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WHAT TO KNOW Before Heading Out the the Greeley Independence Stampede
GREELEY STAMPEDE Kicks up the dust with an additional free concert
MORE THAN JUST A GOOD TIME: Greeley Stampede Foundation supports local youth with scholarship opportunities
SPENCER ROSE brings the art of trick roping to rodeo fans at the Greeley Stampede
GREELEY STAMPEDE adds The Nerveless Nocks to daily entertainment lineup
RESTAURANT DIRECTORY
EVENT SCHEDULE
EVENT MAPS
Break out your cowboy hats and dust off your boots because the Greeley Stampede is rolling back into town with non-stop PRCA Pro Rodeo action, an amazing lineup of musical artists, crazy carnival rides and more.
The popular annual event kicks off Thursday, June 22 and runs through Tuesday, July 4 at the Island Grove Regional Park and Event Center and Stampede Arena, 501 N. 14th Ave.
Like any event, there are some do’s and don’ts that visitors are going to want to know about before venturing out for a day of fun.
Whether you’re a seasoned Stampeder or new to the event, take a moment to review the rules and regulations as well as tips and tricks for having a flawlessly fun day at the Greeley Stampede.
Admission into the park is $5 per person age 13 to 60, $2
for seniors age 61 and older, $2 for youth ages six to 12 and children age five and younger are free.
Admission tickets are available at the booths located at the entrance of the Stampede.
Tickets for the PRCA Pro Rodeo, demolition derby, concerts and other arena events are on sale at the Greeley Stampede website. This is the only place where guests can purchase tickets for these events. Sites other than the Greeley Stampede website are not authorized sellers and may result in guests purchasing fraudulent tickets.
Stampede organizers also encourage guests to not purchase tickets from scalpers that may be hanging around outside the park grounds.
The Greeley Stampede does not guarantee tickets purchased from a third-party source or scalpers and reserves the
right to refuse entry for any duplicate, stolen or fraudulent tickets.
Tickets for the rodeo, concerts and demolition derby can be purchased online by going to www.greeleystampede.org.
The Stampede is continuing to implement its clear bag policy for all of its arena events, such as the rodeo, concerts and demolition derby. Each guest is allowed one approved clear bag for personal items.
Approved bags for arena events are:
• A clear bag no larger than 12-inches by 6-inches by 12-inches
• A one-gallon freezer bag, such as a Ziploc or similar brand, no larger than 12-inches by 12-inches
• A small clutch no larger than 4.5-inches by 3-inches by 6.5-inches
• An official Greeley Stampede clear bag
New to the clear bag policy this year is the addition a wallet guideline. Wallets cannot be larger than 4.5-inches by 3-inches by 6.5-inches.
While there’s a variety of clear bags designed for clear bag policies that can be purchases online at Amazon as well as at local retailers like Sassy Bags in downtown Greeley, not all of them fall into the Stampede’s size and style guidelines.
Clear backpacks, tinted plastic bags, mesh or printed plastic bags and any clear bag larger than 6.5-inches by 3-inches by 4.5-inches are prohibited. Also, all of your contents must be in the clear bag. Placing a regular bag inside of a clear bag does not meet the event’s clear bag policy guidelines.
The exceptions to the clear bag policy
include diaper bags, which must be smaller than 24-inches by 15-inches by 18-inches, and medically necessary items that do not fit into a small clutch bag.
Other items not allowed inside the arena include:
• Strollers
• Video cameras or camcorders
• Audio recording devices
• Laser pointers
A stroller corral will be available outside of the south and north entrances of the arena. Strollers must be picked up within 15 minutes of the end of arena events.
All bags are subject to search and refusal to comply with a search request will result in denial into the arena.
If you do have a large bag, backpack, camera bag or other non-compliant bag that needs to be stored while you enjoy an arena event, day-use lockers are available at the Buckle Club.
Guests can bring their own locks or purchase a lock for $10. There is no charge to use the lockers, other than the lock fee if you don’t bring your own, and lockers will be available as first come, first served basis.
While the arena has a clear bag policy, guests are allowed to use strollers and carry larger bags around rest of the Stampede grounds.
The following are some of the items prohibited anywhere on the Stampede grounds as well as in the arena:
• Gang clothing or symbols
• Selfie sticks
• Drones
• Bikes, skateboards, roller blades, skates and hover boards
• Pepper spray and mace
• Open carry firearms
• Laser pointers
To see the full list of prohibited items, go to https://bit. ly/3MIVjI8.
