That’s the Ticket
By: Ruth Nicolaus
Last Chance Stampede rodeo tickets to go on sale June 2
Tickets go on sale June 2 at 10 am for the rodeo at the 62nd edition of the Last Chance Stampede and Fair in Helena. Josh Homer, Burning Ember Photography
Helena, Mont. – Tickets go on sale June 2 at 10 am for the rodeo at the Last Chance Stampede and Fair in Helena. The nightly performances take place July 27-29 at the Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.lccfairgrounds.com and at the ticket office (98 West Custer Avenue) during business hours.
For the 62nd year, the rodeo will feature PRCA action, with several hundred cowboys and cowgirls in attendance, said Kevin Tenney, manager of the Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds.
Some of the best contract personnel in the rodeo business have been hired to work the Last Chance Stampede, Tenney said, including rodeo announcer Wayne Brooks, who has announced the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo ten times; specialty act trick riders Haley Proctor and Madison MacDonald, who has performed at the Wrangler National Finals ten times, and rodeo clown Matt Merritt. Stock will be provided by the award-winning C5 Rodeo.
“We put on the best rodeo in Montana,” Tenney said.
Admission to the fairgrounds is free.
Tickets for the July 27 performance are general admission and are $21 in advance and $23 on July 27. Children’s tickets are $7 for kids ages 12 and under (children 3 and under are free.)
Tickets for the July 28-29 performances are reserved seating and are $24 in advance and $26 on July 28-29. Fees apply.
Rodeo performances begin at 7 pm each night.
For more information, visit the website or call 406.457.8516.