11th Annual Ribfest Chicago June 12, 2009

New and improved this year. 3 nights!!! Extremely rare for a Chicago street festival.

25 bands—25 restaurants—25 hours. 65,000 lbs of BBQ, Sony Playstation Gaming Patrol Vehicle, Text Voting for “Best Ribs” other surprises.

Fri--Deanna Devore, Tom Schraeder and His Ego, The Blakes, Harlem Shakes, Office
Sat--The Salts, REGO, Jukebox the Ghost, Chris Bryan, Brighton MA, Wheat, Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, Dusty Rhodes & the River Band, Walter Meego, Margot and the Nuclear So & So's
Sun--Matt Robinson Band, Upstairs Nick, Musikanto, Absentstar, Dick Prall, Tulsa, Hoots and Hellmouth, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Asylum Street Spankers, Annuals

11th Annual Ribfest Chicago - Now 3 days of ribs, music and family entertainment. 25 restaurants, 25 bands in 25 hours - Top Indie, Rock and Alt Country local and national acts--no repeat bands AND NO WEEKEND FEST COVER BANDS!! It's a food & music fest for food and music lovers. We also host Kids Square, one of the largest family sections of any street festival in the Chicago. Visit the Sony Playstation rig to play your favorite games between your favorite shows. Sample ribs and vote for 'Best Ribs' onsite or by texting. Come see why 50,000 attendees from across the country love this fest over all others.

Not easy going green when you're talking about food fest that serves 65,000 pounds of BBQ, but we're using environmentally-friendly materials and solar-powered compacting recycling and trash receptacles to minimize our festival footprint.

$5 donation requested at the gate saves you at least $250 to see 25 great bands.

Lincoln Ave. and Irving Park Road Fri - June 12th, 5pm-10pm Sat - June 13th, Noon-10pm Sun - June 14th, Noon-10pm Sponsored by Anheuser Busch and the Northcenter Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with 47th Ward Alderman Gene Schulter. Produced by Big Buzz Idea Group

www.ribfest-chicago.com