Outside food and drinks are also prohibited, however, the Stampede has implemented a new guideline that allows guests to bring in an empty water bottle that can be filled at the park’s Water Bottle Refilling Stations located south of the arena by the Buckle Club.
Guests are also allowed to bring one 20-ounce or smaller factory sealed water bottle into the park.
All water bottles must be plastic, no glass allowed.
Restroom facilities are available at the Buckle Club, Aven’s Village, in the carnival area and inside the event center. There will also be hand sanitizer stations set up at the 11th Avenue park entrance, the information booth, Kids Korral and around the food court.
If you’ve been in Colorado for a minute, then you know that the weather is sketchy. It could be hot and sunny, chilly and raining, windy and dusty and everything in between. Don’t get caught unprepared for whatever weather Mother Nature throws at us by dressing in layers, bringing along a hat and sunscreen and wearing sturdy walking shoes that can take on dry hot pavement or wet mud puddles.
The Stampede is providing two shade tent areas for relief from the summer sun or rain as well as sunscreen stations located around the park.
For those extra sensitive to warm weather, the Relaxation Station provides a place to sit and enjoy some air condition-
ing. The Relaxation Station will be set up in the events center.
Nursing mothers will have the opportunity to feed their little ones or pump in the comfort of a private nursing suite, located inside the Buckle Club.
Don’t be that guy or gal that ruins the Stampede for fellow guests by acting out or causing a ruckus.
The Greeley Stampede asks that all guests abide by its Guest Code of Conduct that includes:
• No standing on chairs/seats, in the aisles or blocking the view of other patrons.
• No drunk and disorderly conduct will be tolerated.
• No fighting or challenging others to fight.
• No throwing, tossing or discharging of any object.
• No using profanity and/or other offensive words.
• No interference with the event or participants in any way.
• No taunting or using offensive language against performers or staff.
• No entering a seating area without the correct ticket.
• Any violation of these rules as well as any violations of local, state and federal laws will result in being expelled from the event.
Parking will be available at the Island Grove Regional Park as well as around the area. Fees for parking in lots run by the Greeley Stampede is $15 per vehicle.
For more information on the 2023 Greeley Stampede, including a schedule of events, directions to the park and more, go to www.greeleystampede.org.
Along with the Greeley Stampede’s packed schedule of events that includes the SuperStars Concert Series, PRCA ProRodeo, Carnival Americana and Heritage of Mexico Rodeo, visitors to the 2023 Greeley Stampede can enjoy free live entertainment on the CIVITAS Park Stage. This year, organizers of the Stampede have added Red Dirt Day to the lineup of free performances.
Red Dirt Day will take place at 5 p.m. Sunday, July 2 with five up-and-coming artists.
Red Dirt country is considered a blend of Americana, folk, country, rock honky-tonk and bluegrass. Some simply refer to the genre as “country music with attitude.”
The genre’s name pays homage to the color of the soil in the area where and is where many acts got their start in bars surrounding Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. Stillwater is considered to be the center of the rise of Red Dirt music.
Some of the instruments used in Red Dirt music are the fiddle, steel guitar, Dobro, harmonica, mandolin and banjo.
The Turnpike Troubadours, Kayla Ray, Whiskey Myers, Jamie Lin Wilson, Kaitlin Butts, Stoney LaRue, Mike McClure and Read Southall Band are just a few of the contemporary Red Dirt country artists.
“The Red Dirt Day is going to be a lot of fun featuring
some very talented up and coming artists in one of country music’s most popular genres,” said Cory Sample, chairman of Music Production for the Stampede. “The best part, all of the music for Red Dirt Day is on the CIVITAS Park Stage which means it’s included with park admission.”
Artist Kylie Frey kicks things off at 5 p.m. followed by Tyler Halverson at 6:15 p.m.
With her single, “Red Dirt Cinderella” Frey showcases her melodious voice with flowing lyrics that have a hint of yodeling in them.
Hailing from South Dakota, Halverson puts a new spin on classic country and western music. Armed with a guitar and harmonica, Halverson weaves tales of life on the road traveling from rodeo to rodeo.
