The Drug Called The PBR

Every year as the end of October nears, we clear our calendars and get ready for only one thing…..   THE PBR, Baby!!!   The Professional Bull Riders World Finals…  The easiest way to explain the addiction to this sport and to this annual event is that you witness it once live and you are hooked…   it ‘s like a really good drug. You want more!!

The ride, the excitment of the PBR - PBR photos by Tom Donoghue
Other sports always seem to have a manufactured excitement about them.  The excitement you feel inside the Thomas & Mack center during the PBR is natural.  The fans here are mostly super fans.  They come from all over the world to cheer on their favorite bull or their favorite rider, or both!  Yes, the bulls have their own fan clubs.

PBR Fans - PBR photos by Tom Donoghue

Its About The Fans

When you hear how the PBR got started, you hear how they wanted to do it for the fans. Everything has been about the fans.  Making something entertaining for the fans.  Something they have done for 20 years.  This year we say good-bye to one of the best bull fighters, Joe Bumgarner

bull rider getting beat by a bull - PBR photos by Tom Donoghue

The Best of the Best

You don’t get to be in Las Vegas because you have a better manager or sponsor.  You get here by being the best. The bulls are here by being chosen by the riders.  They want the best bulls to get the most points.  Not the easiest bulls to ride, they want a bull that will challenge them.  Sometimes the cowboy wins, sometimes the bull wins!

PBR Bulls in Las Vegas

Come on out and see for yourself.  You will want to come back again next year!!

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Special Thanks: PBR photos by Tom Donoghue


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