By Shawn Patrick
Apr 8, 2021
The Daddy of em All is back for 2021, and to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Cheyenne Frontier Days, they ve truly pulled out all the stops. Yesterday they announced the event would be back this July 23-August 1 at full capacity and no mask-mandate, but today came the BIG news. The concert lineup!
Y all ready for this:
July 23: Garth Brooks with Ned LeDoux
July 24: Thomas Rhett with Rhett Akins
July 25: Cody Johnson with Aaron Watson
July 26-27: Professional Bull Riders – Last Cowboy Standing
July 28: Maren Morris with TBA
July 29: Eric Church with Ashley McBryde
July 30: Kane Brown with Restless Road
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Netflix is spending $200 million to produce content in Mexico this year, an amount expected to increase in 2021, and has also invested significantly in Spain. Disney, which launched Disney+ in Latin America in November, has said it plans to make 70 original programs for the region. WarnerMedia will be investing heavily in Latin American markets with HBO Max.
Endeavor [NYSE: EDR] IPOs
Members of Endeavor’s senior leadership team, including Ari Emanuel, Patrick Whitesell, and Dana White were on hand to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday as music and entertainment powerhouse Endeavor Holdings launched its long-awaited IPO.
Endeavor, now trading under the symbol EDR, is the parent company of music and talent agencies WME and IMG as well as sports brands including martial arts league UFC, and the Professional Bull Riders Association.
The global music, entertainment, sports, and content company offered 21,300,000 shares of its Class A common stock, plus up to an additional 3,195,000 shares of Class A common stock that the underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase in the IPO.
American Bank Center prepares for professional bull riders
Happening today
and last updated 2021-04-30 13:40:19-04
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â The Professional Bull Rider Velocity Tour Buc Days chute-out begins Friday April 30, and will take place until Saturday May 1 at the American Bank Center Arena.
The Buccaneer Commission has partnered with Professional Bull Riders premier expansion Tour and The Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour to bring two fun nights of bull riding in the arena.
This approach to rodeo allows the Buccaneer commission to increase prize money for rodeo athletes, showcase the city of Corpus Christi and also to raise money towards scholarships for students in South Texas.