 2026. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3e483ef/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fcf%2F24%2Fdec241ac456c9475f5c67000f4fc%2Fsummersmashday1-260613-07.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c945d34/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fcf%2F24%2Fdec241ac456c9475f5c67000f4fc%2Fsummersmashday1-260613-07.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3e483ef/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fcf%2F24%2Fdec241ac456c9475f5c67000f4fc%2Fsummersmashday1-260613-07.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Fans packed Lenny’s Tent Stage for North West’s set Friday on day one of Summer Smash Festival.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p>“I want to see it,” Hazel Crest native Aaron Crawford, 23, said of North West’s set. “Low-key, I might have to go back and forth.”</p><p>Curiosity was at a high point among the audience for North at Bridgeview’s SeatGeek Stadium, which drew 50,000 attendees on Friday for its largest, single-day crowd, according to organizers.