Chancey Williams, Neal McCoy, and Conner Smith Headline RIDE 20th Celebration
It’s hard to believe, but, RIDE will celebrate our20th anniversary next July in Roundup, Montana. Every year except when covid shut us down in 2020, we have welcomed family, friends and visitors to town to have fun and enjoy music, rodeo and parades.
RIDE is pleased to announce the concert lineup for the 2025 edition. Wyoming singer-songwriter Chancey Williams has the distinction of being one of only two cowboys to have competed in the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo, and performed on the main stage. The other cowboy was the great Chris LeDoux. Williams is from Moorcroft, Wyoming. He was a successful saddle bronc rider on the circuit before his career
path changed to music. Before Chancey went solo, he was a member of the Younger Brothers Band. They had a good regional run. In the fall of 2013, Williams signed with HomeSlice Artist Management. He has released 5 studio albums. Chancey Williams will open the show on Friday, July 4th at the Roundup City Stage at 7pm.
Neal McCoy is one of country music’s greatest showmen. He hit the charts in the early 90’s. He had two #1 singles back to back with “No Doubt About It” and “Wink”. The album that contained those hits went platinum. He later had two more platinum albums and a gold album, as well as six more top 10 hits He will follow Chancey Williams on July 4th. The best fireworks show in Montana by the Roundup Skylighters and Montana Poor Boy Pyrotechnics follows the Neal McCoy show.
Saturday, July 5th local singer-songwriter Mallory Morgan will open the evening. She’s a recent graduate of Roundup High School. She has performed at various venues and is a favorite around the area. Jason Larson has been taking the stage at RIDE for over 10 years. He is always a crowd favorite and he knows how to deliver a great performance. He’ll follow Mallory Morgan.
The headliner on the Saturday evening show is one of the hottest new country acts out of Nashville. Conner Smith released a song in late 2021 called “I Hate Alabama”, which went viral on Tik Tok. The success of that song got him a deal with Big Machine Records. An album followed called Didn’t Go Too Far in 2022. The project’s lead single “Learn From It” made the top 40 on Billboard Country Airplay. The second single ”Take It Slow” was released in early 2023, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. The label released “Creek Will Rise” in 2023, and became his first top 20 hit. It served as the lead single to his studio album, Smoky Mountains, which was released on January 26, 2024. On March 10, 2024 “Creek Will Rise” became a #1 hit on the UK Country Airplay chart. Conner Smith will rock the joint. He is a dynamite performer who loves to get the crowd going.
You can get tickets to the shows at 1st Security Bank and IGA in Roundup. Also, you can purchase tickets on the RIDE website. Just go to roundupride.com. This year you get tickets that will be turned in at the gate for wristbands, and they’ll get you into both shows and most other events. The price is $40 for adults and $5 for children 6-12. The price will increase on June 1st 2025 so get them early and save.
It’s going to be the best shows yet. You don’t want to miss two great nights of music at RIDE 2025. See you then. It’ll be fun.
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