Sturgis Buffalo Chip® Announces Ten Entertainment Acts and Festival Poster for 2020 Sturgis Rally

More bands and events added to The Best Party Anywhere® lineup, all featured on the limited-edition commemorative poster by Darren McKeag

 

Sturgis, SD (July 10, 2020): The Sturgis Buffalo Chip will be hosting a full-blown, old-school motorcycle rally experience for 2020. Buffalo Chip guests will experience world-class bike shows, celebrity-filled rides, heart-pounding racing events and ride-in concerts featuring the hottest acts attending the Sturgis Rally. New acts have been added to the larger-than-life entertainment lineup including 38 Special, Night Ranger, Great White, Adelitas Way, Trapt and Black Stone Cherry. The 2020 entertainment lineup appears alongside signature bike shows and rides on the limited-edition Buffalo Chip 2020 commemorative poster by Darren McKeag. This poster, along with the most recent lineup of entertainment acts, can be found at BuffaloChip.com/BANDS.

“This year will be a true, old-fashioned motorcycle event,” said Buffalo Chip President and CEO Rod Woodruff. “We’re taking it back to the early years with a focus on riding, bike shows and ride-in concerts so everyone can have a fun, safe and truly unique experience for 2020.”

Darren McKeag’s Buffalo Chip commemorative poster showcases the 2020 Buffalo Chip events in McKeag’s signature, detailed style. In the foreground is a masked biker on a patriotic chopper speeding away from a gang of COVID monsters on mini bikes, signifying that nothing can stop Buffalo Chip visitors from persevering and having a memorable rally experience. A limited run of 150 posters is available for pre-order at BuffaloChip.com/Poster.

New Main Stage Acts

38 Special

Thursday, Aug. 13

For more than four decades, 38 Special have been dazzling audiences with their high-energy performances and unique brand of southern rock. They will bring timeless hits like “Hold on Loosely,” “Caught Up In You” and more to the Wolfman Jack main stage Thursday, Aug. 13.

Night Ranger

Monday, Aug. 10

80’s hard rock masters Night Ranger bring their gigantic sound to the Sturgis Buffalo Chip®’s August music festival. The San Francisco quintet will take over the Wolfman Jack Stage Monday, Aug. 10 to create a night of loud, fast and wild musical mayhem.

 

Great White

Wednesday, Aug. 12

Combining the ‘80s heavy metal sound with crushing blues-based guitar riffs, Great White has been captivating fans worldwide with their unique style and swagger since 1982. Great White will bring their arsenal of hit songs to the Chip’s main stage Wednesday, Aug. 12.

 

Adelitas Way

Saturday, Aug. 8

Modern rockers and Buffalo Chip fan favorites Adelitas Way kick off the party on Saturday, Aug. 8. With bold and brash hits like “Invincible,” “Sick” and “Dog on a Leash,” they have garnered an international fan base and toured with some of the biggest acts in the business.

Black Stone Cherry

Friday, Aug. 14

Modern southern rock at its finest, Black Stone Cherry inject youthful vitality with classic influences to create their own brand. Black Stone Cherry will bring their myriad of popular hits for their Buffalo Chip debut on Friday, Aug. 14.

 

Trapt

Sunday, Aug. 9

With aggressively catchy hits like “Headstrong,” “Echo” and “Who’s Going Home with You Tonight,” California-based hard rock quartet Trapt cemented their status as a household name in the hard rock world. Trapt will be bringing their irresistible hooks and heavy instrumental hits to the Legendary Buffalo Chip on Aug. 9.

 

In addition, BlueFrog Band will be bringing their unique juke joint boogie blues and roots americana rock to the main stage on Thursday, Aug. 13. Buffalo Chip guests will also be able to party down with classic rock, R&B, blues, funk and country hits from Big Skillet and a unique blend of Heartland rock, Rustbelt grit and Americana soul from The Hawkeyes. Both bands will be performing daily on the Buffalo Chip’s showcase stages. Guests will also have the opportunity to dance the night away with DJ Hulio, who will be throwing down bumpin’ beats, original remixes and masterful mashups of popular songs every night at Club Chip.

