18th Annual Marc's Great American Rib Cook-Off & Music Festival Sizzles with Value

18th Annual Marc's Great American Rib Cook-Off & Music Festival Sizzles with Value

CLEVELAND, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- For a value that sizzles, head to downtown Cleveland Memorial Day weekend for the 18th Annual Marc's Great American Rib Cook-Off & Music Festival presented by Dr. Pepper, Friday! in The Plain Dealer, WKYC-TV 3 and Cleveland.com and produced by Live Nation.

Grillers from Texas to Kentucky compete for "Greatest Ribs in America," "Greatest Sauce in America" and Liberty Ford "People's Choice" award Friday, May 22-Monday, May 25, 2009 at Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City.

As part of the "Rib Cook-Off Stimulus Package," admission is FREE from 11:00am-4:00pm Friday, May 22, FREE from 12:00pm-3:00pm on Saturday and Sunday and admission is $1.00 all day on Memorial Day Monday, May 25! Kids 12 and under are admitted FREE all hours, compliments of Ohio Natural Gas!

Purchase $25 worth of food and beverage tickets before May 18 and receive 2 FREE general admission tickets to the Cook-Off, which includes headline entertainment! That's a $14 savings! Purchase exclusively at www.livenation.com and the House of Blues Box Office.

For less than the cost of a movie ticket, experience a musical menu that rocks. Begin the weekend May 22 with Shinedown, Halestorm and 2009 Tri-C High School Rock Off winner The Sharp Edges. Third Eye Blind and locals View From Everest take the Bud Light Stage May 23. Keane along with Mat Kearney and The Helio Sequence play May 24. Bret Michaels from Poison and VH1's Rock of Love, local 80s party band The Breakfast Club and Cleveland's Jonah Koslen and Stage Pass Now all perform May 25. Visit www.livenation.com to purchase tickets.

On Saturday, May 23, five contestants receive three racks of ribs and two and a half hours to create a BBQ masterpiece for the Marc's Amateur Grilling Competition.

ROCK THE HOUSE ENTERTAINMENT will entertain families at the new "Rock The House" Pavilion with daily activities including interactive games, music and a Guitar Hero competition.

   Friday, May 22                        11am to 11pm   Saturday, May 23 & Sunday, May 24     Noon to 11pm   Monday, May 25                        Noon to  8pm   

Adult general admission is only $5 with a discount coupon from Marc's or a printable coupon from www.wkyc.com. Entertainment is FREE with your paid general admission. Visit www.cleveland.com/rib or call 216-522-4822 for info.

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CONTACT: Jamie Maier for Live Nation, +1-216-464-4850,
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Web Site: http://www.livenation.com/

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