PRCA Rodeo

Been to MANY rodeo in my day, not impressed one bit with stock contractor's stock.... entertainment clown was decent, Boom Boom Johnson so much better!!! Feoncie's first ever rodeo, would've introduced her to sport using better event..... But but it was exceptional and acceptable.

Great family activity Took our 7 and 8 yr old grandsons Had a wonderful evening. Had our 6 and 7 yr old grandsons. Wonderful family activity. The bills were awesome.

Sister & I go every year. We had Great seats this year! The Bull Riders were Terrific!

Rodney songs are great--they take me back to where I grew up and sometimes wish I was. His on-stage performance comes through sounding just like his albums. He doesn't let his volume drown out his singing or his performance distract from the music. The only thing I wish would have been different is a bit more even mix of the hits throughout the concert vice most being at the end. Super job Rodney--Thank You!

From the time the rodeo started to the end of the last song, it was nothing but action, laughs and applause.

Back to the heart of the American people!!!! It was great and I would go see him over and over again!!!!

I purchased tickets in May, just to have a reason to attend the fair. The rodeo was worth the ticket price and the concert made the price a total bargain. Excellent entertainment.

Rodney never refuses to deliver! He came out and owned the stage! His band mates played to perfection and the interaction with all of them played out like the songs they sang. Rodney played his hits and other songs that will be hits as well. The crowd was electric! This man and his yet unnamed band bring it everytime. The money paid is well worth the time spent.

I throughly enjoyed my self. I would recommed all my friends and family. I loved it.

It was more of a county fair than a state fair. I was not pleased.

First time ever and we loved it. Very exciting and never a lull in the action. Hope to get a chance to go again!

What a great rodeo. My husband, daughter, and myself had an amazing time!!we have been to rodeos in alot of places and I can say this was a very, very good rodeo.

This event was great. I was surprised that more people did not attend, but that was okay by me, because we wound up with some fantastic seats! The entertainment was great as well, very family friendly!!

This was a great rodeo!! I took my grandkids and they loved it.

Very entertaining. This was my first indoor rodeo and I was impressed. Makes me want to go to more rodeos!

The First Chance Bonanza PRCA Rodeo was fantastic, the tickets were very reasonable and the show was great! Definately a great performance if you are unable to make it to the NFR!

bull riding was good, bulls were big, bee county did a better showmanship with a group of gals from victoria who dressed in pink bling with fast horses and did a nice performance. they started the show and did in between which added a nice touch of showmanship.

We had amazing seats and the flow of the rodeo was great. What a great rodeo performance. Been to many rodeos and this was one of my favorites. The livestock was amazing! Good time for the family.

The Rodeo was amazing, just went way too fast, still had time to make it down to Port Aransas for the Sand Sculptures.

What I didnt like is that we were not allowed to take pictures during the event, but still had a good time at the rodeo ! We will definitely be back next year again.

The rodeo was awesome. Great entertainment. Many 8 second rides

Four of us went to the Buc Days Rodeo and it was a blast! Exciting to watch the cowboys pit their wits and strength against the bulls, bucking horses and calf roping. The mutton busting was hilarious. Loved the clowns - boy do they have a dangerous job, throwing themselves between a charging bull and a fallen cowboy. My family and I will definately go the next time the rodeo is back in town.

This was a great event. The only problem was the sound system was so loud it hurt your ears. We sat in three different places. The clown was excellent.

We paid to see a rodeo but there were hardly any contestants. And the steers were ran too much, soured. Not cool! Wasted evening I thought. San Antonio is better.

The Rodeo was very exciting and full of action. It was very well presented and narrated. We try to make it to this event when it comes to Corpus Christi.

Took my children for the first time to the rodeo. If you subtract the time spent as "fillers" the rodeo probably only lasted 45minutes to an hour. There were not enough contestants and not enough rodeo in general. My girls favorite part was the dog that was used in the clown performance if that says anything.

Act were good the cowboy just were not riding need a little more action from the cowboys.