 

Sturgis Buffalo Chip Full 2020 Lineup

Friday, Aug. 7

Lita Ford

The Flaunt Girls

Renegade Off-Road Races

J&P PB&J Scramble

 

Saturday, Aug. 8

Puddle of Mudd

Adelitas Way

The Flaunt Girls

Michael Lichter’s Motorcycles As Art Presented By Russ Brown Aug. 8 -15

Renegade Off-Road Races

School’s Out Chopper Show Presented by Haul Bikes and featuring Mondo Porras

 

Sunday, Aug. 9

Trapt

The Flaunt Girls

Bell Brawl at the Buffalo

Flying Piston Builders Breakfast

FXR Show and Dyna Mixer featuring Joe Mielke of Snap Fabrications

Gambler 500 Hooptie X

 

Monday, Aug. 10

Night Ranger

The Flaunt Girls

Legends Ride®

V-Twin Visionary Bike Show featuring Jeff G. Holt

Old School Rodeo Games presented by Sasha’s Cycles of Sturgis

Gambler 500 Mini Bike Endurocross

 

Tuesday, Aug. 11

Buckcherry

The Flaunt Girls

The Takeover: Team Certified Sports Professional Boxing

Biker Belles® Celebration

Women Riders Turnout

Women & Wheels Bike Show™ Presented by Wild Gypsy Tour

Western Frontier Ride

Sportster Showdown Bike Show Featuring Pat Patterson of Led Sled Customs

Mini Bike Show featuring Joe Mielke of Snap Fabrications

Buffalo Chip Super TT Xtreem Flat Track Racing

Go Fast Don’t Die Anarchy Games

J&P Hooligan Hill Climb & Hare Scramble

Beer Wall Stunt

Street Drag Invitational featuring Crazy John Markwald

 

Wednesday, Aug. 12

Great White

The Flaunt Girls

Rusty Wallace Ride

Florida Full Throttle All Brands Bike Show and Bagger Blastoff featuring Tony Cianci of Full Throttle Magazine

Gambler Showdown Mini Bike Drag Races

 

Thursday, Aug. 13

38 Special

BlueFrog Band

The Flaunt Girls

Freedom Celebration

Western Frontier Ride

Rat’s Hole Custom Motorcycle Show featuring Ted Smith

The Buffalo Chip Super TT Xtreem Flat Track Racing

 

Friday, Aug. 14

Eagles of Death Metal

Black Stone Cherry

The Flaunt Girls

 

Saturday, Aug. 15

Reverend Horton Heat

The Flaunt Girls

 

 

Buffalo Chip concerts and races are free with camping. More information on events and reservations are available at www.BuffaloChip.com.

About the Sturgis Buffalo Chip

The Sturgis Buffalo Chip® is the Largest Music Festival in Motorcycling®. It is the world’s first and leading entertainment destination for the motorcycle enthusiast, awarded AMA Track of the Year in 2016, American Flat Track Event of the Year and South Dakota Excellence in Tourism Innovation award winner in 2017. Since 1981, the venue’s high-profile, nine-day festival, known as The Best Party Anywhere®, remains one of the world’s most televised and longest running independent music festivals. Located three miles east of Sturgis, SD on 600 creek-fed acres, it offers multiple stages of entertainment, a swimming hole, bars, mouth-watering food, showers, cabins, RVs, camping and more to visitors traveling from all corners of the world. The Chip’s concerts and races are free with camping. The Motorcycles as Art exhibit curated by Michael Lichter showcases the works of the world’s best bike builders. Numerous bike and stunt shows and all shopping, live music and events at the CrossRoads are free and open to the public. More details are available at www.BuffaloChip.com.

About Darren McKeag

The art of Darren McKeag is a compilation of motorbike influenced art. All of McKeag’s enamel paintings are done by hand, with a brush. He also works in other mediums, such as acrylic, pen and ink, colored pencil and limited edition screen printed posters. McKeag’s work includes tattoos, complete motorbike paint jobs, helmet paint jobs, pinstriping, t-shirt and event poster designs and even logo designs. McKeag’s artwork can be viewed at www.mckeagart.com.