Country music duo LOCASH will perform a limited-seating concert as part of the first-ever Cactus Bowl LIVE!, presented by Desert Schools Federal Credit Union, pregame event at the Phoenix Convention Center. The show will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 26, leading into the Oasis Pregame Party and the 29th Annual Cactus Bowl.

The Cactus Bowl college football game features teams from the Big 12 and Pac-12 conferences and returns to the prestige of downtown Phoenix at Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, where the baseball diamond is transformed into a football field. Tickets for the concert will be sold in conjunction with the bowl game and fans can purchase admittance to both events for as low as $40.

Tickets for Cactus Bowl LIVE! are available at FiestaBowl.org/Tickets or by calling 480.350.0911. Options for the event include:

  • $40 includesGeneral Admission Concert ticket and Upper Level Cactus Bowl game ticket (exact seat locations subject to availability)
  • $75 includes General Admission Concert ticket and Lower Level Cactus Bowl ticket
  • $150 includesVIP Meet and Greet with LOCASH, Club Level Cactus Bowl ticket, Parking pass (exact seat locations subject to availability)

“We are happy to welcome LOCASH and are looking forward to have them provide our fans with an engaging and entertaining event in downtown Phoenix with the Cactus Bowl LIVE! pregame concert,” said Mike Nealy, Executive Director of the Fiesta Bowl organization. “This new event will be sure to get all the passionate college football fans from across the country ready to go for what is sure to be another great Oasis Pregame Party and Cactus Bowl matchup at Chase Field.”

LOCASH is a country music duo made up of singer-songwriters Chris Lucas and Preston Brust. Together, their sound fuses modern country and a classic heartland rock that have earned the band eight charting singles including, GOLD-certified hit, “I Love this Life,” and their No. 1 hit, “I Know Somebody.”

The 2017 CMA nominees for Vocal Duo of the Year have also shared success beyond singing, first breaking into the music scene through songwriting and have written hits for Keith Urban and Tim McGraw.

“We love Phoenix and can’t wait to get the party started at the Cactus Bowl,” said LOCASH. “Country music and college football, it don’t get better than that!”

The VIP Meet and Greet with LOCASH begins at 3:00 p.m. and the show starts at 4:00 p.m. Following the concert, all fans are encouraged to attend the Oasis Pregame Party to enjoy the ultimate tailgating experience, complete with live music, marching bands, interactive games and food right in the heart of downtown Phoenix. Kickoff for the Cactus Bowl is set for 7:00 p.m.

For both the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl and the Cactus Bowl, every ticket purchased helps support Fiesta Bowl Charities, which has given $10 million in charitable giving to the Arizona community in the last seven years, including $2.5 million for the 2017-18 season alone.