The City of Fort Worth is preparing for the PBR World Finals, which start Friday at Dickies Arena. The World Finals are relocating to Fort Worth from Las Vegas.
"For every year in the foreseeable future, we'll bring the best bull riders in the world here to Dickies Arena in Fort Worth," said PBR Chief Executive Officer Sean Gleason. "That would not have happened without the partnership with the City of Fort Worth, and we're proud to be crowning our world championship in what is arguably one of the most beautiful venues in the world."
Dickies Arena opened in November, 2019. In March this year, the arena hosted the first two rounds of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament; in April, the arena hosted the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Finals.
Between PBR events next week, Dickies Arena will host Paul McCartney's "Got Back" tour. The appearance will be McCartney's only in Texas during this tour and first in Fort Worth since appearing with Wings in 1976.
"This arena was designed and built for an array of incredible events for the citizens of Fort Worth," said Dickies Arena General Manager Matt Homan. "Dickies Arena takes the title of 'multipurpose' to heart."
Seventy thousand people are expected to attend events over the next ten days. The PBR World Finals take place at Dickies Arena May 13-15 and May 19-22; other events include Ultimate Freestyle Bullfighting, Bulls Gone Wild, Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, Women's Rodeo World Championship and PBR World Finals Concert Series.
"This unprecedented event will welcome national and international exposure for our city that we've never seen before," said Jason Sands, executive director of the Fort Worth Sports Commission.
"We couldn't be more proud to make Fort Worth our home," Gleason, the PBR CEO, said. "Thank you for having us, and we look forward to serving you well for many years to come."
Mayor Mattie Parker declared Friday "PBR Day in Fort Worth, Texas." The city expects the PBR World Finals to have a $30 million impact on the local economy.
Details and tickets for the PBR World Finals are available here.
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