Want to go?
WHAT: Professional Bull Riders BlueDEF Tour presented by Real Time Pain Relief
WHERE: Wright State University Nutter Center, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway
WHEN: Saturday, February 13, 2016 (7 PM)
COST: Ticket prices: $15, $30, $45, $60, $100 VIP (Standard ticket fees may apply)
TICKET INFO: Ticketmaster | Nutter Center box office | 800-745-3000
Dayton is the 10th stop on the PBR's 2016 BlueDEF Tour featuring the top bull riders in the world against the best bulls in the industry.
The BlueDEF Tour showcases the world's top cowboys as they battle the rankest bucking bulls. Viewers from around the world will watch the action from Dayton unfold on all new PBR Live! streaming service.
We spoke with one of the cowboys competing Saturday, Ryan Miller. He wants you to know "PBR's 2016 BlueDEF Tour is strictly bull riding and it's the only event at are at our shows that feature the best bull-riders and the best bulls. They pack two and a half hours of bull riding and entertainment."
Miller also mentioned that "it's a family show and there is never a dull moment, that's for sure."
Here are some things you should know before you go:
- The PBR IS NOT a rodeo — it's two hours of intense bull riding action!
- During one night of heart-pounding, bone-crushing action, fans can look forward to seeing a star-studded line-up of athletes.
- 70 tons of dirt is brought in each weekend for a PBR event
- Over 50 bucking bulls are brought to the event
- It takes 7 semi trucks to load in all the supplies for the event
- It takes a crew of 30 guys set up for 36 hours for the show to take place
- An average PBR bucking bull weighs 1700-2000 lbs.
- An average bull rider weighs 140 lbs. – "Guys have to stay physical fit," according to Miller. I am in the gym a lot and I have to be prepared more mentally than physically. There is a lot of preparing your mind to win and to visualize yourself doing good."
How to talk like a cowboy:
Rank – A bull that is very difficult to ride is considered 'rank'
“That bull right there, he’s a rank one, I tell ya.”
Cover – When a rider 'covers' his bull, he has successfully ridden a bull for 8 seconds
“Hell yeah, he covered that one.”
Chaps – Most people mis-pronounce this word, say like with an "s" (shaps)
Draw – An event's list of bull riders and the bulls they are paired with
“Dustin, what’d you draw tonight?”
Down in the well — Saying used by riders to describe a situation in which a bull is spinning in
one direction and the force of the spin pulls the rider down the side of the bull into the
motion’s vortex.
“Ah he’s done for, he’s got him down in the well.”
Fades – A bull that fades during a ride moves backward while simultaneously spinning or
bucking in one or more direction
“Oh shucks, he’s gonna buck him off cuz he’s fadin’ fast.”
Muley — Term used to describe a bull without horns
“He done got stepped on by that brown muley.”
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