![John Kirlin and the High Plains Drifters Open Beartrap Summer Festival 2011 [PHOTOS]](http://townsquare.media/site/966/files/2011/08/IMG_2254.jpg?w=980&q=75)
John Kirlin and the High Plains Drifters Open Beartrap Summer Festival 2011 [PHOTOS]
Beartrap Summer Festival '11 sure did open with a bang, and the name of that bang was John Kirlin and the High Plains Drifters. Before an already hot crowd, the Drifters performed some new tunes and dusted off some old crowd pleasers, letting everybody know that this year's festival is sure to top previous years.
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