IT'S OFFICIAL, THE BIG SPRING COWBOY REUNION AND RODEO HAS SET A NEW ALL-TIME SINGLE-DAY ATTENDANCE RECORD, WITH OFFICIALS REPORTING 6,373 PEOPLE PACKED THE STANDS SATURDAY NIGHT-EASILY SURPASSING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 5,200.

RODEO LEADERS SAY THE MILESTONE MARKS THE HIGHEST SINGLE-DAY ATTENDANCE FIGURE EVER RECORDED FOR THE EVENT, WITH NUMBERS THAT STAND OUT EVEN MORE BECAUSE OFFICIAL RECORDS DO NOT FULLY DATE BACK THROUGH THE RODEO'S 92-YEAR HISTORY.

OFFICIALS SAY THE SATURDAY TOTAL COULD HAVE BEEN EVEN HIGHER, BUT CONCERT ATTENDANCE THAT NIGHT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RODEO COUNT, SINCE SOME CONCERTGOERS DID NOT ATTEND THE RODEO PERFORMANCE ITSELF.