If good food, good music, a family environment and three days of inexpensive entertainment is right up your alley, the Rib America Festival at Military Park in downtown Indianapolis might be just what you are looking for.
The event features award winning barbecue, music, and a lot more.
Admission is free before 5 p.m. Aug. 29 and before 1 p.m. Aug. 30, 31 and Sept. 1.
Children 12 and under are admitted free each day.
Comcast Triple Play VIP tickets are available through Ticketmaster.com or by phone at (317) 239-5151.
The event opens at 11 a.m. daily Aug. 29 through Sept. 1.
Food, beverage and games tickets are available upon arrival.
Military Park is located at 801 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, across the street from Victory Field.
The entertainment line-up includes headliners:
Aug. 29: Stereo Deluxe at 5 p.m., Beatlemania Live at 6:30 p.m. and Peter Frampton starting at 9 p.m.
Aug. 30: Country music star Shooter Jennings takes to the stage at 2:30 p.m., followed at 5 p.m. by Cowboy Mouth, at 7:30 p.m. Dennis DeYoung (the voice of ‘80s power group Styx), and blues artist Kenny Wayne Shepherd at 10 p.m.
Aug. 31: Entertainment begins at noon with the Elms, followed at 1:30 p.m. by The Why Store, at 4 p.m. it’s Blind Melon, blues artist Jonny Lang at 6:30 p.m. and Ted Nugent at 9 p.m.
Sept. 1: Casey Jamerson hits the stage at noon, followed by The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band at 1:30 p.m., Blue Oyster Cult at 3:30 p.m. and .38 Special at 6 p.m.
Frank Denzler can be contacted at (765) 932-2222 ext. 106 or via e-mail at frank.denzler@rushvillerepublican.com. To add a comment to this story visit our Web site at www.rushvillerepublican.com.
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