Legendary Rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd Set to Play August 9th, 2012 At Sturgis Buffalo Chip

Sturgis, SD (February 17th, 2012) The Sturgis Buffalo Chip®, announces that Lynyrd Skynyrd, the first band to confirm for the 2012 Sturgis rally concert series, now has their performance night locked in to rock the Best Party Anywhere™. The legendary Southern rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd will take to the main stage one night only on Thursday, August 9th at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip during the annual Sturgis motorcycle rally. Passes are available now at www.buffalochip.com.
 
Lynyrd Skynyrd began their Hall of Fame career with their 1973 hit, “Gimme Three Steps”. The hits didn’t stop there as they continue to turn out chart-toppers like “Sweet Home Alabama”, “Swamp Music”, “Smokestack Lightning” and “Free Bird”. Inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, Lynyrd Skynyrd is among Rolling Stone magazine’s and VH1’s 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Guitar World magazine named the solo in Skynyrd’s southern rock anthem, “Free Bird”, the third greatest of all time. Through the nearly forty-year career, Lynyrd Skynyrd has refined their blend of blues, rock and country to become the iconic sound of Southern Rock.
 
“Southern Rock is a crucial component of the Buffalo Chip’s thirty-one years of success,” said Rod Woodruff, owner of the Sturgis Buffalo Chip® campground. “Lynyrd Skynyrd’s catalog of patriotic, fast-paced hits appeal to the freedom-loving campers who stay with us each year. Their music defines the Southern Rock genre, and they love a good party.”
 
Lynyrd Skynyrd is expected to perform its classic Southern Rock hits that includes “Sweet Home Alabama,” “Gimme Three Steps,” “Saturday Night Special,” “What’s Your Name,” and more on Thursday, August 9th in Sturgis, SD to a massive and enthusiastic audience in the Buffalo Chip’s natural amphitheater.  Lynyrd Skynyrd joins the Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s entertainment lineup of internationally known headline performers including country music duo Sugarland and rising star Zac Brown Band and many more.

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