Price of admission for adults, anyone over 10, is $15 after 4:00 pm & on weekends, $10 weekdays (noon to 4:00 pm). Seniors, anyone over 60, is $3, children, 3 – 10, are $3 when accompanied by an adult and children under 2 are free. Admission gets you into the festival and you can also enjoy entertainment at any of the Grounds Stages at no additional charge. The Marcus Amphitheater is the only stage that requires you to purchase a reserved ticket.

Here are the headliners for the Marcus Amphitheater.  Just click on the band name to get your tickets!

Thursday, June 24th

7:30 PM – Tim McGraw with Lady Antebellum and Love and Theft

Friday, June 25th

7:30 PM – Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers and special guest ZZ Top

Saturday, June 26th

7:30 PM – Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers with special guest ZZ Top

Sunday, June 27th

7:00 PM – Justin Bieber with special guest Sean Kingston

Monday, June 28th

7:30 PM – Eric Clapton with special guest Roger Daltrey

Tuesday, June 29th

7:00 PM -Lynyrd Skynyrd w/ .38 Special, D.B. Bryant Band and Black Frog

Wednesday, June 30th

7:30 PM – Usher

Thursday, July 1st

7:30 PM – Santana with special guest Steve Winwood

Friday, July 2nd

7:30 PM – American Idols LIVE!

Saturday, July 3rd

7:30 PM – RUSH

Sunday, July 4th

7:30 PM – Carrie Underwood with Sons of Sylvia

There are many rockin’ bands playing at the other stages and you can see them free with your paid admission to the festival. 

For example:
Scorpions
Night Ranger
Sheryl Crow
Jeff Beck
Public Enemy
O.A.R.
Skillet
Chevelle
Hawthorne Heights
Cypress Hill
Modest Mouse
DEVO
Gavin Rossdale
Counting Crows
The Offspring
Puddle of Mudd
Kool & The Gang
Blue Oyster Cult
The Moody Blues
The B-52’s
Yes
Peter Frampton
Saliva
Papa Roach
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Flyleaf
Sick Puppies
Halestorm

and many more…… For a complete schedule, click here

The band started out with “This Boy Needs to Rock” mixed in with a bit of “Highway Star” from Deep Purple to get the crowd on it’s feet from the beginning. And that’s where the crowd stayed, on their feet. The big hit “Coming of Age” from the 80’s side project of lead singer Jack Blades was played. It was no doubt a crowd pleaser as well as the rest of the songs that were played. I don’t remember all of them, but here are a few:

Sing Me Away
Sentimental Street
When You Close Your Eyes
The Secret of My Success
Eddie’s Comin Out Tonight
Don’t Tell Me You Love Me

The band played two encores, “Sister Christian” and “You Can Still Rock in America“. Throw in an acoustical number in the middle of the show, with a crowd sing-a-long featuring nah nah songs and we had a rocking evening!!

Who knows, maybe the guys will be back next year. Jack Blades has relatives in the St. Louis area. He introduced his 85 year old Aunt Stella and even danced with her on stage.

    Britne and I also met some new friends, Fred and Janice. It was great meeting them and seeing Night Ranger rock St. Louis at Rib Fest once again! 

Here are a few other pictures from the show.

Night Ranger is playing a few more dates.  If you’re a fan, try to attend one of these shows.  They really put on a very energetic show and they still sound great !!
 

The festival features BBQ ribs and outdoor music! Bring your lawn chair and enjoy the show. Admission is FREE before 5:00 PM on Friday and before 1:00 PM on Saturday, Sunday and Monday; admission is $5 after those times and admission includes the concerts. Children 12 and under are always free. There are also reserved seats available for the concerts. A limited number of seats are set up in front of the stage. The reserved seats are $30 each for Saturday and Sunday performances and $25 each for Friday and Monday. Present your reserved ticket for $10 in food and beverage tickets. Reserved tickets purchased before September 3 include your $5 admission. Buy your reserved tickets here!

