Ribfest 2015, organized by the Exchange Club of Naperville, has added Paul Rodgers, platinum-selling musician and founding member of Free, Bad Company and The Firm, to its star-studded music roster during the four-day festival held in conjunction with Independence Day. This year’s event runs July 2-5 in Knoch Park, located along West Street near downtown Naperville.
Rodgers, whose hits with Free and Bad Company include “All Right Now,” “Can’t Get Enough,” and “Feel Like Making Love,” will perform on Thurs., July 2.
The 28th annual Ribfest, a popular sizzling summer fest destination, draws many visitors with its family activities, award-winning rib vendors from across the country and crowd-pleasing musical entertainment.
Rodgers, a Grammy-nominated solo artist, is a musical innovator who has successfully reinvented himself over the course of a five-decade career. As a powerhouse vocalist, hit songwriter and peerless showman, this multifaceted rocker sold over 90 million records and helped redefine rock’ n’ roll music in the process. His musical partnerships have included recording or performing with Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Brian May, David Gilmour and Buddy Guy among others.
His latest work is a passion project that explores the formative, life-altering songs of his youth. Cut in Memphis, “The Royal Sessions” is described as an old school, analogue, live on the floor recording that finds the singer/songwriter digging into a set of deep Southern soul and R&B tunes from the 1960s and 1970s.
For more information about Paul Rodgers, visit www.paulrodgers.com
For complete details about the 2015 Ribfest, shuttle services from remote parking, and to purchase tickets online, go to ribfest.net. Also, to keep up to date on what’s going on at Ribfest, download the Ribfest app on the iTunes store and like us on Facebook.
Ribfest is run by the 140-plus members of the Exchange Club in cooperation with its partners including the City of Naperville and the Naperville Park District. More than 4,000 volunteers and hundreds of sponsors support the event with 100 percent of the proceeds from Ribfest going to support the elimination of child abuse and domestic violence. The event’s Grand Sponsors are White Sox, Ford, Chrysler Jeep, Meijer, Baird & Warner, Lextech, Exelon Generation, Red Frog Events, OneMain Financial, Euclid Beverage, Miller Lite, Coca-Cola, CBS Radio, ABC 7 Chicago, D&J Amusements, Navistar and Naperville Bank & Trust/Wintrust Community Banks, Chicago & SW Indiana Hyundai Dealers and Napleton’s Valley Hyundai.
About Exchange Club of Naperville
Chartered in 1987, the Exchange Club of Naperville with its 140 members is dedicated to the elimination of child abuse and domestic violence. Through Ribfest, the Exchange Club has donated more than $14 million to more than 50 local charities. Check us out at www.ribfest.net and www.exchangeclub.org
