The Mackenzie O’Brien Band

The Mackenzie O’Brien Band has defied odds by quickly becoming Chicagoland’s #1 young country band. In spite of being young (24 to 34 years old) and female led, the band has moved from small to bigger bars and festivals including their headlining fest.s in four states. They will return to the iconic Country Thunder for the third consecutive year this summer and they continue to perform at some of the areas biggest venues. Past performance locations include The Now Center (Formerly the Sears Center), Joe’s on Weed, Joe’s Live Rosemont, The Hard Rock Casino and on the main stage at Gallagher Way outside of Wrigley Field. They have also performed concerts for more than 30 municipalities, The Chicago Cubs, and The Chicago White Sox!

The band is one of the few in Chicagoland that can play all covers and, if requested, play all original songs or a mix of both! One large venue owner commented “Mackenzie and her band are the only band I have booked that had no crowd energy drop off when playing an original song!” Over it’s few years in existence, the band has opened for various country stars and the genres hottest new acts! This includes Lonestar, Chris Janson, Parker McCollom, Lee Brice, Ryan Hurd, The Vandoliers, Jordan Davis, and Mike and The MoonPies.