Hondo Rodeo Fest offering free Sunday tickets to Friday ticket holders who missed Tim McGraw

The Hondo Rodeo Fest is offering free tickets to Sunday’s event to those who had tickets to Friday’s session and missed country music artist Tim McGraw at Chase Field.

McGraw was scheduled, along with Miranda Lambert, to perform during Friday’s event after the rodeo concluded but was unable to make it due to a Federal Aviation Administration nationwide ground stop.

Those who had tickets to Friday’s event and would like to attend Sunday’s event may claim their complimentary tickets of equivalent value online. Fans are encouraged to submit their requests by 7 a.m. on 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. 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,” James Trawick, the CEO of Hondo Rodeo Fest, said. “We’d love to welcome you back Sunday, on us, as a thank you for being part of Hondo.

“Sunday is the final night, and we are closing it out strong as we crown our champions and celebrate with Parker McCollum and Lynyrd Skynyrd.”

Blake Shelton and Turnpike Troubadours will take the stage Saturday night, and Parker McCollum and Lynyrd Skynyrd will close out the Hondo Rodeo Fest on Sunday.

Why was Tim McGraw unable to perform Friday night?

The Federal Aviation Administration halted all flights around the country Friday afternoon after a communications issue affected the 22 regional centers that direct planes between airports nationwide, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. The stop was lifted Friday and departures were able to resume at 6:15 p.m. MST.

The Hondo Rodeo Fest announced McGraw would not be performing on social media around 8 p.m., he was expected to take the stage at 9:45 p.m. Hondo Rodeo stated that he was unable to travel to Phoenix due to the ground stop.

Lambert, who performed at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, extended her show to fill in for McGraw.

KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Senior Editor Kevin Stone and Kylie Werner contributed to this report.

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