Photo courtesy Mucca Pazza.

Chicago-based folk rockers the Ike Reilly Assassination, garage band The Whigs, alternative-country band Bottle Rockets, and the self-proclaimed “punk marching band” Mucca Pazza are just some of the bands playing at this year’s annual Rib Fest, which takes place from Friday, June 11, to Sunday, June 13. Bands will perform on two stages: the South Stage, located at 4000 N. Lincoln Ave., and the North Stage, located at 4128 N. Lincoln Ave. In addition to bands, a professional rib-eating contest is also scheduled for June 11. So be prepared to, uh, flex those stomachs.

Friday, June 11

South Stage (4000 N. Lincoln Ave.)

6:30 p.m. – Mucca Pazza

9 p.m. – The Ike Reilly Assassination

North Stage (4128 N. Lincoln Ave.)

6 p.m. – Rib-Mania, a professional rib-eating contest

7:45 p.m. – Robbie Fulks

Saturday, June 12

South Stage

12:15 p.m. – Furious Frank

2:45 p.m. – Unicycle Loves You

5:15 p.m. – Generationals

7:45 p.m. – Califone

North Stage

1:30 p.m. – Deep Cricket Night

4 p.m. – John Henry And The Engine

6:30 p.m. – Those Darlins

9 p.m. – Bottle Rockets

Sunday, June 13

South Stage

1:30 p.m. -?Tell Your Friends

4 p.m. -?Holding Mercury

6:30 p.m. -?The Dig

9 p.m. -?The Whigs

North Stage

12:15 p.m. -?Ceiling Stars

2:45 p.m. -?The Shams Band

5:15 p.m. -?These United States

7:45 p.m. -?Langhorne Slim

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