TOP BULL RIDERS RETURN TO MOTOR CITY FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2012 PBR UNLEASH THE BEAST AT LITTLE CAESARS ARENA SEPTEMBER 24-25

(DETROIT – June 23, 2021) – PBR’s (Professional Bull Riders) premier series will buck back into Detroit, Michigan for the PBR Monster Energy Invitational presented by Cooper Tires at Little Caesars Arena on September 24-25. Motor City fans will get to see the ultimate level of competition between the world’s top bull riding athletes and the rankest bucking bulls in the business for the first time since March 2012. 

 

The intense bull riding action at the PBR Monster Energy Invitational presented by Cooper Tires begins at 7:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24 and 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25. 

 

Tickets (ranging in price from $20 to $110) for the two-day event go on sale Friday, June 25 at 10 a.m. at 313Presents.com, pbr.com, Ticketmaster.com, the XFINITY Box Office at Little Caesars Arena or by phone with PBR Customer Service at 1-800-732-1727. 

 

Fans can upgrade their ticket purchase for any night by selecting the “Elite Experience” add-on for $75. This elevated experience includes a $10 concession voucher, a question-and-answer presentation with some of the top bull riders and stock contractors in the world, souvenir credential, and lanyard.

 

Avid bull riding fans who are looking for an exclusive VIP experience while enjoying the world’s top bull riding circuit can purchase “PBR Elite Seats” for $350. These tickets offer premium seats closest to the chutes, a $10 concession voucher, a question-and-answer presentation with some of the top bull riders and stock contractors in the world, and souvenir credential and lanyard. 

 

Detroit’s “Elite Experience” and “PBR Elite Seats” can both be purchased by contacting the PBR Customer Service Department at 800-732-1727 or by visiting Ticketmaster.com.

 

Fans will have the opportunity to see a pivotal 2021 PBR season second half event as the Top-35 bull riders in the world attempt to collect crucial points on the line in the world title race to November’s PBR World Finals. 

 

The 2021 season is shaping up to be one of the tightest in PBR history as reigning PBR World Champion Jose Vitor Leme battles it out for a repeat title with 2018 World Champion Kaique Pacheco, 2016 World Champion Cooper Davis, surging Brazilian Dener Barbosa and his veteran countryman Joao Ricardo Vieira, who make up the current Top 5 and are all expected to compete in Detroit. 

 

Leme has logged 10 round wins and 12 90-point rides to date in 2021 – on pace to break the season-record in both statistical categories. In 2013, two-time PBR World Champion J.B. Mauney registered a league-best 19 round wins, while in 1999 Cody Hart registered a PBR best 16 90-point rides.  

 

As the No. 1-ranked rider in the world thus far in 2021, Leme is leading No. 2 rider Pacheco by 66.5 points, and is mounting a potentially record-setting season in a quest for a historic second consecutive PBR World Championship. 

 

Should Leme repeat as the league’s World Champion, he would join Silvano Alves as the only riders to win the coveted gold buckle in back-to-back seasons. Alves won his first two titles in 2011 and 2012.