Calling all meat lovers: sizzling barbecue and music festival Meatstock will be turning up the heat once again at Sydney Showground this April with barbecue-based feasts, bull riding tournaments, hot cooking competitions, and live bands.
Round up your carnivore pals and be sure to come hungry as there will be a slew of smokey and fantastic food trucks pulling in for the meaty three days. Returning favourites like Black Iron Smokers and Black Bear Barbecue will be slinging Texas-style barbecue, but you’ll also see some Aussie fires burning and other international styles in the mix, like Filipino barbecue faves, Hoy Pinoy. Plus, you’ll find Get Smoked, American Barbecue Kitchen, and loads more.
Buckle up for the professional bull riding tournament which will see cowboys hold on for dear life; watch in awe as some of the country’s strongest men and women battle it out at the strongman and women arena; and check out the fun and wild competitions ranging from best dad bods to who has the hottest mullet.
Meatstock will be a feast for your ears too, with a music line-up that includes Aussie rock band Hoodoo Gurus; powerful pop guns You Am I; country singer/songwriter Casey Barnes; blues singer and multi-instrumentalist Karen-Lee Andrews and loads more.
If you’re a keen backyard chef yourself, you can pick up top-notch cooking equipment and a whole lot of barbecue wisdom at the expo stalls, which are offering everything from swanky barbecue tongs to spicy sauces and full low and slow home set-ups.
The smokin’ meat-eating extravaganza will also see the return of the Butcher and Barbecue Wars. This event pitches teams of pitmasters and butchers in a battle to be dubbed the best barbecuers in the state. May the best pitmaster win.
Meatstock comes to Sydney Showgrounds on April 19-21. Tickets start from $46.50 for an adult, and $16.50 for a child. Last year's tickets sold quickly, so if you're keen to get amongst the fiery action, don't wait. Find out more and book your tickets here.
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