What do you get when you mix a gigantic main music stage full of great artists, along with eight nationally acclaimed BBQ teams from all over the country, complete festival food fare, inflatables for the kids, and, of course, lots of ice cold beer? The answer is the 6th Annual Mid-America Ribfest!

The event will take place on the Mid-America Center grounds and will feature Barenaked Ladies and Hairball along with local and regional favorites on the Michelob Ultra Sound Stage. Hairball will take the stage on Friday night and Barenaked Ladies on Saturday night.

During the event, patrons can purchase full and half-slab rib dinners, along with various other barbequed specialties, side dishes and sauces. Some of the rib cookers also offer children's meals.

All of the National BBQ teams will compete for the coveted People's Choice Award. Patrons can will vote throughout the weekend to determine the winner, which will be announced Sunday afternoon.

This years national BBQ cooking teams include Aussom Aussie Australian BBQ Co. of Sydney, Australia; Big Boned BBQ of Hixson, Tennessee; Texas Rib Rangers BBQ of Denton, Texas; Howling Coyote Southwest BBQ of Chicago, Illinois; Chicago BBQ of Burr Ridge, Illinois; Texas Outlaw BBQ of Elizabethtown, Kentucky; Cowboys BBQ & Rib Co. of Aledo, Texas and Willingham's BBQ of Annandale, Minnesota. Cooking teams are subject to change.

Entertainment line-up will be as follows:
Entertainment is subject to change.

THURSDAY
Coles Whalen - 5:00 p.m.

FRIDAY
Dale Blue - 6:00 p.m.
Hairball - 8:30 p.m.

SATURDAY
Jared Wilder - Noon
Son of '76 & the Watchmen - 1:30 p.m.
The Bozak & Morrissey Band - 3:00 p.m.
Sarah Benck - 5:00 p.m.
Blue House - 7:00 p.m.
Dale Blue - 9:00 p.m.
Barenaked Ladies - 9:30 p.m.

SUNDAY
Salem Praise Band - 11:00 a.m.
Remedy - 12:45 p.m.

Barenaked Ladies were founded in 1988 and hail from Toronto. In their 20-year existence they have recorded ten studio albums, a live album, released a greatest hits package and sold more than 14 million albums. The band has carved a niche amongst music fans with such classic songs as "One Week," "Pinch Me" and "If I Had $1,000,000." Their most recent recoding efforts include the albums Barenaked Ladies Are Me in 2006 and Barenaked Ladies Are Men in 2007 as well as Juno-nominated children's album called SNACKTIME! in 2008.

Hairball is the world's ultimate 80's rock impersonation act. Their unique dual frontman assault sets them apart from every other 80's tribute band. They cop the personas of the era's legendary frontmen while rapidly changing elaborate costumes, and then completing their transformations with dead-on visual and vocal performances. They alternate their stage time, bringing new characters to the stage every five to ten minutes. This rapid-fire style is constant, enabling Hairball to represent more than 20 of the 80's biggest and most colorful rock 'n roll superheroes in one night.