At Houston-Area Academy Sports + Outdoors Stores

Tickets include access to concerts, tournament weigh-ins and interactive exhibits

Conroe, Texas – Tickets to the 2010 Toyota Texas Bass Classic in Conroe, Texas are now on sale at 25 Houston-area Academy Sports + Outdoors stores. The TTBC will feature two days of concerts, Oct. 2-3, headlined by hit country music acts Blake Shelton on Saturday, Oct. 2 and Montgomery Gentry on Sunday, Oct. 3.

Tickets are $15 in advance and are available for Saturday and Sunday individually.  The daily tickets include both grounds admission and admission to all concerts during that day. Concerts and other ticketed events, including tournament weigh-ins, interactive expo areas, fireworks shows and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Outdoor Adventures Area will take place at the Lone Star Convention & Expo Center’s Festival Grounds in Conroe. Children 17 and under are admitted free with a ticketed adult. All active military, police, fire and EMS personnel are admitted free with valid identification.

To purchase tickets, visit customer service at any participating Academy Sports + Outdoors location from July 26 through Oct. 1, 2010. A complete listing of participating Academy Sports + Outdoors stores is located on www.toyotatexasbassclassic.com.

Academy Sports + Outdoors is a premier sports, outdoor and lifestyle retailer with a broad assortment of high-quality hunting, fishing and camping equipment and gear along with sports and leisure products, footwear, apparel and much more. The Texas-based company operates 122 stores throughout Southeast United States. No matter what skill or interest level, the whole family, from children to grandparents, will always find what they need at Academy Sports + Outdoors. Right stuff. Low price. Everyday.

The Toyota Texas Bass Classic is an independent bass fishing world championship and benefits the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and its youth outdoor recreation programs. Tournament functions are operated by the Professional Anglers Association with technical assistance and support from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Inland Fisheries Division. Title sponsor for the event is Toyota. Corporate partners are the City of Conroe, Evinrude, Spaw Maxwell, Evan Williams Bourbon and the San Jacinto River Authority. Corporate partnership opportunities are available for 2010.

For additional information on the Toyota Texas Bass Classic, visit www.toyotatexasbassclassic.com or call 1-866-907-0143.