Headliners announced for 2026 Ribs N Rock festival

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been edited with the correct headliners and openers for Thursday and Friday.
BOARDMAN - Ribs N Rock is returning to the DeBartolo Commons at the Southern Park Mall in Boardman with three headliners performing each night.
The festival will take place from Thursday, June 11 to Saturday, June 13, with TRAPT headlining on Thursday, The Clarks headlining on Friday and Puddle of Mudd headlining on Saturday.
Openers includeNo Funk No Justice on Thursday, and Rajma and 7% Superstar on Friday. The opening acts for Saturday have not been announced yet.
Admission is free on all days until 3 p.m. After that, admission is $7 per person on Thursday, and $10 per person on Friday and Saturday. There will also be an afterparty at Double Bogey's in the DeBartolo Commons at the end of each night.
In addition to the live music, four award-winning BBQ vendors will be competing to see who has the best ribs.
This time around, the four competitors are Cowboys Barbecue & Rib Company from Fort Worth, Texas, Carolina Rib King from Spartanburg, South Carolina, Off The Bone BBQ from Mobile, Alabama and Chicago BBQ Company from Chicago, Illinois.
