PBR Canada to Make Halifax Metro Centre Debut
03/03/2011
MEDIA CONTACT:
Joanna French, PR & Marketing Coordinator
Professional Bull Riders Canada
403.241.4531 office
joanna@pbrcanada.com
PBR Canada to make Halifax Metro Centre debut
Tickets on sale Friday, March 11, 2011 at 9 a.m.
CALGARY, Alberta (March 3, 2011) - Get ready for hard-hitting, non-stop action, like nothing you’ve seen before when Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Canada storms into Halifax, Nova Scotia Saturday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. For one adrenaline-fueled night, Halifax Metro Centre will host the top bull riders in Canada and the world as they battle the fiercest bucking bulls on the planet. The Halifax Invitational is the eighth stop on the elite PBR Canadian Cup Series. Tickets start at just $15 and go on sale to the general public Friday, March 11 at 9:00 a.m. Tickets can be purchased in person at participating Atlantic Superstore Ticket outlets and the Ticket Atlantic box office; online at www.ticketatlantic.com; or by calling (902) 451-1221.
Fans now have the opportunity to get down in the dirt with the new VIP Ticket! For only $60, this exclusive premium event ticket offers fans the ultimate PBR experience. VIP Ticket holders watch the Toughest Sport on EarthTM from the best seats in the house and have access to the PBR Built Ford Tough Corral Party for one hour beginning at 5:30 p.m. Get up close to the chutes and meet the superstars of the PBR with this limited offer available only to VIP Ticket holders.
With action starting at 7:30 p.m. the evening will feature a Championship Round where only one rider will claim the coveted event title. This is not a rodeo; it’s the Toughest Sport on EarthTM.
About Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Canada:
Dollars earned at Canadian events counts towards qualification to the elite PBR Canadian Cup National Finals. Upon the conclusion of the Finals, the bull rider with the most regular season and Finals points is crowned the PBR Canadian National Champion. Money won at all Canadian events counts toward qualifying on the prestigious PBR Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS). At the end of the BFTS season, the top-ranked PBR Canada rider will compete at the PBR World Finals in Las Vegas, NV. For more information on PBR Canada, go to www.pbrcanada.com, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pbr.canada and Twitter at http://twitter.com/PBRCanada.
About the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR):
The PBR is the world’s premier bull riding organization. More than 100 million viewers annually watch over 400 hours of primetime PBR programming on VERSUS, NBC, CBS and networks around the world. The PBR has awarded over $100 million in prize money and 20 riders have earned over $1 million including Justin McBride with $5.5 million, the most of any western-sports athlete in history. The PBR was nominated as 2010 Sports League of the Year at the Sports Business Journal Sports Business Awards alongside the National Football League, National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball. Nearly two million fans attend elite Built Ford Tough Series and Touring Pro Division events each year. For more information on the PBR, go to www.pbr.com, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TeamPBR and http://twitter.com/TEAMPBR.
© PBR Canada, Inc. 2011