Stampede: No clowning around in bull fighting
Very few people would have the cojones to stand in front of a 1,800-pound bull, some might even call them crazy but bull fighter Dave Sandilands does it for the thrills. “Pure adrenalin rush,”...
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Stampede: Coke Stage closes on country note
Johnny Reid brought his western flair to the final night of Stampede. Aris Aristorenas made his tenth and final trek to the Coke Stage for the closing festivities.
Stampede: Thornley struts his stuff
Probably best known as the former lead singer of Big Wreck, Ian Thornley continues his trek with a new band — conveniently titled Thornley. Donning a traditional white cowboy hat on Wednesday night, Thornley...
Stampede: Break Dancers USA get down and dirty
It all started for Will Sanchez at a community centre in The Bronx nearly 15 years ago. Sanchez had always kept himself in great physical shape as a youngster through his training in martial...
Stampede: Coke Stage devises Simple Plan
Pierre Bouvier and the rest of Simple Plan braved a damp, cool evening at Stampede on Monday night and put on quite a show on the Coke Stage. Once again, Aris Aristorenas was on-site...
Stampede: One hour, 1800+ calories
Disclaimer — Before reading the following, it is not recommended you try this experiment unless you are wise and knowledgable of the ways of junk food. I have been practicing the art of junk food consumption...
Stampede: Coke Stage simply divine
Stampede ended off its first weekend with a little soul as Divine Brown took the Coke Stage. Aris Aristorenas grabbed these photos of her performance.
Stampede: That’s a whole lotta shammys!
Videographer/Photographer Duncan Kinney spent an evening at the ever-popular ShamWow booth in the BMO Centre exploring the phenomenom that sees roughly 500 of the “super absorbent” shammy products moved each day during Stampede.
Stampede: Fashion advice for the not-so western
Many Calgarians loathe being defined by cowboys, the Stampede and the Wild West, but it’s hard to avoid that identity every July when the Stampede rolls into town once again. It’s become workplace tradition...
Stampede: Hinder storms the Coke Stage
In our ongoing showcase of musical acts at this year’s Stampede, Aris Aristorenas returned to the Coke Stage for night two of the Stampede and grabbed these shots of hard rockers Hinder. Tonight Saving...