The announcer spent a long time opening the rodeo by explaining how the Corpus Christi rodeo was every bit as good as San Antonio, Houston, etc. As the night progressed and there were two calf ropers, the announcer had to explain the entrants were low because a lot of calf ropers had entered a rodeo in California and could not transport their horses back to Corpus. It suddenly became obvious the Corpus rodeo was missing entrants, the announcer was stalling for time and events were stretched out to lengthen the rodeo, but not the number of contestants. I think the winner of the calf roping won the bull riding. An amazing feet and not to detract from the winner, but how many competitive rodeos does that happen? Bull riders and calf ropers are normally two different entry pools. Next year I am skipping the CC Rodeo and sticking to San Antonio. No need to tell me CC is just as good as San Antonio, because it is not.

Was my wife first time seeing a rodeo, I have seen quite a few. I was a little disappointed that there were not a lot of particapation in some of the events. I think there were only 3 bronc riders, two or three stree wresters, and not to many team ropers, but there were 18 bull riders and she knows about that event. She had a blast, and that made my night. We'll probable go again next year...

Always a great show to take the family to. Mutton busting and the clowns are always great to see.

The show was great - good seats; plenty of top cowboys and stock; Thursday night is always the best!

awesome so exciting time flew by awesome event we never miss it

I love the rodeo in Corpus Christi. There isn't a bad seat in the house. Rodeo is fantastic. Only problem is the excessive cost of food at the concession stand.

Always good fun. Very good show even though it seemed shorter this year. Every year they have the same jokes and commercials for the sponsors.

Great show. There was always something exciting going on. It was great watching so many world champions. The animals were beautiful and talented. The announcements over the speakers were often hard to understand. I don't know if it was due to the quality of the speakers or due to the announcers talking too loud or being too close to the microphone. Why do you ask us to upload a photo with our review when we were not allowed to take photos?

Hadn't been in several years. It was great and definitely a family event. The music was awesome. It got the whole crowd moving. We will be going next year for sure.

Great Rodeo All regular rodeo events presented professionally. Add food fun and music.We go every year.

didn't like the fact the bull riding was left for the last act. something was missing from the rodeo this year. wasn't as exciting as it has been the last years

My wife and I had perfect seats! I wish I could get those seats every Buc Days Rodeo every year, that would make things even better. We attend every year, but this year, with Radney Foster singing, "Fallen Angel" and the "Star Spangled Banner", just topped things off! GREAT TIME!!!

Since the purse isn't very large- the big names just don't make it to this rodeo. Participants are below avg to avg at best on skill level. $75 for VIP & $25 is a little steep for less than 2 hrs entertainment. With 20 min prayer/song/opening & random clown acts- rodeo it self was prob only about an hour. Seems to cost more every year for less entertainment. We'll re-think before spending $200+ next year.

We thoroughly enjoyed the rodeo and think that this should be a continued event. We would like to see more like events in our area. Thank you for such good seat selection.

It was so nice to hear Diamond Rio play their old-school music. I forgot how many songs I knew and how many I haven't heard in a long time. I especially like their new music, I like the gospel genre that they have turned to. Would love to see them again in Albuquerque.

This was our first ever rodeo and concert at Tingley. I took my 21 yo daughter and we both had a a great time. We enjoyed the rodeo and loved the respect shown for God and our country. Some of the jokes delivered by the announcer and the clown were slightly offensive though. Julianne's show was also very fun. We went down onto the floor to watch the show and that made a huge difference in our comfort. The chairs in Tingley are extraordinarily uncomfortable. Nowhere to put my knees and legs. Julianne was energetic and wholesome. Even though I couldn't understand the words of her songs due to the terrible acoustics in the building, we still had fun watching her and her band and listening to the music.

If you like rodeo, this is one of the finest, becasuse you have the top 24 cowboys in the world in each event and some of the best stock in rodeo. By Puyallup putting up $500,000 in prize money they have the best cowboys in America. It is one of best rodeos you will ever see. The announcers were really great and kept the rodeo fun and entertaining. If you are looking for the best rodeo in Washington this is it..

