Professional bull riders show their true colors in Times Square (photo courtesy of Angela Cranford)
Madison Square Garden
31st to 33rd Sts. between Seventh & Eighth Aves.
January 7-9, $15-$200
800-732-1727
www.thegarden.com
www.pbrnow.com
There’s been an awful lot of bull at the Garden the last decade, under the uninspired “leadership” of the Dolans, although it appears that the Knicks and the Rangers have both turned the corner and are headed for playoff spots this season. There will also be plenty of bull at the World’s Most Famous Arena this weekend, as the Professional Bull Riders return to New York City for the Madison Square Garden Invitational. Instead of ice or hardwood, seven hundred tons of dirt will be brought in so some forty professional riders can battle two-thousand-pound bulls for a matter of seconds, trying to dethrone 2010 world champion Renato Nunes and Shane Proctor, last year’s Garden winner. Elton Cide is currently atop the leader board, followed by Edmundo Gomes, Mike Lee, and Rocky McDonald, while some of the toughest bulls are buck-off specialists Bushwacker, Lincoln Electric’s Bring It, Moon, Mr. Slim, Silver Wings, Flip Side, and Mad Max. Tickets range from $15 to $200, but you can save thirty-three percent by using the code MSG when you buy them online. Even better, you can get half off Friday and Sunday $35 and $50 tickets by using the code NYRTOUGH.