(AUGUSTA, NJ) -- The Rock, Ribs, and Ridges Festival, a weekend of the best in southern/classic rock bands and finger-licking barbecue and fixin's, will take place June 27-29, 2025 at the Sussex County Fairgrounds. Headliners include Orleans (Friday night), Grand Funk Railroad (Saturday night), and George Thorogood and the Destroyers (Sunday night).
Headlining the bands that will appear Friday evening are Orleans, known for their ‘70s Top 10 hits “Dance with Me” and “Still the One,” and the Atlanta Rhythm Section, the chart-topping southern rocks that, over a 50-year span, is known for “So Into You,” “Imaginary Lover”, “Spooky” and more.
Continuous music Saturday features legendary Hall of Fame rockers Grand Funk Railroad. Others on the Saturday lineup, beginning at 1, include Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Famer Artimus Pyle, long considered the “wild man” of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Stone Cherry, a Kentucky band that redefines southern rock for today’s audiences, the Matt Coffy Band, and Six Gun Sally, paying homage to the greatest southern and classic rock bands of the 70s.
Sunday’s festivities conclude with George Thorogood and the Destroyers, with their guitar-slinging, amp-blasting, roof-shaking rock. Also featured will be The Allman Betts Band, formed by three sons of the original Allman Brothers Band, playing covers of their fathers’ songs along with rocking originals. The Weight Band, led by former The Band guitarist Jim Weider, and singer/songwriter Mattie Schell round out the full day of music.
The Rock, Ribs & Ridges organizers have been scouring the country for new “ribbers” and this year’s line-up of pitmasters includes newcomers Big Bubba Lou’s BBQ (London, ON), Texas Lightning BBQ (Austin, TX) and local favorite Smokin’ Mo’s Southern BBQ (Sandyston, NJ) as well as Chicago BBQ (Burr Ridge, IL). Chicago BBQ returns to defend its prestigious title of the winner of last year’s Optimum People's Choice Award.
Tickets for Rock, Ribs and Ridges 2025 are available at www.rockribsandridges.com.
FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2025
Schedule subject to change.
6:00pm DOORS OPEN
7:15pm ORLEANS
8:30pm ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2025
Schedule subject to change.
NOON DOORS OPEN
1:00 pm MATT COFFY BAND
2:15pm SIX GUN SALLY
3:45pm ARTIMUS PYLE BAND
5:30pm BLACK STONE CHERRY
7:30pm GRAND FUNK RAILROAD
SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2025
Schedule subject to change.
NOON DOORS OPEN
1:00pm MATTIE SCHELL
2:30pm THE WEIGHT BAND
4:30pm THE ALLMAN BETTS BAND
6:30pm GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS
Rock, Ribs, and Ridges, is produced by Promo1 of Fairfield, NJ, with more than 40 years of event marketing production.
