Everything We Saw At MGK Day 2025
Cleveland went all out for MGK Day 2025, and honestly, it felt less like a concert weekend and more like a love letter between Machine Gun Kelly and his city. From August 8–10, the streets, stages, and even coffee shops became extensions of MGK’s world, timed perfectly with the release of his seventh studio album, Lost Americana. What started in 2022 as a city proclaimed day in his honor has now grown into a full-on, multi-day festival blending music, community events, and personal moments that had fans buzzing long after the final fireworks.
The weekend kicked off Friday night at Jacobs Pavilion with XX-Con, a sold-out release party where MGK performed intimate acoustic tracks, dropped surprises, and kept the energy high with an Emo Night Brooklyn DJ set. Saturday morning rolled in with “Now That’s What I Call Brunch” at 27 Club Coffee, live tunes and nostalgia served with the pancakes. The afternoon shifted gears with the Street League Skateboarding Cleveland Takeover, drawing both pros and locals. By night, fans took over West 6th and the Flats for the “Tickets to My Bar Crawl,” a citywide MGK-themed party stretching across multiple venues.
Sunday felt like the heart of it all—starting with a motorcycle City Ride and landing at Mall C for the MGK Day Art + Community Street Festival. Vendors, live art, DJs, and families filled the space until the first-ever Monster Energy Celebrity Shootout tipped things into pure spectacle. MGK shared the court with names like Joe Haden, Vernon Davis, and Stipe Miocic while DJ Paul from Three 6 Mafia set the tone. But the most talked-about moment came when MGK surprised his daughter Casie who turned 16 that day with her dream car, a black Acura TLX, telling her, “Don’t drive like your dad.” Between the music, charity efforts for local schools, and those human moments, MGK Day 2025 wasn’t just a celebration of a new album it was proof that MGK’s connection to Cleveland is more than hometown pride; it’s family.