Bulls, Bands & Barrels
Alliant Energy Center-Coliseum 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, Wisconsin 53713
media release: That's right folks, BBB is coming to YOUR CITY for ONE NIGHT ONLY! We have taken the rodeo world and turned it upside down with our HIGH ENERGY WESTERN SPORTS concept! We will have some of the rankest bulls and bull riders in the country as well as some of the fastest equine to ever go around a 3 barrel pattern PLUS freestyle bullfighting!! Following the bulls & barrels we will have a LIVE CONCERT featuring incredible artists to finish the night off with a bang! This will be the ONE event you don't want to miss!!
Bulls, Bands and Barrels is a premier western sports competition and entertainment tour featuring bull riding, barrel racing, bullfighting and up and coming national country music artists. “This ain’t your grandpappy’s rodeo,” the trademark BBB slogan, encapsulates the spirit of the BBB experience. This professionally produced tour brings top talent in western sports and country music to fans throughout the southeast and beyond. Bull riding and barrel racing, long considered standard rodeo events for a variety of western sports organizations, come to life and are showcased in a brand new way on the Bulls, Bands and Barrels tour. Bull riding, often referenced as the most popular of event offerings at rodeos, makes up one third of the western sports component of BBB. Barrel racing, another of the top two competitions in rodeo, is one of the most unique events in the rodeo world, truly one of the fastest and makes up a third of the BBB event as well. The final component, freestyle bullfighting with the Ultimate Bullfighters (UBF), showcases top talent in bullfighting competition when bullfighter and bull meet mano a mano for 90 seconds where, in the end, only one can be the victor. Each event on the Bulls, Bands and Barrels tour is a two-hour fast paced extravaganza set in a country music festival environment. The entire Bulls, Bands and Barrels Tour features top level talent in each western emphasis while also providing top entertainment talent as a unique bonus for fans to enjoy an all in one, four events on one affordable family priced ticket, experience.
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Acclaimed independent country duo Muscadine Bloodline will embark on their “The Coastal Plain Tour” in 2025, which includes stops at Cincinnati’s Bogart’s, Detroit’s Saint Andrew’s Hall, Fort Worth’s Billy Bob’s and Minneapolis’s First Avenue among many others.
Known for their “stunning” (Music Row) live shows, the duo just wrapped their run as direct support on Post Malone’s “F-1 Trillion Tour” this past weekend in Austin, TX. The lauded tour featured stops at notable venues such as Boston’s Fenway Park and Nashville’s Nissan Stadium among others.
The performances celebrate the duo’s new album, The Coastal Plain, which debuted in August to widespread acclaim. Rolling Stone hailed the record as “one of the strongest country albums of 2024” and All Country News praised it as “a masterclass in modern country storytelling.” Produced by the duo—Gary Stanton and Charlie Muncaster—alongside their long-time collaborator Ryan Youmans (known for his work with Jelly Roll, among others), the record stands asMuscadine Bloodline’s most authentic project to date. Drawing deeply from their personal histories, they craft narratives reminiscent of the people and landscapes of their southern Alabama upbringing. Across the album’s 14 tracks, the duo blends classic country, roots and gospel influences, crafting a rich tapestry of storytelling and musical heritage.
Originally from Mobile and now based in Nashville, Muncaster and Stanton have released three full-length albums including 2023’s Teenage Dixie. Of the record, American Songwriter praised, “infectiously singable tunes…a raw, unapologetic homage to where they came from,” while Holler called it “a rich, engulfing, emotionally-driven LP that captures the unmistakable truth of people and their stories.” Since forming in 2015, the duo has also achieved great success with their 2016 platinum-certified single, “Porch Swing Angel,” which has garnered over 100 million streams on Spotify to date, made their Grand Ole Opry debut, performed sold-out headline shows across the country and joined artists such Eric Church, Turnpike Troubadours and Cody Johnson on the road.