Arizona Ridge Riders Return to Glendale for Fifth Annual Home Stand
Tickets for PBR Ridge Rider Days at Desert Diamond Arena, showcasing Arizona’s Bull Riding Team, On Sale Now
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The Arizona Ridge Riders, who joined the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Teams League in its inaugural season in 2022, are headed home to Desert Diamond Arena in 2026 to host three days of nonstop action at their annual homestand Oct. 9-11.
The Ridge Riders, Arizona’s first-ever professional bull riding team, compete in one of the fastest-growing sports leagues in the country. PBR Teams transforms individual heroics into intense team competition, delivering nonstop drama and spectacular athleticism.
Tickets for the three-day celebration of world-class athleticism are on sale now to the general public at PBR.com and Ticketmaster.com.
Under the leadership of General Manager Casey Lane, Head Coach Colby Yates and Director of Team Culture Mo Brings Plenty, Arizona’s roster features some of the sport’s fan-favorite talents, including 2018 PBR Rookie of the Year Keyshawn Whitehorse, 14-time PBR World Finals qualifier Eduardo Aparecido, 2015 PBR Brazil champion Luciano DeCastro, two-time PBR Canada Champion Nick Tetz and many more.
Before fans head inside Desert Diamond Arena for five head-to-head bull riding games each night, they can enjoy the fan zone held outdoors on the plaza each day featuring music, vendors, autograph sessions and family-friendly activities.
PBR Teams league continues to grow. Overall, league attendance rose again in 2025, with millions tuning in nationwide across CBS and CW broadcasts. The action on the dirt has never been more intense, with riding percentages climbing to 42.13% – demonstrating the riders and bulls alike performing at an elite level.
The bull riding action for the 2026 PBR Teams Ridge Rider Days at Desert Diamond Arena begins at 7:45 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10 and concludes at 1:45 p.m. on Sunday Oct. 11.
Fans can save with Three Day Combo tickets, offering a 20% discount on all tickets excluding VIP and lowest-priced seating.
To follow the Ridge Riders journey throughout the 2026 season and beyond please visit them online or follow @arizonaridgeriders on Facebook and Instagram, or @AZRidgeRiders on X.
About PBR Teams:
PBR Teams is an elite league featuring the world’s top bull riders competing on teams in five-on-five games leading to a Team Championship at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. During the 2026 season, the league’s fifth, each of the 10 teams – Austin Gamblers of Austin, TX; Arizona Ridge Riders of Glendale, AZ; Carolina Cowboys of Greensboro, NC; Florida Freedom of Sunrise, FL; Kansas City Outlaws of Kansas City, MO; Nashville Stampede of Nashville, TN; New York Mavericks of Brooklyn, NY; OK; Oklahoma Wildcatters of Oklahoma City, OK; Missouri Thunder of Springfield, MO; and Texas Rattlers of Fort Worth, TX– will host a homestand. Neutral-site games in Anaheim, CA and Colorado Springs, CO are planned as well.
PBR Teams, launched in July 2022, builds on the existing structure of professional bull riding with the same basic rules for judging and scoring qualified 8-second bull rides. In events staged in a tournament-style format, all teams compete in head-to-head matchups against a different opponent each day. Each game features five riders per team squaring off against another team. Full team rosters are comprised of seven riders on the Protected Roster and five Reserve riders. The team with the highest aggregate score of qualified rides among its riders is declared the winner of each game.
