PHOENIX — Hondo Rodeo Fest is offering free tickets to its final night Sunday to fans who held tickets for Friday, when the FAA’s nationwide ground stop kept Tim McGraw from reaching Chase Field, KTAR News reported.
Friday ticket holders can claim complimentary tickets of equal value online, and organizers asked fans to submit requests by 7 a.m. Sunday.
“You spent your hard-earned money and chose to spend your Friday with us. That means something to me and to our entire team,” Hondo Rodeo Fest CEO James Trawick said. “I know how much you were looking forward to seeing Tim, and I’m sorry we couldn’t give you the night you had planned.”
McGraw had been scheduled to perform after Friday’s rodeo along with Miranda Lambert. Organizers announced around 8 p.m. that he could not travel to Phoenix; he had been set to take the stage at 9:45 p.m. Lambert, who went on at 8:30 p.m., extended her set to fill the gap.
The FAA halted flights nationwide Friday afternoon after a communications problem affected the 22 regional centers that guide planes between airports, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Departures resumed at 6:15 p.m. Arizona time.
Blake Shelton and Turnpike Troubadours headlined Saturday. Sunday’s closing night features the rodeo championship round, followed by Parker McCollum and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
“Sunday is the final night, and we are closing it out strong as we crown our champions,” Trawick said.
Sources: KTAR News. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
Photo: MSgt. Raheem Moore / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
