KCBS Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ

08/20/2026

WE’RE JUST OVER ONE MONTH AWAY, NORTH PLATTE! 🔥

The smoke is coming. The music is ready. And some of the BEST PITMASTERS IN THE NATION are getting ready to battle it out! 🍖🏆

📅 September 25–26, 2026
📍 Pals Brewing Company | Visit North Platte

The Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ Competition is bringing a Kansas City Barbeque Society Master Series Competition to North Platte for a HUGE weekend of BBQ, country music and family fun!

🔥 Championship BBQ
🏆 Prize Pool
🍽️ BBQ plate sales to the public
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family fun for everyone
🎸 LIVE MUSIC from Love and Theft — CMA nominees and songwriters of the #1 hit “Angel Eyes”

Whether you’re a serious BBQ competitor or you just want to eat some incredible BBQ and enjoy a great weekend in North Platte, THIS is one you don’t want to miss!

⏳ We’re almost ONE MONTH AWAY!

👉 REGISTER YOUR BBQ TEAM OR GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY:
airstreamventures.com/sss-bbq/

Tag your BBQ crew and start making plans! 🔥🍖🎸🍺

Register now for the Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ - September 25–26, 2026 at Pals Brewing Company, 4520 S Buffalo Bill Ave, North Platte, NE 69101.

08/17/2026

🔥🐷 CALLING ALL PITMASTERS: IT’S TIME TO SMOKE THE COMPETITION! 🐷🔥

Think your brisket can make grown adults emotional? 😭🥩
Are your ribs so good people stop talking while they eat them?
Does your chicken deserve its own trophy case?

PROVE IT. 😎

The Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ is coming to Pals Brewing Company in Visit North Platte, September 25–26, 2026, for a KCBS Master Series Event featuring serious BBQ, live country music with Love and Theft, cold drinks and PRIZE MONEY! 💰🏆🔥 (Airstream Ventures)

💨 HERE’S WHAT’S COOKIN’:

🔥 Large Prize Pool
🏆 Cash awards for EACH meat category
🍗 Chicken
🐷 Ribs
🐖 Pork
🥩 Brisket
👥 People’s Choice
🍖 PLUS a Friday night One Meat Rib Contest!

TEAM ENTRY: $250
➕ One Meat Rib Contest: $50
⚡ Power Add-On: $35 for one 20amp/110v outlet
💧 Water & ice provided
🚻 Bathrooms & hand sinks provided (Airstream Ventures)

And because apparently championship BBQ wasn’t enough…

🎸🔥 LOVE AND THEFT — LIVE IN CONCERT FRIDAY NIGHT! 🔥🎸

Opening act Brady James hits the stage at 6:30 PM, followed by Love and Theft at 8:00 PM! Competitors can even purchase discounted GA concert tickets for $18 each through team registration. (Airstream Ventures)

📅 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Load in ➡️ Cook’s Meeting ➡️ RIB CONTEST ➡️ Awards ➡️ Concert ➡️ Questioning why you ate six “test ribs.” 😂

📅 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
It gets serious. Chicken. Ribs. Pork. Brisket. People’s Choice. Public plate sales from Noon–4 PM, followed by the final awards at 4 PM! 🏆 (Airstream Ventures)

📍 Pals Brewing Company
4520 S Buffalo Bill Ave
North Platte, Nebraska

🚨 PITMASTERS — STOP SCROLLING AND START SMOKING. 🚨

Grab your team. Fire up the smoker. Perfect that brisket. And come find out if you’ve got what it takes to leave North Platte with cash, hardware and BBQ bragging rights.

👉 REGISTER YOUR TEAM NOW:
Sandhills Smoke Show Team Registration & Event Details

🔥 SEPTEMBER 25–26 • NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA 🔥

$10,000. FOUR MEATS. ONE SMOKER. ZERO EXCUSES. 😎🏆🐷

08/13/2026

Thanks for the Shout Out KCBS! Come join us in Visit North Platte.

Barbeque, craft brews, and country music . . . what's not to love? Oh, and $10,000 in prize money. Check out the Sandhills Smoke Snow in North Platte, Nebraska.

https://airstreamventures.com/sss-bbq/

08/13/2026

🔥 WARNING: Visit North Platte IS ABOUT TO GET SMOKED. 🔥

And we mean that in the most delicious way possible. 😎🍖

The Sandhills Smoke Show is rolling into North Platte, Nebraska, September 25–26 for Kansas City Barbecue Society Master Series BBQ Competition at Pals Brewing Company!