Oklahoma native Wyatt Flores takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. to introduce music fans to the style of music he grew up with traveling with his father who was a drummer in a Red Dirt music band. Flores is in the process of recording his first full length album, which is set for release in September.
“Losing Sleep, the album, is a time and place in my heart. I learned that sometimes not everyone can be loved,” Flores said on his website. “It’s homegrown and Oklahoma made and I hope folks see the originality behind it. I hope this project helps people get through the rough times in their life”
Kody West, a product of the state of Texas, is set to perform at 8:45 p.m. West began his foray into the music industry in 2014 taking on every acoustic gig he could get and entering numerous songwriting competitions. He released his first EP, “Higher Ground,” in 2016 and later went on to form a full band. West’s music style is classified as a “mix of Texas country and bluegrass with some good-for-the-soul-grooves.”
Tanner Usrey, who performed at the Moxi Theater on Feb. 24, wraps things up at 10 p.m. Usrey has been featured in “People” magazine and has performed on “The Tonight Show Starring
Jimmy Fallon.”
His single, “The Light” was featured in the fourth season the popular television series “Yellowstone.” Usrey is also a native Texan who offers music fans vocal stylings all his own, providing a wide range of songs from soft and soulful ballads to barn-burner jams.
Music fans can get a sneak peak of all the artists performing on Red Dirt Day, as well as artists appearing in the SuperStars Concert series, by checking out the Stampede’s custom iHeart playlist provided by Big 97.9 at ihr.fm/3L1YUAi.
Admission into the Greeley Stampede Park is $5 per person or if you plan on attending the Heritage of Mexico Rodeo for the day, admission to the rodeo and park is $15-$25 per person.
For more information on the 2023 Greeley Stampede, including announcements, schedule of events, FAQs, parking and more, go to www.greeleystampede.org.
While the annual Greeley Stampede is committed to bringing top-notch professional rodeo, concerts and attractions to northern Colorado, the event is also dedicated to giving back to the youth in the community.
Through its Greeley Stampede Foundation, a nonprofit organization formed in 2001, the event provides scholarship opportunities for high school students in Weld County.
Scholarship recipients are selected based on their academic results, leadership within the community and plans to further their education. Scholarship money may be used at any accredited community college, university, or state or private college.
Students applying for a scholarship through the foundation must meet a set of requirements that includes:
Being a graduating senior from any high school in
Weld County
Applicants must provide a record of involvement in school and community leadership activities
Students have a GPA of 3.5 or higher Demonstrated financial need
The foundation’s first scholarship awarded was $500 and since its inception, the foundation has awarded over $735,540 in scholarship money to more than 644 northern Colorado students.
“We are thrilled at the growth of the foundation’s mission to support our community and students pursuing higher education by awarding scholarships and grants,” said Nyla Bristow, chairwoman of the Greeley Stampede Foundation.
Each year, the Greeley Stampede hosts three events — a golf tournament, the Big Buckle Ball and the Western Art Show and Opening Night Gala— which raises funds for the foundation’s scholarship program.
Along with the fundraising events, JBS matched the foundation’s $50,000 scholarship fund through its Homestrong Initiative for a total of $100,000 to celebration the event’s 100th anniversary.
The matching funds allowed the foundation’s board of directors to award 25 $5,000 scholarships to students.
“This year will be the largest scholarships that we have ever awarded thanks to JBS,” said Bob Hinderaker, president of the Greeley Stampede Foundation. “We are grateful to have amazing partners like JBS and those that support the Foundation’s events to provide this opportunity for Weld County students.”
The 2023 Greeley Stampede Foundation Scholarship recipients are:
• Jenna Batka — Highland High School
• Merelyn Chavez — Greeley West High School
• Taylor Dunbar — Greeley West High School
• Matilda Endorf— University High School
• Paige Hill — Northridge High School
• Makynna Hollis — Platte Valley High School
• Paige Janke — Severance High School
• Kaleigh Johnson — Briggsdale High School
• Raegan Johnson — Windsor High School
• Aleksanter Korolainen — University High School
• Maggie Livingston — Severance High School
• Sonia Loma Arteaga — Greeley Central High School
• Emily Maske — Eaton High School
• Ariel Moroka-Fisk — Greeley Central High School
• Tanner Reinert — Platte Valley High School
• Madison Richmann— Branson Online High School
• Haile Rigg — Severance High School
• Ainslie Ross — Eaton High School
• Kyle Roth — Platte Valley High School
• Trenton Salberg — Eaton High School
• Cache Sanger — Eaton High School
• Cortland Sanger — Eaton High School
• Zachary Schmunk — Valley High School
• Masen Schneider — Platte Valley High School
• Megan teVelde — Erie High School
The Stampede Foundation also gives to the Banner Health Mammography Fund through the Tough Enough to Wear Pink Rodeo, the Northern Colorado Honor Flight and the Weld Food Bank through the carnival canned food drive.
