Nashville will host its first-ever professional rodeo this spring, with the three-day event noted as the first and only Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association rodeo in Nashville.
The Music City Rodeo will take place at Bridgestone Arena from May 29-31, featuring McGraw, Jelly Roll and Reba McEntire headlining shows during Nashville’s first Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) event. Check out the promo video for the Music City Rodeo – HERE.
According to a press release, “each day will showcase 7 thrilling rodeo events from bull riding to barrel racing, team roping to broncs, featuring the world’s best cowboys and cowgirls going head-to-head for over $200,000.00 in prize money. Fans will enjoy the full pageantry of rodeo with additional family-friendly activities like mutton bustin’, clowns and Rodeo Queens, before culminating each night in a headlining arena concert.”
McEntire is slated to perform on opening night (May 29), followed by Jelly on the 30th and McGraw on the 31st. McEntire shares: “It’s no secret that rodeo is in my blood, and I’m thrilled to be a part of starting a new Nashville tradition. Country music and rodeo coming together in Music City, what a perfect combination…I just knew I had to be part of it.”
Jelly Roll added: “As a Nashville native, this felt like a chance to be a part of a history-making event for the city. I have vivid memories when it was announced in Nashville that we were getting a hockey team with the Predators, or a football team with the Titans… and I watched Bridgestone Arena be built from the ground up. Headlining Music City Rodeo in my hometown as a part of the first rodeo brought to town feels like the same type of milestone.”
McGraw said in a statement, “For eight decades, Nashville’s music stars have been the soundtrack to America’s iconic rodeos — country music and rodeo go hand in hand. So, it was time to bring the magic of the rodeo home to Nashville and I’m thrilled to be bringing it here.”
Tickets for MCR are on sale now: HERE.
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