LET’S ROCK N’ RODEO: For the first time in history on Friday, May 17, AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, hosts the revolutionary Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo (KRRR). This million-dollar Team Rodeo mashed up with a Kid Rock concert features a discipline-specific, tournament-style bracket competition, as six all-star teams are compete head-to-head in seven different Rodeo Disciplines – Bareback Riding, Steer Wrestling, Team Roping, Saddle Bronc Riding, Breakaway Roping, Tie-Down Roping, and Barrel Racing. Following the rodeo action, Kid Rock will perform live in concert. The event begins at 7:45 p.m. CDT.
FRIDAY'S FORMAT: Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo format is an innovative format with several elements relying on new technology advancements for Western sports. The event will feature four (4) total rounds of competition: Rounds 1, 2, and 3 will consist of each of the seven disciplines in an elimination bracket as follows: Each of the first three rounds will be a series of discipline-specific head-to-head matchups against another team in a three-round tournament-style bracket. Discipline brackets will compete in the following order: Barrel Racing – Rounds 1-3 Bareback Riding – Rounds 1-3 Steer Wrestling – Rounds 1-3 Team Roping – Rounds 1-3 Saddle Bronc Riding – Rounds 1-3 Breakaway Roping – Rounds 1-3 Tie-Down Roping – Rounds 1-3 Advancement to Rounds 2 and 3 is discipline-specific and not the overall team. Example – If a team loses their Saddle Bronc Riding matchup, that team will not advance in Saddle Bronc Riding but may advance in another discipline. Advancement to Round 2 will be the three (3) bracket head-to-head matchup winners and one (1) Wild Card athlete per discipline from the first round of competition. Advancement to Round 3 will be the two (2) head-to-head matchup discipline winners from Round 2 of the bracket. The Round 3 matchup winners in each discipline’s bracket will be awarded a Gold Medal (for 1st place) and the Round 3 matchup loser will be awarded a Silver Medal (for 2nd place). Shootout Round - Based on the Gold Medal Counts, the two (2) teams with the most Gold Medals (discipline bracket wins) will advance to the Shootout Round, where those two teams will face off head-to-head against each other. The first team to secure four discipline wins in the Shootout Round will clinch the event win. In total, Kid Rock’s Rock N’ Rodeo will pay out $1,000,000 in prize money to the athletes and coaches, with the winning team earning $500,000. The remaining $500,000 will be split among the other five team’s athletes and coaches.
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