Monday, July 28-Thursday, July 31, 2025 – Bikini Beach Pre-Party
Blow through the gates of the Buffalo Chip four whole days before the festival’s official rally kickoff date to nab your favorite camp spot, watch the festival spring to life and rock out to nightly concerts on the Bikini Beach Stage!
Buffalo Chip Official Sturgis Rally Kickoff - Friday, Aug. 1, 2025
The Chip kicks off the historic 85th Sturgis Rally the right way with a parade of motorcycles, the Star-Spangled Banner, The Rally Roar, and entertainment from ZZ Top and the 2025 Sturgis Battle of the Bands winner. The kickoff party is when our fuse of anticipation finally touches the powder keg.
Be One of Only 100 Riders to Join the Parade
At 5 p.m. you can line up at the CrossRoads to join hundreds of bikers* to parade through the Chip’s legendary amphitheater for the kickoff. The parade starts at 6 p.m. Here’s How:- Make a reservation that includes Aug. 1.
- Email us at [email protected] with your existing reservation number
- Include the number of riders on your reservation that you want to be in the parade.
- Please enter “Parade” in the subject line.
- You will receive correspondence about where to meet and lineup at the Support Bikers Moto Meetup.
- Show up.
ZZ Top - Friday, Aug. 1, 2025
Calling all Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers! That Little Ol’ Band from Texas, ZZ Top, is returning to The Best Party Anywhere®! They’re Bad, and they’re coming to rock the Buffalo Chip’s Official Sturgis Rally Kickoff. These classic rock megastars bring their legendary raunchy blues rock boogie to the Chip’s Wolfman Jack Stage on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, and you’ll want to make sure you and your Cheap Sunglasses are close by when they do.
Gene Simmons Band - Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025
Wanna rock and roll all nite and party every day? You better KISS your other plans goodbye because the frontman of the “world’s ultimate rock band”, KISS, will light up the Sturgis Rally on Sunday, Aug. 3. KISS may have called it quits but Gene Simmons is far from done. The man with the tongue, the writer or co-writer of 105 KISS songs that sold more than 100 million albums and earned more Gold Album Record Awards than any American band in history, the singer of more than 100 KISS hits is bringing you some of the most popular hits during the Best Party Anywhere.
Five Finger Death Punch - Monday, Aug. 4, 2025
Prepare to be pummeled by a merciless mixture of fierce metallic grooves and aggressively catchy melodies when Five Finger Death Punch returns to annihilate the Buffalo Chip audience during the 85th anniversary of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The Las Vegas heavy metallers will bring an adrenaline-packed evening to a climax from the legendary Wolfman Jack Stage on Monday, Aug. 4.
Jason Aldean - Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025
The Best Party Anywhere® is getting a little rowdier with three-time ACM Entertainer of the Year and Grammy nominee Jason Aldean on the 85th Annual Sturgis Rally lineup on Tuesday, Aug. 5! With 28 no. 1 singles, 18 billion streams, and more than 20 million albums sold, he’s sure to light up the night with chart-topping country-rock hits like “My Kinda Party,” “Big Green Tractor,” “Dirt Road Anthem,” “She’s Country,” “Try That In A Small Town,” and much more.
Nickelback - Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025
Hey, hey, you wanna see a rockstar? Then get ready for one of the top-requested bands when Nickelback returns to the Buffalo Chip stage for the first time in 20 years—where they once recorded a live album packed with tracks like "Animals," "Savin' Me," "Someday" and more. This night will have you screaming, “This is How You Remind Me of a damn good time!”
Josh Ross - Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025
One of Nashville’s most promising singer-songwriter-performers, Josh Ross, will bring his brand of unconventional country-rock to the Chip for the first time ever for the 85th Anniversary Sturgis Rally. Drawing influence spanning from Guns N’ Roses to Steve Earle, Ross pairs a dark, mellow blast of modern country rock with a warm vocal rasp, heart-on-his-sleeve writing and addictive hooks that respect no borders – genre or otherwise. A Canadian Country Music Association Breakthrough Artist of the Year with five Platinum hits, Ross now sets his sights on U.S. audiences.
Marilyn Manson - Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025
If you’ve been craving something new, well—“This is the New Sh**.” Prepare for a show that will shake the very foundation of the Sturgis Rally! For the first time ever, Marilyn Manson is bringing his spectacle to the Largest Music Festival in Motorcycling®. Give yourself over as the Antichrist Superstar himself baptizes you in a torrent of gothic grooves like “The Dope Show,”“Personal Jesus,”“Tainted Love,” and “The Beautiful People”—as well as blistering new tracks from One Assassination Under God – Chapter 1. This isn’t just another concert—it’s an experience, a reckoning, a rite of passage.