Here’s the entertainment lineup:

Friday, September 4

• Healing Sixes – 5:00 PM
• Appetite for Destruction (Guns N Roses Tribute) – 6:30 PM
• Night Ranger – 9:00 PM

Saturday, September 5

• Borrow Tomorrow – Noon
• The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band – 2:30 PM
• Cowboy Mouth – 5:00 PM
• TBA – 7:30 PM
• Hank’s Advantage Health Sky Concert - 9:25 PM
• TBA – 10:00 PM

Sunday, September 6

• Stereo Deluxe – Noon
• TBA – 1:30 PM
• TBA – 4:00 PM
• Candlebox – 6:30 PM
• Puddle of Mudd – 9:00 PM

Moday, September 7

• Hotel California (Tribute to The Eagles) – 11:30 AM
• Beatlemania Live! – 1:30 PM
• TBA – 4:15 PM
• TBA – 6:30

(All artists and times are subject to change)

Brian and I have not attended the Rib America festival in Indianapolis but we do attend the Rib Fest in St. Louis every year. The BBQ is always awesome and music in the great outdoors is a favorite summer activity for us. If you attend the Indianapolis festival, be sure to let us know all about your Rib Fest experience!!

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The festival features BBQ Ribs and Music! What a great way to kick off the summer. The lineup for this year’s musical entertainment is as follows:

Friday – May 22

• Healing Sixes – 5:00 PM
• Shooting Star – 6:30 PM
• Night Ranger – 9:00 PM

Saturday – May 23

• Sean Holland- Noon
• Shemekia Copeland – 1:30 PM
• Firehouse – 4:00 PM
• Warrant – 6:30 PM
• Bret Michaels – 9:00 PM

Sunday, May 24

• TBA – Noon
• The Elms – 1:30PM
• TBA – 4:00 PM
• Cowboy Mouth – 6:30 PM
• Third Eye Blind- 9:00 PM

Monday, May 25

• Fabulous Motown Revue – 11:30 AM
• Beatlemania LIve! – 1:30 PM
• TBA – 4:15 PM
• Saving Abel – 6:30 PM

(All artists and times subject to change)

Admission is FREE before 5:00 PM on Friday and before 1:00 PM on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. After these times, admission is $5 and includes the concerts. Children 12 and under are free. There are also a limited number of reserved seats in front of the stage available for $25 each Friday, Sunday and Monday. The reserved seating will be $40 each for Saturday night. These tickets include $10 in food and beverage tickets and if purchased before May 21 the tickets also include your $5 admission. Get your reserved tickets here!!

Brian and I have been to this music festival for the past 2 years and we really enjoy it. Jonny Lang was amazing last year and Night Ranger was good considering the show was rained out after 7 songs. I would like to share a few words of wisdom though, it usually rains at some point over the weekend and the grounds get really wet and muddy. I would suggest not wearing shoes that you don’t want to get wet or muddy and bringing along a rain poncho is probably a good idea. The music and the crowd are always very entertaining and we’re looking forward to the festival again this year!

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June
Alanis Moissette – Flavors of Entanglement – Released 6/2/08
My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges – Released 6/10/08
Weezer – The Red Album – Released 6/16/08
The Offspring – Rise & Fall, Rage & Grace – Released 6/17/08
Judas Priest – Nostradamus – Released 6/17/08
Coldplay – Viva La Vida – released 6/17/08
Chicago – Stone of Sisyphus – Released 6/17/08 (originally recorded in 1993 – finally being released)
Verve Remixed – Volume 4 – Released 6/23/08
Motley Crue – Saints of Los Angeles – Released 6/24/08
The Very Best of Billy Idol – Idolize Yourself (CD/DVD) – Released 6/24/08
Shinedown – The Sound of Madness – Released 6/24/08

Coming in July
My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade Is Dead: Live (CD & DVD) – Released 7/01/08
Night Ranger – Hole In The Sun – Released 7/1/08
Beck – Modern Guilt – To be released 7/8/08
Tesla – Comin Atcha Live 2008 – DVD – To be released 7/15/08
Bleeding Through – The Complete Truth – To be released 7/15/08
Nine Inch Nails – The Slip – To be released 7/21/08

Coming in August
Slipknot – All Hope Is Gone – To be released 8/26/08 (The single “All Hope Is Gone” has already been released. It is in the player below)
Single “Psychosocial” from the new album will be available online 7/1/08 (

Coming in September
The much anticipated album by Metallica – Death Magnetic – To be released 9/15/08 (Pre-sale available in The Rock Store)

These CD’s are available at the Rock Store and you can sample or download tracks from the player below.

If you get some time to check out any of this new stuff, send us some comments and let us know what you think.

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