Buffalo Chip sets solid Sturgis Rally music lineup

While the Sturgis Rally is all about the rides and the races during the day, once the sun sets it is the music venues where bikers gather.

The Sturgis Buffalo Chip bills itself as the “largest music festival in motorcycling.” This year, the Chip band lineup includes everything from classic rock and heavy metal bands to country artists.

The run of concerts begins Aug. 4 with Drowning Pool; ending Aug. 12 with a performance by Blue Oyster Cult.

Here is a complete schedule of performances on the Chip’s Wolfman Jack stage:

Friday, Aug. 4 – Drowning Pool and Trapt, with the Flaunt Girls

Saturday, Aug. 5 – RATT, Night Ranger, the Dirtboxwailers

Sunday, Aug. 6 – Shinedown

Monday, Aug. 7 - The Doobie Brothers, Justin Moore, Jimmie Bratcher

Tuesday, Aug. 8 – Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blackberry Smoke, Stolen Rhodes

Wednesday, Aug. 9 – Ozzy Osbourne, Pop Evil

Thursday, Aug. 10 – blink-182, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Carolina Wray

Friday, Aug. 11 – Alter Bridge, All That Remains, Madame Mayhem

Saturday, Aug. 12 – Blue Oyster Cult, BC & The Big Rig, the Flaunt Girls

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