Ratso's
Bar & Grill
Weymouth Rd   Mays Landing, NJ

Upcoming Events, Concerts & Bands
at Ratso's
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Caribbean Sunday Afternoons at Ratso's

Events

April
April 27th - Construction Opening
Stop by and check out the ongoing construction! 

We'll have a full outdoor bar inside a heated tent, and we'll be serving up a partial menu including finger foods and barbeque fresh from our smokers. If the weather's nice we'll open the flaps and let the warm breeze blow through, if it's chilly or rainy we'll drop the flaps and turn up the heat.

Get a jump on summer and come chill with us ! 

May
Tournament Time!
Join us for our 1st annual Rat Bait Fresh Water & Salt Water fishing tournaments, held Saturday May 14th & Saturday May 21st. There'll be trophies, give always, classes for the kids and bragging rights for the adults. 

Bring your fish back and tell our cooks how you want it grilled while you kick back and listen to music from the country rock band Cowboy Style who cover songs by Toby Keith, Alan Jackson and Clint Black just to name a few.

June
Grand Opening Party - June 3rd to June 6th

Years from now a lot of people will claim they were there at the beginning - the first night of the Rat. Be one of the people who really were there. 

On Friday night meet our phenomenal house band, The Cold Shot Blues Band, playing a mix of rock, southern rock, blues and country rock. 

On Saturday afternoon things lighten up with Caribbean Soul playing Jimmy Buffett and Caribbean themed music out on the patio in the afternoon. 

On Saturday night come down and check out the amazing Elijah Black band. These guys have shared the stage with the likes of Neil Young, Motley Crue, Warrant, Steve Vai, Dream Theatre, Styx, Jackyl, Cinderella, Ratt and more. (sample their music)

On Sunday afternoon Caribbean Soul is back playing Jimmy Buffett and Caribbean themed music out on the patio in the afternoon, and our own Cold Shot band is back on stage in the evening. 

Monday the party continues for those playing hooky from work with incredible beer 'n barbeque specials all day and into the night. 

July
July 2nd, Hot Rod & Custom Car Show
We'll have 1,500 custom cars and hot rods at Ratso's all day Saturday. We'll kick the day off with a Hot Rod Parade through downtown Mays Landing. There'll be a a car show all day, a midway with vendors and parts for your own custom car project. The Platters will provide the soundtrack for the day, and of course there's all that great Ratso's barbeque. 
August
Saturday August 6th, The Who Needs Sturgis Party !
Can't make it out to Sturgis this year? Who cares, we're partying in Jersey. Come join us for the Who Needs Sturgis Party. We're having live music all weekend, a vendor midway with everything you can imagine for your bike and a huge bike show on Sunday. 
September
Sept 3rd, 1st Annual Rat Run

Bike run to benefit breast cancer research. Five separate runs in one! 

The Rat Run starts at five locations in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, all ending at a huge concert with The Allman Brothers Dickie Betts performing at the party at Ratso's.  

Come party with us for a good cause.

October
The Ratso's Halloween Bash !
We toast the official end of the 2005 summer season with our Halloween Party. Music and discounts for people in costume. Come out and help us celebrate the end of another great summer with the ultimate Halloween concert - Dee Snyder's Van Helsing's Curse!

Sunday October 30th, End of Season Party
Join us as we bid farewell to another summer season.

Concerts

A couple of times each summer we bring in big name bands and do lawn seating out on the ball fields. All dates are tentative pending our opening.

Elijah Black

Elijah Black
Grand Opening Concert
Saturday, June 4th 9PM

Elijah Black was founder and front man of Peace Tree. With three successful albums the band shared the stage with Neil Young, Motley Crue, Dream Theatre, Styx, Jackyl, Cinderella, Ratt and more.

Now Black has struck out on his own, teaming with guitarist extraordinaire, Freddy Demarco (Warrant, Steve Vai) and Jayni Lane (Warrant). His timeless guitar-driven music is blues and rock inspired, with introspective and intricate melodies. 

Listen 
  Naked Against The Blue Sky Kind Wednesday
  Bleed for you Drive-Bye  
 

 

Dickie Betts

Dickie Betts
Playing the Concert at the 1st Annual Rat Run
September 3rd, 6PM

As the front man of the Allman Brothers Band since 1969, Dickie Betts and the band pretty much invented southern rock. Betts penned some of their most popular hits, including ‘Rambling Man,’ ‘Jessica,’ and ‘Blue Sky.’  

These days Betts is out on his own again, putting on one of the best live shows in southern rock. If you've never seen this guy live you've missed out on some of the best jams you'll ever hear.

 

 

The Platters

The Platters
July 2nd, Hot Rod & Custom Car Show

The perfect soundtrack for our Custom Car show, the Platters epitomize the 50's rock 'n soul sound. The Platters have sold sold well over 89 Million records since their founding in 1953.

Today Herb Reed, the original founder of the band, still heads up the group with his distinctive soulful bass voice.    

