Press Release Detail: St Pete Forum

The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) heads to the Sunshine State for the Tampa Invitational, the 7th stop on the elite Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) tour. The top 45 bull riders in the world will take over St. Pete Times Forum for one-night only on Friday, February 6 at 8 p.m. These top athletes are competing week in and week out; each striving for the chance to qualify for the World Finals in Las Vegas where a $1,000,000 purse will be awarded to the 2009 PBR World Champion.

Bull riding enthusiasts can look forward to seeing riders such as 2008 PBR World Champion Guilherme Marchi (Leme, SP, Brazil); PBR superstars Brian Canter (Randleman, N.C.), Kody Lostroh (Longmont, Colo.), Cord McCoy (Tupelo, Okla.), and J.B. Mauney (Mooresville, N.C.); and 2008 Daisy PBR Rookie of the Year Reese Cates (Carthage, Texas).

The Tampa Invitational will consist of two rounds of competition with the first round featuring the top 45 bull riders randomly matched against the PBR’s toughest bulls. The riders with the top 15 scores will advance to the Built Ford Tough Championship Round after intermission, and in the end, the cowboy with the highest total score on two bulls will be declared the winner!

Come out and enjoy more than two hours of heart-pounding action, rock & roll music, pyrotechnics, and an up close and personal view of The Toughest Sport on Earth!

About the PBR: More than 100 million viewers tune in each year to the PBR on FOX, NBC, ESPN, VERSUS, and on a host of foreign networks across the globe. With approximately 400 hours of prime time programming annually, PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air, in addition to attracting over 1.5 million live event attendees each year with its multi-tiered event structure which includes the marquee Built Ford Tough Series, the Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour, and the Discovery Tour, designed specifically for entry level contestants. The PBR is headquartered in Pueblo, Colo., with additional offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. The PBR prides itself in its 1,000 plus stock contractor relationships and over 1,200 PBR bull riders competing in more than 300 PBR sanctioned competitions in five countries.

Tickets for this event are on sale now at the MCDONALD’S BOX OFFICE at the St. Pete Times Forum and all Ticketmaster Outlets including FYE. To order tickets by phone, call Ticketmaster at 813.287.8844 or 727.898.2100. Tickets are priced at $11.75, $16.75, $31.75, $51.75, and $101.75. Prices include service charges. For dinner reservations at Medallions Restaurant on the day of the event please call 813.301.6926. For more information please call 813.301.2500 or visit www.stpetetimesforum.com. Advanced parking passes are available at www.ticketmaster.com and the McDonald’s Box Office at the St. Pete Times Forum.

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