We met Rodney back stage and he signed a shirt for my wife. The concert was just amazing! Rodney truly loves the fans and the music!!

Fun show, State Fair concerts are always worth the money paid, fun, energetic, great weather

This was the worst stock I've ever seen. More that half of the bucking horses would not leave the chutes, except for the one that jumped half way out (and then he just laid down when they got him turned around). All of the Steers were problems, the cowboys were having to wait as much as 3 minutes for the stock owner to get them ready in the chutes and then most would stop or veer away when released ( been used way too much). Sound system was very poor so that the announcer was unintelligible, and then he had to drone on because of the poor stock to fill time. Finally, the arena was too small, as evidenced by the number of horses that refused to make the turn at the first barrel, and only two successful team ropings due to the short arena and poor stock.

There was lots of action and was a good rodeo. The arena was small for some of the events. There was no time clock visible to the audience and this if the first rodeo I have ever been to with no clock. The rodeo was good, would I go back next year with no clock? NO.

Had a great family day at the rodeo. It was even better getting to listen to Aaron Watson after.

I thought the Rodeo was a blast and the cowboys and entertainment was fabulous. But there is so much that could have been better from a first time rodeo visitor's perspective. None of the technology within Pinnacle was utilized properly: 1) the sound stunk - you could not hear or understand the announcer 2) the scoreboard could have been used to give statistics, backgrounds, highlights, profiles of the riders, awards and so much more. 3) Camera's could have shown what was actually going on in the pits while they prepared for the ride 4) Scorekeeping manually - really? I don't even have to keep score while bowling. 5) Retail sponsorship was horrible: I would have shopped Hats, Boots, Tshirts, etc. I would have loved to see Tractors, ATVs, and other equipment could have lined the hallways just like Dodge did. I loved it but you could have done such a better job with stepping up your game.

I have attended the PRCA rodeo in Lincoln for many years, when it was previously held at Pershing. I could not believe the poor attendance at the Pinnacle Arena. I think it was because tickets were very expensive. For 2 adult tickets I paid over $100. It's ridiculous to advertise a $32 ticket and add in $20 worth of extra fees. Also, the announcing was very poor. You could not hear him and then he very rarely announced any scores. I love the rodeo, but this was not a top performance. I would recommend the rodeo to anyone, but I hope the quality of the announcer improves and there is a better price for tickets.

First of all... The seats suck! Can't y'all make just a little bit wider seat or is it just about the money??? Second... The rodeo was REALLY good! I'd say it was better than the San Antonio Rodeo! Last of all, Dwight Yoakam... Loooove his music and he was good but the band/sound was louder than him singing. If I didn't know the song he was singing, I couldn't understand him.

Very Low number of bull riders with no other entertainment. Just a MC cracking to all too familiar jokes. Overpriced.

Had a great night out. I would definitely take the kids again. Worth the price and very exciting.

Excellent patriotic entertainment would go again and again

The Rodeo was a great time. The prices were absolutely great. Can't wait till next year

Great seats, great rodeo. We had a blast. I recommend the rodeo to everyone and anyone it was so much fun and we sat so close we saw everythingeverything. Loved it.

On vacation from the UK and this was pure entertainment from start to finish. Have already told all my friends to get a Rodeo on their Bucket Lists.

The livestock won. Overall, I enjoyed the event and will recommend it to anyone who asks.

Some good rides, many poor. Would've been better had the crown been more energetic

Again- NOT disappointed with PRCA's EXTREME BULLRIDING event!

First time I've ever been to this rodeo and facility and was totally impressed with the quality of livestock and the range of events offered for an indoor facility. Appreciated the range of activities for kids that weren't interested in sitting there for 2 hrs just watching and vendors available that had a variety of items to offer. Facility was clean and the personnel very friendly and helpful. Can't think of anything negative to say about this rodeo or the facility / town and I truly enjoyed having the opportunity to watch an actual rodeo during the cooler months. Hoping to make this trip to the north an annual event. :)

Very Very crowded. Couldn't find a good seat. Ended up sitting on the bleachers behind the steer chutes. The cowboys and the stock were excellent, just not good seats with general admission.

