Buffalo Chip News

First panelists for Biker Belles “Shifting Gears Symposium” and the Women & Wheels Bike Show presented by Wild Gypsy Tour announced.

Buffalo Chip, SD (Jan. 30, 2018) – Availability of the special premium package upgrade for the Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s® 10^th annual Biker Belles Celebration has been extended for just a few days to Feb. 9. The addition of two new symposium panelists and the all-women’s “Women & Wheels Bike Show™” presented by Wild Gypsy Tour, make this deal even more appealing. The inclusive event set to take place on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018 celebrates women in motorcycling and offers participants a day of real riders, real stories and real passion. Biker Belles was created in 2009 to raise awareness of the passion, diversity and spirit of women in motorcycling and to raise funds for local worthy charities.
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More options for those looking for short term rally passes at The Best Party Anywhere!^®

Sturgis, SD – The world’s largest motorcycle and music festival is now offering even more money-saving options at The Best Party Anywhere! For those who would like to attend, but are unable to stay for the full duration of a 14-, nine- or seven-day pass, three-day passes provide an affordable way to take in multiple days of the festival. The campground passes include tent camping and access to all events, concerts and races within the Sturgis Buffalo Chip Campground for the specified dates.
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Registration is now open for cool 2018 Moto Stampede Sweepstakes bike

STURGIS, SD – An Indian Scout Sixty customized into the ultimate street-legal tracker by the dream team at J&P Cycles will be going home with a crazy-lucky winner in the 2018 Sturgis Buffalo Chip Moto Stampede^® Bike Giveaway. The Buffalo Chip teamed up with J&P Cycles and GEICO Motorcycle to create a one-of-a-kind beast that will tear up the track on Sunday and be ready to gather a few gawks along the street on Monday. Any licensed driver 18 years or older may enter to win this beastly beauty by going online to https://www.jpcycles.com/sweepstakes/buffalo-chip-moto-stampede-bike-giveaway or registering in person at the Buffalo Chip before Aug. 7 at 5 p.m. during the Sturgis Rally event. The bike will be presented to the winner on the Chip’s main stage on Wednesday, Aug. 8.
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The Marshall Tucker Band and Aaron Lewis bring strong country rock while American Flat Track Racing returns for round two of some of the most electrifying motorcycle racing in the world.

Sturgis, SD – The world’s largest motorcycle and music festival has added two more block-busting bands to its nine-day line-up and announced the return of American Flat Track Pro Grand National Championship, Buffalo Chip TT races presented by Indian Motorcycle in the amphitheater on Sunday, Aug. 5. Southern rock icons The Marshall Tucker Band will kick off the 2018 festival on Friday, Aug. 3. Former front man for alternative rock band Staind, Aaron Lewis, is set to perform on the Buffalo Chip’s Wolfman Jack Stage on Tuesday, Aug. 7.
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Limited number of FREE VIP Buffalo Chip^® premium ride upgrades available for the first to sign up for Legends Ride^® and Biker Belles^®!

Sturgis, SD – The star of the Discovery Channel’s “American Chopper” TV series, Paul Teutul, Jr., will lead riders in the Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s 2018 Legends Ride presented by GEICO Motorcycle and Laura Klock and Karlee Cobb will lead the Biker Belles ride. To make the rides even sweeter, the Buffalo Chip is now offering the first 60 who sign up for the Legends Ride before January 19, 2018, a free 5-Star VIP upgrade. The first 30 to sign up for the historic 10^th anniversary Biker Belles event will also receive a free 5-Star premium upgrade.
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A Buffalo Chip tradition at its best.

Sturgis, SD – Traditions are a major part of the Sturgis Buffalo Chip experience. One of the longest standing includes feeling the amphitheater shake with the roar of V-twins while hearing Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” blast through the main stage speakers. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, wildly popular with Chip fans, will bring their hits home to the Wolfman Jack Stage in 2018 on Monday, Aug. 6. Buffalo Chip President Rod Woodruff’s official announcement video can be seen here: www.buffalochip.com/bands.
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Fans will be able to belt out all of their Foreigner favorites live with the band at the “Best Party Anywhere” ^® in 2018.

Sturgis, SD – There are great rock bands, and then there are great rock bands like Foreigner that have produced 25 top 40 hits, every one of which fans can sing without missing a word. Foreigner takes to the Sturgis Buffalo Chip stage in 2018 armed as one of the most recognizable and listened-to bands in rock history. Throughout its 40-year career, Foreigner produced 10 multi-platinum albums, which have received more worldwide play than the Rolling Stones, sold more than 80 million copies and landed the band on Business Insider’s “Top 50 Best Selling Artists of All Time” list. The group will be bringing its “Juke Box Heroes” tour to the opening weekend of the “Largest Music Festival in Motorcycling!” ^® at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018.
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Iconic motorcycle rock band to bring Chip fans back to the dawn of motorcycle culture as it’s known today.

Sturgis, SD – Motorcycle and music fans will have the chance to see true living legends at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip this August when John Kay and Steppenwolf bring their heavy metal thunder to the Wolfman Jack Stage on Friday, Aug. 10. Steppenwolf changed the rock ‘n’ roll landscape and the world of motorcycling forever. Their songs featured in the biker culture classic “Easy Rider” became synonymous with riding and rebellion. The official announcement video can be seen here: www.buffalochip.com/bands.
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The American Bad Ass is bringing the “Greatest Show on Earth” to the Buffalo Chip in 2018.

Sturgis, SD – The Sturgis Buffalo Chip is riding right to the top of its fans’ wish list with the announcement of the great “American Bad Ass,” Kid Rock. Rock will be returning for a hard-hitting, hit-heavy bash at the Buffalo Chip on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, just one night after country music star Eric Church takes the same stage. Watch the official announcement video that shares some crazy stories from Rock’s past Chip performances here: http://bit.ly/1kQuT71.
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The prestigious new award was presented to Buffalo Chip owner Rod Woodruff at the Temecula, CA banquet Sunday evening.

STURGIS, S.D. (Oct. 11, 2017) – American Flat Track presented the Sturgis Buffalo Chip with a major new “Best Event of the Year” Award Sunday evening at the organization’s annual award banquet held in Temecula, CA. A monumental partnership between American Flat Trackand the Sturgis Buffalo Chip® resulted in the epic, award-winning Buffalo Chip TT presented by Indian Motorcycle.
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