Lucas County Fairgrounds | July 28-30

39^th annual Northwest Ohio Rib Off presented by Dunn Chevy Buick in Oregon.

Pitmasters from Toledo to Texas will serve up mouth-watering ribs at one of Toledo’s most popular summer events.

FRIDAY | July 28: Little River Band, Orleans, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY | July 29: Gabby Barrett, LOCASH 8 p.m.
SUNDAY | July 30: Family Day; Jump, Van Halen tribute band, 5 p.m.

Tickets
Advance General Admission Tickets:  Friday – $17; Saturday – $20 (Available at etix.com and Stranahan Theatre.)
Advance Reserved Tickets: $55 (Available at etix.com and Stranahan Theatre.)
At the Gate: Friday – $20; Saturday – $25.
Advance general admission tickets are also available at The Blade offices, 541 N. Superior.

Admission is free from noon-2 p.m. Friday and Saturday. On Family Day, Sunday, July 30, admission is only $5 per family and includes games, inflatables, face painting and more, plus the 5 p.m. performance by Jump.

Little River Band
Little River Band enjoyed chart success in the 1970s and ’80s with multiplatinum albums and hits like “Cool Change,” “Happy Anniversary,” “Reminiscing,” “Lonesome Loser,” and “Help is on Its Way.” The Australian group had Top 10 hits for six consecutive years.

Orleans
Orleans is best known for its ‘70s hits “Dance with Me,” “Still the One” and “Love Takes Time.”

Gabby Barrett
Barrett’s acclaimed debut album Goldmine has produced two No. 1 country songs “I Hope” and “The Good Ones.” Her current hit single is “Pick Me Up.” “I Hope” was the first debut single by a solo female artist to top the country radio charts since 2017 and made her the youngest artist with a No. 1 debut in country radio in over two decades.

LOCASH
LOCASH consists of vocalists Chris Lucas and Preston Brust. They have released three albums and had multiple songs on the country charts including their highest-charting single “I Know Somebody.”