Main Street Batesville will host Motorcycles on Main on July 23-­‐24

Main Street Batesville will host Motorcycles on Main on July 23-­‐24 with events being held on Main Street. The presenting sponsor this year is 93.1 KZLE. The event is in its third year. “The event keeps growing and we expect this year to be the biggest,” commented Joel Williams, main street director.  Registration will be $15 for a single rider and $25 for double.  Proceeds will benefit Main Street Batesville and its programs.

The main event will be the Busted Knuckles Stunt Tour, which will perform on Broad Street. The stunt show will feature three shows with the last one being the grand finale. Busted Knuckles Stunt Tour travels all over the nation doing biker rallies and is based in Little Rock, AR.

Musical acts will include Stillwater Hardy, Black River Pearl, and Kingsdown. Kingsdown will be the headline musical act and will begin at 8 p.m. inside the Pocket Park. Kingsdown is a high energy American Rock and Roll band from Arkansas that has traveled all around the world performing music for thousands.

The schedule for Motorcycles on Main is as followed:
Saturday, July 23rd
8:30 a.m.– On-Site Registration begins at the Barnett Building
9:30 a.m. – Bike Parade
10 a.m. -Poker Run led by Rebel Creed
10 a.m. -Walk‐Around Poker Run on Main Street
10 a.m. -Vendors Open
1:30 p.m. -Stunt Show on Broad Street
2 p.m. -4 p.m. -Bike Games in front of the Melba Theater
5 p.m. ‐Bike Show in front of Pocket Park
5 p.m.  – Stunt Show on Broad Street
6 p.m. -STILLWATER HARDY
6:45 p.m.  – Awards Ceremony
7 p.m. -BLACK RIVER PEARL
8 p.m. -KINGSDOWN
9 p.m. -STUNT SHOW GRAND FINALE on Broad Street
Sunday, July 24th
10 a.m. – Biker Church Service at the Melba Theater

The event is open to the public. The Motorcycles on Main committee advises the public to following the rally on facebook to stay up-to-date with road closings and potential

time changes. Vendor space is still available for only $25. For contracts and more information, email mandi@melbatheater.org.

Other sponsors include Cup’d Up Outdoors, FutureFuel, Amerprise, Southern Tire, 109 Main, Centennial Bank, Lyon College, Independence County Off Road, Carter Ford-­‐State Farm, Spartan Mower, Flower’s Baking Co., Bad Boy Mowers, First Community Bank, and Dairy Queen.