This is taking the place of the former Bricktown Events Center.

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27,000 SF of Pure Party Space
Non Smoking Venue with a Smoking Room
Huge Dance Floor
Six fully Stocked Bars
Full Late Night Food Menu
Live Music Nightly
Touring Acts 1-2 Times a Month
Mechanical Bull Riding
Pool Tables & Games
The Best Sound System in The State
Unmatched LIghting, Decor & Astmosphere.



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Looks like I-40 and Meridian has some competition. Is the parking lot going to be restriped to handle F-350 Super Duty trucks with extended hitches?

Great, I loved country when country wasn't cool...

Covid-19 has put me on restrictions; plenty of salt & water on my tail feathers, can't cut that rug anymore.

I'm not big into the country scene, however, I went to Cowboys Red River in Dallas about a year ago and it was a huge party with some pretty damn good music. What they're doing here sounds almost exactly like Red River. I'm all for having different entertainment options, the more the merrier!

Sounds a lot like a reboot of Gilley's .....and Urban Cowboy

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not my genre but I do think this concept will do well and should help liven up the area. Would have prefered the name "urban cowboy" since this is downtown after all. ... anyway. Imagine this club bumping with country music stars, Criterion doing Hip Hop and EDM artists, and other live venues downtown doing various other acts.

OKC really needs a good Jazz club/bar or two and a blues club downtown; I'd love to see Deep Deuce get a few - returning the area somewhat to its historical roots.

not my genre but I do think this concept will do well and should help liven up the area. Would have prefered the name "urban cowboy" since this is downtown after all. ... anyway. Imagine this club bumping with country music stars, Criterion doing Hip Hop and EDM artists, and other live venues downtown doing various other acts.

OKC really needs a good Jazz club/bar or two and a blues club downtown; I'd love to see Deep Deuce get a few - returning the area somewhat to its historical roots.

The OKSessions group has live jazz shows at different locations all over the metro. My wife and I went to one of their sessions at the Skirvin last summer and we thoroughly enjoyed it. I do think Deep Deuce should be pushed as the jazz/blues center. I think a version of the UCO Jazz Lab would be a great addition to the district.

GRAND OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT:

Join us Friday October 30th for the Grand Opening of the all new Cowboy Ranch Rockin Country bar & Live music venue.

Doors open at 8pm
Live music by Reckless starts at 9pm plus the nightly soundtrack provided by Dj Calweezy
Early arrival is suggested to guarantee entry

We are located at:
425 Kings Of Leon Lane next door to ihop in the heart of Bricktown!

they definitely couldn't have picked two better band names for opening a club during a pandemic.

they definitely couldn't have picked two better band names for opening a club during a pandemic.

There is a really good indie rock band out of Tulsa named Graveyard Party...

There is a really good indie rock band out of Tulsa named Graveyard Party...

perhaps they'll be playing around 2 weeks after grand opening. yeah... i might have a morbid sense of humor.

snarkiness aside... i'm really glad to see investment in this space and think it will be a better fit than the events center... i totally understand that business like this need paying customers in order to survive, but i'm just not overall really crazy about clubs (or any other place where 'social distancing' isn't likely to occur) operating during the current health situation.

they definitely couldn't have picked two better band names for opening a club during a pandemic.

LLOL

(Literally Laughed Out Loud)

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I do not care for country but they did a very good job with the building

Operators of Cowboy Ranch evicted

The massive Cowboy Ranch in the former Bricktown Events Center has been closed due to eviction for non-payment of rent. The Facebook and Instagram pages appear to have been deleted after a court ruled this week that the operators were to vacate by 11 AM today (Thursday 12/8).


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Also recently closed by the same operator, Rogers Concepts, are The Pig & The Butcher (Britton & May), Steak The Experience (Britton & May), Red Dragon Express (N. May), Chico Blanco (Bricktown), Bloom Nightclub (Bricktown), Tipsy Tiki (Bricktown), XO Lounge (Northpark Mall), The Coop (Nicoma Park) and Yo! Pablo at Covell and Kelly in Edmond, 33rd and Boulevard in Edmond, Rockwell and NW 122nd as well as the original Yo! Pablo at 6728 N Olie.

In addition, a work stoppage order has been posted at a proposed Yo! Pablo in Mustang due to a lack of building permits.

The lone remaining Yo! Pablo in Norman continues to operate.




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So where is he? Did he take all the money and go to an island? Crypto at play here?

Cowboy Ranch is the most surprising one, as another poster said. The place is very busy on weekends.