For more information on the Greeley Stampede Foundation and scholarship opportunities, as well as a schedule of events for the 2023 Greeley Stampede, go to www.GreeleyStampede.org.
Like many of the events in rodeos, trick roping was developed by cowboys as a form of entertainment and as a way to show off their roping skills. (Courtesy/Spencer Rose)
After celebrating its centennial anniversary in 2022, Justin Watada, general manager of the Greeley Stampede and his staff are continuing to up the ante when it comes to entertainment and attractions for the annual event.
Visitors to the Stampede are in for an extra treat this year
as Watada and crew have contracted with trick roper Spencer Rose to perform during the events PRCA ProRodeo series.
“We are excited to add Spencer to the lineup during the rodeo. I’ve seen some of her videos and she’s amazing,” Watada said.
Spencer, who hails from California, has been performing trick roping for nearly 20 years.
“I started when I was 12 and I went to a school in California and got my start there,” Rose explained. “I did trick roping and trick riding and I really just took to the trick roping. Trick roping is something that’s always kind of made sense to me.”
Like many of the events in rodeos, trick roping was developed by cowboys as a form of entertainment and as a way to show off their roping skills, reports the website Bullwhip Squadron. Some of the cowboys became so skilled
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in the art of trick roping that they began working at Wild West shows and other events.
Trick roping involves the spinning of a lasso to perform a variety of tricks. Some tricks involve more than one rope.
Typically, trick ropers use a 100% cotton cord rope, which allows them to maintain a smooth motion. The cotton cord rope tends to also hold a wide loop well.
“If I were to go and try and catch a steer with my trick rope, it would snap, because it’s cotton,” Rose said. “The rope you see guys using in tie down events, those are nylon ropes.”
There are basically three different categories of trick roping: the flat loop, vertical loop and butterfly.
A flat loop is a horizontal loop with a spin while a vertical loop is where the rope will spin in a vertical loop. The butterfly is a vertical loop that passes from the right to the left of the roper.
Some of the top trick roping moves are the Merry-GoRound, Spoke Jumping, Ocean Wave, the Wedding Ring, the Kansas Tornado and the Texas Skip, which is considered the most difficult trick to master. The Texas Skip is when a roper jumps through the loop as they move it from right to left.
“The Texas Skip is pretty much the most iconic trick and the one people typically think of when it comes to trick roping. I actually start with that trick,” Rose said. “I also do a lot of other things where I go on the ground and do some roping laying down, I spin two ropes and I also spin a rope on horseback.”
Some of the top trick ropers include Will Rogers, Vince Bruce and Grace Bensel, the only cowgirl to win three world championships for trick and fancy roping.
While she travels around the U.S. promoting the art of trick roping, Rose also posts videos on social media sites like TikTok, YouTube and Instagram, introducing people of all ages to the unique art.
However, if you’re interested in learning the art of trick roping, Rose advises that you prepare to have a lot of patience, as trick roping is a hard skill to master.
“It takes a very long time to learn, even to do the simplest of things,” she said. “People kind of get bored with it due to the difficulty of it. Some tricks are easier and some tricks I’ve been working on for years.”
Part of the difficulty of trick roping is that you have to spin the rope and your fingers at the same time, all while not letting the rope hit your body or the ground.
“There’s a finesse to it and timing. You have to make sure your rope is good,” Rose said. “Over my career I’ve had the opportunity to see other trick ropers and they all do things differently. You try to put these tricks together, but you have to figure out which way makes sense to you.”
Before committing full time to performing at rodeo events across the United States, Rose worked for the Cirque De Soleil company in their productions of Cavalia and Odysseo.
“It was amazing and I got to broaden my horizons. You get to see people from all over the world and their different techniques,” Rose said. “I’ve been Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia — just a little bit of everywhere.”
When not on the road performing, Rose is an instructor and trick roping specialist as well as a wife and mother to two little girls.