 

 

Cold Shot

The Cold Shot Blues Band
Ratso's House Band, on stage every Friday night

Led by experienced session player Chuck McCrory, the Cold Shot Blues Band plays an upbeat mix of rock, southern rock, blues and country rock spanning the 60's to the present. 

If these guys don't get you moving your feet you're either dead or passed out on the floor.

Listen 
  Letter To My Girlfriend As Soon As I Get Paid
  Great Balls Of Fire Old Love
 

 

Jimmy & The Parrots

 

Caribbean Sunday Afternoons 
at Ratso's

Can't afford a trip to the Caribbean? Go there every Sunday afternoon at Ratso's with Bands like Jimmy & The Parrots, John Frinzi and Doyle Grisham from the Coral Reefer Band.

Jimmy & The Parrots (formerly Second Wind)

These guys do a great mix of upbeat summer music and island tunes. You'll hear songs like Brown Eyed-Girl, Jamaica Farewell and Southern Cross wrapped around a core of Jimmy Buffett island favorites and original songs. And there are even some unexpected favorites like Play That Funky Music

These guys will get you up dancing and kicking beach balls around the patio like no one else.


Listen (Jimmy & the Parrots complete songlist)
  Better than new   Yea Mon
  Volunteers (to drink my beer)   Whitecaps on the ocean

John Frinzi

John Frinzi

John plays a mellow mix of acoustic, island, country-rock and folk music. The perfect soundtrack for a mellow Sunday afternoon on out patio.

John has shared the stage with such notable national acts as: Mac McAnally, Peter Mayer, Club Trini, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Todd Snider, Chuck Pyle, Bill Wharton (The Sauce Boss), Mark Erelli, Randy Weeks, Slaid Cleaves and Duane Jarvis.

 

Listen
Songs to Sing Not Looking Back
Miranda
 

 

 

Dee Snyder

Halloween Bash
Dee Snyder - Van Helsing's Curse 

Dee Snyder brings the wildest Halloween show in rock 'n roll to Ratso's. 

Van Helsing's Curse combines heavy metal, a classical string section and chanting gothic monks for a sound celebrating Halloween unlike anything you've ever heard. (http://www.vanhelsingscurse.com)

 

 

 

Bands

 June

Show
Times
Fri Sat Sun Mon
 

3

4 5 6
1:00-5:00 Caribbean Soul Caribbean Soul
7:00-12:00 Cold Shot Elijah Black Cold Shot

10

11 12 13
1:00-5:00 Ray & Dave
7:00-12:00 Cold Shot Tim McAllister Band
17 18 19 20
1:00-5:00 Caribbean Soul
7:00-12:00 Cold Shot Cowboy Style
24 25 26 27
1:00-5:00 Ray & Dave
7:00-12:00 Cold Shot

 

 July

Show
Times
Fri Sat Sun Mon
  1 2 3 4
1:00-5:00 Jimmy & Parrots Caribbean Soul
7:00-12:00 Cold Shot The Platters
8 9 10 11
1:00-5:00   John Frinzi
7:00-12:00 Cold Shot Cowboy Style
15 16 17 18
1:00-5:00   Jimmy & Parrots
7:00-12:00 Cold Shot Tim McAllister Band
22 23 24 25
1:00-5:00   John Frinzi
7:00-12:00 Cold Shot Cowboy Style
29 30 31 1
1:00-5:00 Jimmy & Parrots
7:00-12:00 Cold Shot

 

 August

Show
Times
Fri Sat Sun Mon
  5 6 7 8
1:00-5:00   Jimmy & Parrots
7:00-12:00 Cold Shot Cowboy Style
12 13 14 15
1:00-5:00 John Frinzi
7:00-12:00 Cold Shot Tim McAllister Band
19 20 21 22
1:00-5:00 Jimmy & Parrots
7:00-12:00 Cold Shot Cowboy Style
26 27 28 29
1:00-5:00 John Frinzi
7:00-12:00 Cold Shot

 

 September

Show
Times
Fri Sat Sun Mon
  2 3 4 5
1:00-5:00   Jimmy & Parrots
7:00-12:00 Cold Shot Dickie Betts
9 10 11 12
1:00-5:00 John Frinzi
7:00-12:00 Cold Shot Tim McAllister Band
16 17 18 19
1:00-5:00 Jimmy & Parrots
7:00-12:00 Cold Shot Cowboy Style
23 24 25 26
1:00-5:00 John Frinzi
7:00-12:00 Cold Shot Tim McAllister Band
30 1 2 3
1:00-5:00 Ray & Dave
7:00-12:00 Cold Shot

 

 October

Show
Times
Fri Sat Sun Mon
  7 8 9 10
1:00-5:00 Caribbean Soul
7:00-12:00 Cold Shot
14 15 16 17
1:00-5:00 Ray & Dave
7:00-12:00 Cold Shot Tim McAllister Band
21 22 23 24
1:00-5:00 Caribbean Soul
7:00-12:00 Cold Shot Cowboy Style
28 29 30 31
1:00-5:00 Cold Shot Ray & Dave
7:00-12:00 Cold Shot Halloween Bash


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