News from the Event...
The Second Annual Rock'n Blues & BBQ Festival was another great success! Thank you to all the BBQ participants, spectators, and sponsors for another successful year. We look forward to seeing you back in 2009!
We are happy to report that the 2009 BBQ Cook-Off will be a State Championship BBQ event, sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society. The 2009 winner will receive an invitation to the American Royal BBQ Cook-Off! Read the proclamation we received from Governor Matt Blunt's office...
| 5:00pm | Grand Opening / Barton County Shriners' Beer Garden / Chili Feed Eastern Star Pie & Ice Cream |
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| 5:30pm | The KCBS Great American BBQ Tour Live Cooking Demonstration & Sampling |
| 6:00pm | Opening Ceremony with Flag Raising and Rock Wall provided by the Army of Joplin |
| 6:30pm | Live Music by Doug York & The Common Bond |
| 8:00pm -11:00pm |
People's Choice Tasting Event (Salsa, Sauce, Beans, and Anything Goes) Tickets $4, Purchase at Festival |
| 9:30pm | Live Music by Matt Coleman |
| 12:00am | Festivities Close |
| 7:00am | Jasper County Shriners' Breakfast |
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| 10:00am | Bike Show / Barton County Shriners' Beer Garden Opens / Children's Activities Start |
| 11:30am -1:00pm |
People's Choice (Tickets $5, Purchase at Festival) |
| 12:00pm | BBQ Contest Begins |
| 1:00pm | Greenfield Lions Club Supper Open / Poker Run open to all 50/50 split |
| 2:00pm | Pickle Eating Contest (Open to All) |
| 3:00pm | The KCBS Great American BBQ Tour Live Cooking Demonstration & Sampling |
| 4:00pm | Live Music by Matt Coleman / Children's Activities End |
| 5:00pm | BBQ Awards |
| 6:00pm | Live Music by Smith Brothers |
| 9p-12:00am | Live Music by Sober as a Judge |
| 10:00am -4:00pm |
Children's Activities Including: Fire Dept. Dunk Tank, Sack Race, Football Toss, Soccer, BCMH Relay for Life Cake Walk |
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| 10:30am | Costume Parade Line-Up (Parade in City Park) |
| 11:00am | Costume Parade |
| 12:30pm | Golden Girls Twirlers |
| 1:00pm | Coloring Contest (Onsite) |
Truck Rods Custom Trucks
The good guys at Peterbilt of Joplin and their TruckRods shop will be on hand with their latest creation. A fully customized 1942 Autocar know as “Big Bad John”. The eight month project was just recently completed and made its debut show at the Great American Truck Show in Dallas where it faced some the of the stiffest competition in the country and earned 2nd place. Peterbilt of Joplin will also have their customized retail trailer on hand to supply you with all your TruckRods gear and Peterbilt apparel needs.
Doug York & The Common Bond
Doug began playing guitar when he was 14 years old and has played with many of the early (70's & 80's) country singers. He wrote his first song when he was 15 and now has over 120, from gospel to country. He and his band Common Bond will entertain festival-goers on Friday at 6:30pm.
Matt Coleman
Matt is making a national splash with "Fire It Up," the official theme song for the Chrome Shop Mafia of CMT's hit series, “Trick My Truck”. Written by Matt, the song is an ode to truckers, a group that has earned Matt's undying admiration and empathy. The former local boy (growing up in Jasper) will be appearing Friday night at 9:30pm and again at 4:00 on Saturday.
Smith Brothers
The Smith Brothers are twins Jason and Jeremy. They have been performing and writing songs since the age of fourteen in roadside bars and honky-tonks throughout the Midwest. At the age of seventeen they hit the road playing a circuit of A class clubs in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma and Arkansas. They'll be performing at this year's Festival on Saturday at 6:00pm.
Sober as a Judge
Live music by local favorites Sober as a Judge, Saturday at 9:00pm.
We had our first wedding during the 2008 event. Mr. and Mrs. David and Kim Lancaster were married by Judge Charles Curless. Click here for pictures of the other BBQ Cook-Off winners from 2008...
