Meatstock Dishes Up mouthwatering Line-up for 2019

Celebrating its third year, the sellout success story, Meatstock festival is returning to Melbourne and Sydney for another meat extravaganza!

Meatstock will be hosting some of the meatiest names in barbecue and kicking off the special guest roster in this year is none other than carnivores Brad Leighninger and Tim Scheer, with their respective barbecue teams currently ranked No.1 and No.4 in the USA. These smokin' Pitmasters will be heading to Melbourne to run demonstrations at the festival and masterclasses at the Que Club.

Sydney has an equally meaty lineup with Chef Tom Jackson and legendary Meatstock veteran, Big Moe Cason hailing all the way from the U.S to host demonstrations and masterclasses.

"What initially was a hobby is a way of life. I am passionate about maintaining the integrity of BBQ by cooking with authenticity, using simple recipes and honoring the history of BBQ," states Big Moe. "Meatstock Sydney is going to bring all its meaty goodness that it’s so well known for. I can't wait to get back to Australia and catch up with all the punters and see what the teams serve up for 2019!".

Over 50 teams from across Australia and five international teams from the USA will be battling it out in a series of competitions with over $12,000 up for grabs and more than 20 butchers will be going head to head to crown both Melbourne and Sydney’s best butchers.

There will be yet another round of Culley's King of the Que - a competition using a traditional barbecue to find the nation's best burger, wings, steak and bacon with the winner going on to Texas to represent Australia in the World Steak Championships.

The pro-protein festival is taking place in Melbourne from the 23rd- 24th March, and Sydney from 4th – 5th May featuring bands and barbecues, butchers and bourbon and plenty of beer.

The flaming hot, two day lineup includes competitions such as the 'Barbecue and Butcher Wars', as well as demonstrations and workshops. The event is garnished with a backdrop of live bands, BBQ inspired food trucks and craft beer from Yaks Ales.

Tickets are on sale now and cost $35.00 per day or $55.00 for a weekend super pass, with children under 12 going free with every adult ticket purchased. Visit meatstock.com.au/ for more info!