Great event, bad turn out they need to do more advertising. It is a good place to hold the event and they should do it again.

Really enjoyed the rodeo. The facility was beyond awesome! Extremely clean, comfortable seating, plenty of concessions and employees where very friendly and nice. I will definitely return to this venue for other things.

Went 3 out 4...loved every minute of it. ready for next year. plan to go all 4 then and make sure to hear Cory Ross preach at the Cowboy Church on Sunday. He visited our church the week before the rodeo and was pleasantly surprised when a good amount of us came to hear him preach his Sunday.

Rodeo was fantastic as usual!!! Exciting!!! We go to the rodeo every year and every year it gets better and better.

First time at this rodeo...it was GREAT loved it....seemed a bit short to me but maybe I was enjoying it so much that it flew by quickly.

Recommendation is not to have the big platform at the horseshoe end it block the view for people sitting behind that area and we could see the screen because of the speakers hanging off the ceiling. The clown needs not to talk so much to the same people over and over again.

The rodeo was amazing. However, I didn't like to see some professionals preventing people from taking photos. I am brazilian and I went with some foreign friends... 2 times one impolite person went to tell with us about our cameras.

The PRCA Rodeo and Chuck Wicks were both great and I had a great time. The seats in Tingley Coliseum were not the most comfortable, but the rodeo itself was great. The rodeo clowns kept me entertained while they were loading up the horses and bulls. Also the concert at the end was good, chuck wicks is a good concert performer. And any seat really is a good seat to watch the concert.

The rodeo was fun and Chuck Wicks was good. Nice venue to watch both events.

I enjoyed the rodeo but next time I would like to go earlier in the week or the beginning of the the fair. It seems like there are more rodeo contestants that we know. We enjoy going every year. The lost trailers were not what I expected and I really did not know anything about them. I love buying my tickets on tickemaster because you do not have to fight the crowds and it is so easy to buy them and print and you are set to go.

I was very disappointed with the performane of Julianne Hough. I thought that her concert would have been more country music then hard rock. At first , i was very excited on going to her conert, but after her performance i was very disappointed. I think that she should stick to her dancing and not her singing.

Hi, I hadn't been to the rodeo in a long time, so this was a real change. Some things are better, but there are other things that I wasn't thrilled about. First for the things I liked -- the sound system is good, and I liked that the MC who was giving the details on the rodeo contestants was entertaining, and polite to the audience. I liked that he mentioned God in a positive way. I hope that it never becomes politically incorrect to say "God Bless You", or to mention God in a positive way in the rodeo. It's part of our heritage that I do not want to give up. The events were enjoyable to watch, and the selection of animals for the event seemed to be extremely challenging for the riders. It would have been nice to see them finish an event. The rides went so fast because they couldn't stay on the animals they were riding...which was a little disappointing. THeir skills I'm sure are excellent, but it was just a bad night I guess. Part of the enjoyment of the events is seeing the riders complete their event. I didn't like all the jokes that were made about sex and viagra, etc. That was in bad taste in my opinion. You have to realize that you have young children in these events too, and it's not appropriate in my opinion. The entertainment portion with Chuck Wicks was nice, the intermission music was not. Too loud, and just not enjoyable. Pick something that is more 'western' and not so hard rock. Chuck Wicks has a nice voice, but you couldn't hear the words well..it was loud, but not clear. Does that make sense. We had to leave early to catch our bus, which was also disappointing. I suppose it would have been better to bring our own vehicle, but the parking issues are so great and mean walking so far, that it was just not what we wanted to have to do at the end of the event. The food was good in the booths, glad that you are including local restaurants that are higher quality. Thank yo for that. I wish you had had milk for the kids though and not just soda. THe people at the gates and inside were very polite. The other thing that was not enjoyable is the seating, my knees were right up against the seat in front of me, it's just not very comfortable to sit in those chairs. Wish you would redesign that place with better seating space.

