For the 23^rd time in league history, PBR’s (Professional Bull Riders) elite Unleash The Beast will buck into Nashville, Tennessee, holding the fan-attended Ariat Music City Knockout, presented by Cooper Tires, August 21-22.

For two nights only, the world’s top bull riders will battle the sport’s rankest bovine athletes in the ultimate showdown of man vs. beast – the only sport that pits a lightweight against a heavyweight in epic 8-second confrontations.

The PBR Ariat Music City Knockout, presented by Cooper Tires, will follow all local and state health directives, while activating the league’s “Be Cowboy Safe,” plan. Those fan safety protocols, which are also outlined in the Tennessee Venue Pledge, launched by Bridgestone Arena and the Nashville Predators, include:

• All fans, as well as staff and competitors, will be required to wear face masks inside Bridgestone Arena. Gaiters, bandanas and coverings with exhalation valves or vents are prohibited.
• All PBR personnel will undergo CDC informed screening and medical testing for COVID-19.
• Fans will be required to complete a pre-event symptom screening.
• PBR will sell a limited arena capacity to separate fans and promote a safe seating environment. In the week’s prior to the event, the league may modify seating capacity based on changes to local mandates.
• Clear, 12”x12” bags, medical bags and parenting bags will be the only bags permitted inside Bridgestone Arena following x-ray screening. Backpacks of any kind are not permitted.
• Mobile only ticketing and contactless ticket scanning to ensure contactless entry.
• Bridgestone Arena has gone cashless at concession and merchandise stands.
• Signage will be placed strategically throughout Bridgestone Arena to encourage physical distancing and health safety protocols, as well as remind guests of new and updated policies.
• Increased sanitization of highcontact areas including doors, railings, concession counters, merchandise stands, bathrooms and elevators.
• Hand sanitizer stations will be placed throughout the venue at high volume areas to promote hand hygiene.