PUEBLO, Colo.  - The Professional Bull Riders announced today that the nationally televised Built Ford Tough Series will visit 23 different states with 28 events in 2012. The 2012 schedule will feature the world's best bull riders competing against the rankest bulls on the planet in front of millions of fans across the country to win a share of over $10 million for the season.

The 2012 season will kick off at the world's most famous arena, New York's Madison Square Garden, Jan. 6-8, and will culminate in Las Vegas at the 2012 PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals, Oct. 24-28.

Highlights of this year's schedule include the all-new four-week stadium tour, in which the Built Ford Tough Series will visit Detroit's Ford Field and Houston's Reliant Stadium for the first time ever. The tour will also visit Atlanta's Georgia Dome and Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Houston's Reliant Stadium will host the Built Ford Tough Series for the first time ever.

In addition, the PBR will return to various fan-favorite cities including Baltimore; Nashville, Tenn.; and for the first time since 2004, Philadelphia.

Tickets for select events are on sale now and can be purchased at www.PBR.com.

2012 Built Ford Tough Series Schedule

(Tickets for all events through Atlanta, and for Arlington, Albuquerque and the 2012 Built Ford Tough World Finals are on sale now)

(Tickets for all events from Glendale, Ariz., through Pueblo, Colo., go on sale to Fan Club members Jan. 9; General public may purchase tickets beginning Jan. 23.)

(Tickets for all events from Tulsa, Okla., through Columbus, Ohio, go on sale to Fan Club members April 6; General public may purchase tickets beginning April 20.)