A friend and I drove for four hours to see this Rodeo/Concert, and it was amazing! The action, the humor, and of course the gorgeous Chuck Wicks! The only bad thing I can think of is that the seats were kind of small, but we were in a stadium and it was expected. I would definitely recommend going to any event at the Tingly Colosseum!

The Rodeo was great and Chuck Wicks did a good job but his sound was so bad you couldn't here him sing you just heard the music playing and you could not make out what he was singing!

If you have an opportunity to see rising country star Chuck Wicks in concert, you do not want to pass it up! He sounds great live and he's very personable with the fans during the concert. He has great music and lyrics and it's a show you can take your entire family, including kids too! Chuck Wicks is a MUST SEE!!!!

The rodeo was a lot of fun and entertaining. Billy was great. I would defintely watch him in concert again.

The rodeo portion of this event was TERRIFIC and neither my wife nor I are into that sort of thing. The rodeo was entertaining, fun, and surprisingly educational for us. The cowboys and cowgirls worked hard to put on a good show, the announcer was great, and the clowns were reasonably funny. Some of their material wasn't really funny. We thought Julianne Hough was terrible. At times it sounded like her and the band were on different sheets of music and at other tmes it sounded as though she were screaming to be heard over the band, which was very loud and echoed off the walls in Tingley Colisseum, which has never been the greatest concert venue in the world. Her attempts to interact with the fans seemed phony to us. As we were leaving the concert (early), I told my wife, "Julianne should go back to Dancing With the Stars." I also told her, "We just spent about $30 to find out we don't want to buy Julianne's CD."

The state fair is an annual culltural New Mexican opportunity for a great time and lots of good food! The rodeo is the way to cap it off!

great show with music and rodeo well done production and staging

We enjoyed the rodeo, it was fun and well organized. We were looking forward to the Julianne Hough concert. The seats were good. We couldn't hear her over the music. The acoustics were horrible - we left early.

It was cancer awareness night at the State Fair Rodeo and followed by the Diamond Rio Concert. It was also the first rodeo for my 5 and 2 year old grandsons. It was a big hit. The bullriding, broncos, clowns, calf roping was everything they could have hoped for. The pink confused the 5 year old. He thought the cowboys with the pink chaps were clowns riding horses! What a great evening topped off with a wonderful concert by a talented band. I love their songs.

The music was way too loud and the sound acoustics in the Tingley coliseum are terrible. It was really hard to enjoy the performance. We left after about 5 songs because it was too hard to really hear the music.

The combination of Diamond Rio and the PRCA rodeo at Tingley absolutely rocked. Both shows were incredible!!! I took my daughter for her birthday and he loved it! What a great experience for both of us.

It was so good!!! The rodeo was fun to watch!!!!!!

Staging any event is absurd at the Tingley Arena. a. Those seats at Tingley are torture! No other word describes it! An obse lady sat behind me and her belly was so fat that it hung down her front and flopped down so far that it lay partially on my shoulder. Finally after seats emptied out for the music performance, she moved. I should ask you for reimbursement for my neck treatment because of it. THE SEATS ARE WAY TOO SMALL FOR THOSE OF US OF NORMAL SIZE NOT THE 50% OBESE PATRONS WHO SQUEEZE THEMSELVES IN TO THE TINGLEY SEATS AND LIVE HERE IN New Mexico. b. Next, the sound systems sucks - mp other word describes it. II could not hear for several hours after I left the arena and I was not the only one complaining. The same sound system must have been used for the rodeo announcer because he was so loud I had to keep covering my ears and I could not understand a word he had to say too. c. The rudeness of the patrons around me was appalling. There were several groups around me that in spite of the loud music (I use that term lightly) droned on in their loudest voices about their lives for the past 6 months. Three conversations were going on at the same time and that coupled with the too loud sound system was enough to hospitalize anyone ! I know that ignorance and rudeness and stupidity cannot be cured but some announcement to tell these boors that some people come the the venue to try and be entertained by the headliners, not hear their non-stop boorish, childless ramblings for the entire performance. Oh yes they were continually guzzling beer and they got giddier as they guzzled the beer. One nearly fell as she got a refill. Lastly, she put both of her legs over the seat back next to me and kept time with the music by stomping her feet on the seat thus jarring my seat to the tune of the music for nearly the entire performance. The patron in that seat had to move to get away from the "ladies" because they spilled their beer on his back. No one was around to report these antics to either. I tried to find someone. Some crowd control is needed and very necessary.