We’re talking:

🍖 Some of the BEST PITMASTERS IN THE NATION
🏆 Great PRIZE POOL
🍽️ BBQ plate sales — because smelling it all day without eating it would just be cruel
🍺 Cold beverages at Pals Brewing Company
🎸 LIVE COUNTRY MUSIC from Love and Theft, CMA-nominated songwriters of the hit “Angel Eyes”
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family fun for everyone
🔥 And enough smoke in the air to make your clothes smell amazing for three days.

Friday night kicks things off with the One Meat Rib Contest, followed by Love and Theft taking the stage at 8 PM!

Then Saturday…it gets serious. 😤

🐔 Chicken — 12:00 PM
🍖 Ribs — 12:30 PM
🐷 Pork — 1:00 PM
🥩 Brisket — 1:30 PM

At 4 PM, somebody walks away with the hardware, the bragging rights and their share of $$$! 🏆💰

So whether you can smoke a brisket for 14 hours without checking it every six minutes…or your BBQ expertise consists of knowing exactly where the plate-sales line starts…

YOU BELONG AT THE SANDHILLS SMOKE SHOW! 😂🔥🍖

📍 Pals Brewing Company | North Platte, Nebraska
📅 September 25–26, 2026
🎟️ REGISTER YOUR TEAM OR GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY!
👉 AirstreamVentures.com/SSS-BBQ/

Register now for the Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ - September 25–26, 2026 at Pals Brewing Company, 4520 S Buffalo Bill Ave, North Platte, NE 69101.

08/09/2026

🔥 ONLY 6 WEEKS TO GO! 🔥

We’re just 6 weeks away from an EPIC weekend in Visit North Platte at Pals Brewing Company! 🍻🔥

🏆 FRIDAY & SATURDAY: The KCBS BBQ Competition is bringing the heat with $10,000 in prize money up for grabs!

🎸 FRIDAY NIGHT: Nashville comes to Pals! 🎶
Get ready for Love and Theft, CMA nominees and the duo behind the #1 hit “Angel Eyes”! 🤠🎤

It’s going to be an unforgettable weekend of BBQ, beer, live music and good times!

👉 Sign up today and grab your concert tickets before they’re gone!

07/31/2026

Caption this photo, but make it BBQ related😂🍖

Winner gets bragging rights. 😎

Haven't signed up for the Sandhills Smoke Show yet? It's not too late! Sign up your team and get tickets for the Love and Theft concert here:
https://airstreamventures.com/sss-bbq/

07/29/2026

What kind of BBQ do you think Love and Theft will be craving after the concert? 🍖🎸🤔

👇 Drop your guess in the comments!

And while you're thinking about it... why not fire up the smoker and join the competition? Registration is still open for the Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ Competition on September 25 & 26 in Visit North Platte

Come enjoy championship BBQ, live music from Love and Theft, and an unforgettable weekend at Pal's Brewing Company! 🎶🍖🔥

07/27/2026

🔥 SHOUTOUT TO OUR FIRST PITMASTERS! 🔥

The competition is heating up! 👏 A huge thank you to the incredible teams already signed up for the Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ Competition:

🥩 North Platte Ambassadors
🔥 Colorado Bulldawg BBQ
🍖 BrewsCue
💨 Byg's BBQ
🏆 Roger Crawford (One Meat Nation)
🌟 Score One Smokin'

Think you've got what it takes to compete? There's still time to join the lineup!

Tag your BBQ team below or send this to a pitmaster who needs to get signed up! 👇

📅 September 25–26
📍 North Platte, Nebraska

Register today before spots fill up!

Register now for the Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ - September 25–26, 2026 at Pals Brewing Company, 4520 S Buffalo Bill Ave, North Platte, NE 69101.

07/24/2026

🚨THE COUNTDOWN IS ON🚨

We are officially 64 days away from the Sandhills Smoke Show in Visit North Platte, and team sign ups are filling up!

If your team is already signed up, drop a comment below about what you are most excited about for the event! 👇👇

If you aren't signed up yet, it's not too late! Visit the webpage below to sign up now!

https://airstreamventures.com/sss-bbq/

THANK YOU to the teams currently signed up:
1. North Platte Ambassadors
2. Colorado Bulldawg BBQ
3. BrewsCue
4. Byg's BBQ
5. Roger Crawford (One Meat Nation)
6. Score One Smokin'

07/23/2026

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