The Canadian Rodeo Tour Championship is presenting the Doc Walker CD release party on September 25th at Flames Central. It’s the release of their highly anticipated CD “Go”.
This is an exclusive event and there are only 80 tickets left! If you are a Stampede Insider then hopefully you have your tickets already. For those of you who haven’t signed up yet (first of all: why not? Look at all the great opportunities you are missing out on!) you can reserve your four FREE tickets by calling 403.269.9822 or 1.800.661.1767.

That’s right – FREE!

When you pick up your tickets you will be automatically entered to win a “GO PASS” that includes: a meet and greet with Doc Walker, an autographed “Go” CD and prime seats to the Canadian Rodeo Tour Championship on Sunday, October 4.

For full contest rules, click here or call the Stampede Ticket Office at 403.269.9822 or 1.800.661.1767.

And really, sign up for the Stampede Insider’s List – you are crazy not to.

Want to win six tickets for you and your friends to see Marianas Trench & Seventh Rain from the comfort of the Coca-Cola Red Lounge on July 2nd, 2009?

Here’s what you have to do: Leave a comment on this post telling us your dream Coca-Cola Stage line-up! Seriously – it is that easy (well, and leave a valid e-mail address so we can contact you). The contest runs until midnight (MST) June 29th, 2009. One winner will be randomly selected on June 30, 2009 and contacted by email. If the selected winner is unavailable by email within 3 hours, the next randomly drawn contestant will be selected (it has to be that quick so we can get your tickets to you!).

The complete prize package contains:
• Six seats in the Coca-Cola Red Lounge on July 2nd, 2009
• Six entries to Stampede Park on July 2nd, 2009

So tell us your dream Coca-Cola Stage line-up and then tell all your friends to enter too – if they win they have to take you right?

You have to be over 18 to enter. For full rules & regulations click here.

Edit: The comments/contest is now closed! Thanks to everyone who participated – the winner will be notified shortly.

Tomorrow is Get Your Head In A Hat day – and while many people think it is just about getting a free cowboy hat it is so much more.

The initial impetus to start the program was a Calgary businessman’s concern that, with the growth of the city and influx of people from other geographic areas and cultures, the “Dress Western” traditions of Stampede were getting lost. As the Cowboy hat is an iconic “western heritage symbol” for our great city, it was determined that this would be the focus of the “revival” and this gentleman’s financial contribution would be the kick start for the program.

Since 2005 60,000 cowboy hats have been put on the heads of Calgarians. By the afternoon of June 18^th, it will be over 75,000!

Get Your Head In A Hat is a challenge to the entire City of Calgary to uphold the Western Values and traditions we are known for globally, which includes the wearing of a cowboy hat for at least the ten days of Stampede.

Just because we give away a bunch of hats doesn’t mean people will actually wear them (or any other cowboy hat) during Stampede, so the Get Your Head In A Hat event is actually a “rewards program” for those that do. Officially kicking off at the Stampede Parade (July 3^rd) and through the end of Stampede (July 12^th), hundreds of Get Your Head In A Hat/Stampede Volunteers will reward a total of 100,000 donated prizes to everyone they “spot” wearing a cowboy hat.  Downtown, in shopping centres, at breakfasts and corporate parties, on Stampede Park, in bars, and pretty much anywhere people gather there will be spotters sometime during Stampede.  This means that almost 10% of the city’s population could receive a prize, just for wearing a cowboy hat!

A variety of prizes donated from a number of local area companies are available to be won including merchandise and mall gift certificates, restaurant gift certificates, concert tickets, corporate parties, Stampede Rodeo tickets and two Grand Prizes of “Trips for Two Anywhere WestJet Flies” – over $3.2 Million in prizes will be given away during Stampede 2009.

All you need to do to win is get spotted wearing a cowboy hat!

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Could that be you? The Calgary Stampede and Country 105 are looking for the first ever Nashville North Star!

To enter submit a YouTube video of you singing your favourite country song. Ten videos will be chosen and those rising stars will be invited down to Nashville North on Saturday, July 4th at 3:00pm to sing one song. The judges will then select their top 6 who get another chance to perform 2 songs on Thursday, July 9th from 6:30-8:00pm where they will crown the 2009 Nashville North Star!

The winner will receive $1,000 cash, along with 2x Platinum Rodeo Tickets for the Calgary Stampede Rodeo Finals, and a $200 gift certificate to Lammles!

Check out the Country 105 site for more information and to submit your video.

So far no entries have been submitted and I can’t wait to see who is going to be the first!

And in case you haven’t checked out the line-up of current stars on the Nashville North stage you can do that here.