“My oldest daughter is four and what really tugs at my heartstrings is that she’s into trick roping. She is learning how to spin and do stuff,” Rose said. “She will probably make a guest appearance for a couple of shows in Greeley. She has a little pony that she rides.”
For more information on the Greeley Stampede events, including the PRCA ProRodeo, SuperStars Concert Series, demolition derby and more, go to www.greeleystampede.org.
isitors to the 101st Greeley Stampede are in for a special treat as organizers of the event have worked to beef up the event’s daily offerings of live entertainment.
Along with the addition of trick roper Spencer Rose during the rodeo events and Red Dirt Day concert on the free CIVITAS Park Stage, General Manager Justin Watada and crew have added another exciting feature to the schedule.
“We are always looking to add more and different entertainment to the Stampede each year,” explained Kevin McFarling, coordinator of marketing. “This year we are bringing in The Nerveless Nocks to perform.” Hailing from Sarasota, Fla., The Nerveless Nocks
are bringing their Globe of Death and giant sway poles to northern Colorado for a hair-raising heart-pumping show that is sure to entertain visitors of all ages.
“My father performed the sway poles on the ‘Ed Sullivan Show’ the same time as the Beatles performed on it,” said Michelangelo Nock, president and CEO of the family company. “We’ve worked at the Calgary Stampede, but never at the Greeley Stampede, so this is exciting.”
Son Cyrus Nock will be showcasing his dirt bike riding prowess as he spins and turns on the inside of a giant steel globe. Daughter Angelina Nock will up the thrill when she climbs inside of the globe to stand in the middle as her brother zips past her.
Angelina Nock will also be performing on the sway poles, which are giant poles that are flexible and sway back and forth high in the air. She will climb up the poles to perform a variety of stunts without and sort of harness, net or other safety gear.
Performing stunts and circus acts has been in the Nock family’s blood for nine generations.
The family’s circus roots date back to early 1700s and the group was “legally established as Switzerland’s first circus” in 1840 by the Swiss government.
In 1954, the Nock family had the honor of performing for Queen Elizabeth in London.
“Before my father came to America to headline Ringling Bros. Circus, he performed for Queen Elizabeth,
and after the show, she said ‘you are simply nerveless,’”
Michelangelo Nock explained. “So that became our stage name — The Nerveless Nocks and it’s the name of our company.”
The Nocks emigrated from Switzerland to the United States
to work with circus owners John and Henry Ringling North, better known as The Ringling Brothers.
Over the family’s career, the Nocks have performed on the iconic “Ed Sullivan Show,” at the New York World’s Fair, state fairs, alongside actor John Wayne, several Super Bowl halftime shows and at amusement parks across the U.S.
They have also toured the world performing in Thailand, South Africa, China and New Zealand.
The current group of Nerveless Nocks performers includes Michelangelo Nock, his wife Carolina Espana Nock, daughter, Angelina Nock and son, Cyrus Nock.
In 2022, Michelangelo Nock and Angelina Nock appeared on the first season of NBC’s “America’s Got
Talent Extreme,” a spinoff of the network’s popular “America’s Got Talent” series.
“We had some great success with Simon Cowell; it was great. When he saw our circus thrill-show act, he just loved us — especially my daughter,” Michelangelo Nock said.
Unfortunately, the father-daughter duo had to withdraw from the competition due to Michelangelo Nock coming down with an illness.
However, Michelangelo Nock and Angelina Nock returned to compete on the 17th season of the original show, which premiered on May 31, 2022.
In front of judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum and SofÍa Vergara, Michelangelo Nock and Angelina Nock provided a heart-stopping performance on sway poles.
Judges watched in awe as the father and daughter climbed up the sway poles, switched positions and even performed blindfolded before flawlessly sliding down the poles to the safety of the ground.
“Nerveless is the best description,” host Terry Crews quipped.
While the Nocks made it to the Deliberations round along with 55 other acts, they were eliminated and did not move forward to the semi-finals round.
Be sure to catch The Nerveless Nocks when you visit the 2023 Greeley Stampede.
The Stampede begins Thursday, June 22 and runs through Tuesday, July 4 with a variety of PRCA ProRodeo events, concerts, a carnival and more for all ages.
For more information on the Greeley Stampede’s schedule of events, ticket information and other FAQs, go to www.greeleystampede.org.
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