NFR’s Sellouts Roll On In Las Vegas
By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com
Photos by Tom Donoghue
The sellouts keep on coming at the 10-day National Finals Rodeo at Thomas & Mack Center.
The arena attendance count is just under 17,000 — 16,831 on Saturday, 16,813 on Sunday, 16,827 on Monday, 16,755 on Tuesday, 16,786 on Wednesday and 16,892 on Thursday.
By comparison, at the bigger T-Mobile Arena two miles away to the west, the Vegas Golden Knights’ average attendance is 18,257 a game after 17 home dates.
StubHub, the secondary market ticket broker, showed several dozen available seats available Friday at 4 p.m. for Friday evening’s competition ranging in price from $155-$750.
Check out the most popular-selling souvenir shirt — a long-sleeve number with cards and some dice.
When it comes to whiskey, here the drink of choice for the cowboy fans. Pendleton is also a sponsor.
The Cox Pavilion, the 2.500-seat facility connected to Thomas & Mack Center, comes in handy during NBA Summer League in July as a second venue and also for NFR, which uses the space as a giant bar lounge.
You don’t need to visit Las Vegas Boulevard to pose for a photo with the Welcome to Las Vegas sign. For some rodeo fans, this will do.
Adios CBS Sports Network. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association has cut a deal to have the NFR be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and RFD-TV starting in 2020. This is the final year for CBS Sports Network broadcasting the NFR.
Welcome to the top of Thomas & Mack Center.
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