This was a great night! I had a blast spending time with my brother and daughter.

venue continues to look better and better every year! My hat's off to the group of folks who keep everything looking very neat and clean. It seems like the transition of people from the regular bleacher seats to the stadium field for the concert was kind of poorly run. There were tons of folks standing around trying to get down to the dirt area and it looked like a "one-by-one" process of checking for authorizied access. Why not have folks line up down in the tunnel below the stadium and have multiple ticket checkers on the east end of the tunnel to let people flow in from that side only? I'm sure it could be figured out and it would keep all the folks from milling around on the walkways in the middle of the stadium. The rodeo was probably the worst one we've seen at the State Fair in many years. It seemed like the contestants were of a "second tier" of skills and abilities compared to prior rodeos we've attended, with much anticipation, I'll add. Was there some type of budget cut that caused fewer cowboys to show up? The Billy Currington show was just fine. a bit hard of hearing so I had some trouble hearing the singer, but all the folks down on the floor and in the stands seemed to enjoy the whole show.

We had so much fun! We always attend concerts during the state fair, and we had so much fun!!

I liked when a little girl went up on stage & gave him flowers & a hug it was her birthday, he then said how special that was since that rarely happens to him. He "Thanked" her for doing that. Truly he seems touched by that. I hope he comes back again. Thanks for the great line up that was brought this year. I know we will go back next year.

I was not impressed with the Billy Currington concert what so ever. Actually, I was quite disappointed. He sang songs that no one had even heard of, now thats no fun. And ok, if your going to sing older songs, at least pick the good ones. I would not recommend this concert to anyone. Also, it didnt last very long. We were home by 10:30? and that is after walking to the car, and fighting traffic! tisk tisk.... I guess I learned my lesson.

What fun....the rodeo was just plain fun ...New Mexico State Fair did great providing a variety of rodeo fun..my favorite is always the barrow racing, my husband likes the bulls and my daughter likes the cowboys...BILLY CURRINGTON was great...he is a great performer and musician....his band has so much talent and his songs are such fun..we had a great time. In the past the sound at Tingley Coliseum has not been great but last night it was much better.

I've always enjoyed Billy Currington on TV/radio, so was looking forward to this concert. Unfortunately, it was advertised as starting at 7, but actually didn't start until after 9:00, due to the rodeo first. This is the Fair's fault - they need to separately advertise the start times of the musicians and the rodeo. The sound seemed as if it was set up by and for heavy metal junkies. Currington has a great voice, but you'd never know it from last night's sound. It was all about bass, drums, and other low notes. The sound guys need to figure out that not every concert should be wired for heavy metal!!!

Billy Currington put on a fantastic performance last night! He is a great singer and you can tell he likes to perform. I do have to say that the Tingley staff was absolutely incredible and very accomodating to us.

Three of us who saw the show were very upset that the sound system was so excruciatingly loud that we couldn't hear a word that julianne was singing or even saying when she spoke. the sound system was so loud that it totally distorted everything, and the band drowned out her singing. We were very disappointed in what would have been a great show if not for the painful noise......but we love julianne hough, although we would not have gone if we had known that the sound would actually be so horrible.

THe music was too loud it drowned her voice out. Couldnt hear her words or the lyrics because of it.

what an amzing concert i loved her show it was great i could have done without the rodeo though. security was awful also that rodeo clown needs to keep his politcal views to himself.

We really enjoyed the entire Rodeo show, especially my wife since this was her first rodeo ever. And we were looking forward to seeing Juliane Hough. We are both fans of country music and "Dancin' With The Stars " TV show. Julianne looked great, but the band was way too load and we had to leave after the third song. The music was drowning out Julianne's voice, you could hardly hear her. The rodeo itself was worth the price of the tickets.