Beau Rivage Casino to host Bull Riding Event

Filed in archive Casinos on March 17, 2007

Dust off your cowboy hats and sharpen your spurs for a rip-roarin' weekend of pure country fun March 30-31 as Beau Rivage joins forces with legendary bull riding champion Tuff Hedeman to welcome his own official bull riding event -- Tuff Hedeman's Mississippi Shootout -- to Biloxi, Miss. To get the party started, Beau Rivage is kicking off the weekend with a concert from one of country music's best, superstar Chris Cagle.

On Friday, March 30, Beau Rivage gives country fans the opportunity to begin the star-studded weekend by meeting bull riding's best at the World Champion Kick Off party at 6 p.m. inside Coast at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino. At 8 p.m., mosey on over to the Beau Rivage Theatre to see country heartthrob Chris Cagle in concert. Known for hits like "Laredo" and "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out," Cagle is the working-class hero of the country music industry. Currently on tour promoting his third album "Anywhere But Here," Biloxi is just one of a few cities to experience Cagle's high-energy no-frills stage show. Tickets for this one-night-only engagement start at $19.95 and can be purchased through the Beau Rivage box office at (888) 566-7469. For room reservations at Beau Rivage, call (888) 56-ROOMS or visit Beaurivage.com.

On Saturday, March 31, join four-time world champion bull rider and president of Championship Bull Riding (CBR) Tuff Hedeman, and more of the industry's top professional bull riders inside the Mississippi Coast Coliseum at 8 p.m. for the Tuff Hedeman Mississippi Shootout. Experience extreme adrenaline first hand as 2006 PRCA Champion B.J. Schumacher; 2005 PRCA World Champion and 2005 and 2006 reigning World CBR Champion Matt Austin; and 2004 PRCA World Champion Dustin Elliott take on the sport's most feared bulls and compete for the top prize and prestige at CBR's fourth event of 2007.

The Mississippi Shootout should be the most exciting CBR event to date, with top-notch cowboys and an incredibly rank pen of bulls headed to Biloxi. "This is the first year we'll be in Biloxi and we're really excited to be partnering with Beau Rivage Resort & Casino to make it happen," said CBR President Hedeman. "We've got world champion cowboys and the best bulls coming. Fans can expect to see some great match-ups," he added.

Tickets for this event start at $15 and go on sale Friday, March 16. They can be purchased through the Coliseum Box office at (228) 594-3707 and at all Ticketmaster locations, (800) 488-5252.