The Marshall Tucker Band To Play Krystal Square Off V World Hamburger Eating Championship

The biggest and best competitive eating event of the year will feature one of the biggest and best bands to ever come out of the South as Krystal announced today that The Marshall Tucker Band will kick off this year’s festivities at the Krystal Square Off V World Hamburger Eating Championship on Sunday, Sept. 28.

The Southern rock icons famous for such songs as “Can’t You See”, “Fire on the Mountain” and “Heard It in a Love Song” will take the stage at noon along the banks of the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga. The Marshall Tucker Band will play a full set of their biggest hits as well as new songs off their latest album The Next Adventure.

The performance by The Marshall Tucker Band will get the official tailgating party going for the fifth annual Krystal Square Off World Hamburger Eating Championship, one of the two majors in the sport of competitive eating. Free and open to the public, the party will include carnival games, Krystal prize giveaways, free Krystal hamburgers, a “Parade of Eaters,” and an “Autograph Alley” where top gurgitators like Takeru Kobayashi, Joey Chestnut and Pat Bertoletti will sign autographs for fans.

The tailgating party leads up to the eight-minute world hamburger eating championship event, which will be televised live on FSN South at 2:00 p.m. EST. The Krystal Square Off World Hamburger Eating Championship is the only world hamburger eating championship sanctioned by Major League Eating, the official governing body of all stomach centric sports. This year’s championship features a $50,000 cash prize purse, the largest in the history of competitive eating.

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