So where is he? Did he take all the money and go to an island? Crypto at play here?

Cowboy Ranch is the most surprising one, as another poster said. The place is very busy on weekends.

Just because they're very busy doesn't mean they're paying the bills. ;)

Pete- What's next with this guy? Is he held personally liable for all of this or does he have his businesses set up where it takes the heat instead of him?

Anyone who has kept up with this guy for the past 5-10 years knew something shady was going on. The amount of money he's thrown at these restaurant/bars is insane and then turnaround and close them within a year. RED FLAGS all over the place.

On some of the closed locations, Rogers signed personal guarantees which leaves him liable for not only back rent, but all the unpaid rent that was remaining on the lease.

For example, a court recently ordered a judgment against him for over $400k for the shuttered XO Lounge in Northpark. The landlord is presently suing him for a similar situation at the closed Yo Pablo at 33rd & Boulevard in Edmond. More suits may be filed but once there are existing judgments, subsequent cases have to get in line for whatever is leftover once the previous obligations are repaid (if ever).

He also has several bank loans and lots of investors who have lost money.

And a ton of tax liens across his 30+ LLC's and most only go back to 2019. I suspect there are many more to be filed.

On some of the closed locations, Rogers signed personal guarantees which leaves him liable for not only back rent, but all the unpaid rent that was remaining on the lease.

For example, a court recently ordered a judgment against him for over $400k for the shuttered XO Lounge in Northpark. The landlord is presently suing him for a similar situation at the closed Yo Pablo at 33rd & Boulevard in Edmond. More suits may be filed but once there are existing judgments, subsequent cases have to get in line for whatever is leftover once the previous obligations are repaid (if ever).

He also has several bank loans and lots of investors who have lost money.

And a ton of tax liens across his 30+ LLC's and most only go back to 2019. I suspect there are many more to be filed.

Guessing that Rogers personally will never be able to pay back all that he owes to all the various entities, so what happens then? They just go away losing tons of money, insurance companies put it up so creditors get paid, he takes out loans (ha) to pay the current creditors, pennies on the dollar, ...?

For example, a court recently ordered a judgment against him for over $400k for the shuttered XO Lounge in Northpark. The landlord is presently suing him for a similar situation at the closed Yo Pablo at 33rd & Boulevard in Edmond. More suits may be filed but once there are existing judgments, subsequent cases have to get in line for whatever is leftover once the previous obligations are repaid (if ever).

Pete, was that Las Vegas style nightclub?

Anyone who has kept up with this guy for the past 5-10 years knew something shady was going on. The amount of money he's thrown at these restaurant/bars is insane and then turnaround and close them within a year. RED FLAGS all over the place.

My thoughts exactly. I've been watching Mr. Rogers' operations for several years and always wondered if he was doing it with mirrors and constantly robbing Peter to pay Paul…

Pete, was that Las Vegas style nightclub?XO Lounge was the club in Northpark. I would not have described it as "Las Vegas style," just simply as a dance club. Sometimes they had a DJ, sometimes they had a band. I never saw a huge amount of business there, not even as much as when it was The Liszt.

The $400,000 judgment has to include future rents up to a certain amount. XO Lounge wasn't in there long enough to rack up that kind of a bill. I believe the landlord would have required any renovations to be paid out-of-pocket by Rogers Concepts.

Guessing that Rogers personally will never be able to pay back all that he owes to all the various entities, so what happens then? They just go away losing tons of money, insurance companies put it up so creditors get paid, he takes out loans (ha) to pay the current creditors, pennies on the dollar, ...?Most likely, Rogers Concepts will file BK and then Jeff Rogers will file BK as an individual. To my knowledge, there is no "business failure"-type insurance that ensures creditors get paid, so they will most likely take it on the chin.

The government will come calling for their payments first, and tax liens will not be excused in a BK filing. This guy will cost a lot of honest, reputable businesses a lot of cold, hard cash.

The $400,000 judgment has to include future rents up to a certain amount. XO Lounge wasn't in there long enough to rack up that kind of a bill. I believe the landlord would have required any renovations to be paid out-of-pocket by Rogers Concepts.

Yes. When you personally guarantee a lease you are liable for the entire term whether you are still operating or not.

On top of the $400K is interest that has been accumulating. The number is at least $450K now and climbing every day.

Anyone who has kept up with this guy for the past 5-10 years knew something shady was going on. The amount of money he's thrown at these restaurant/bars is insane and then turnaround and close them within a year. RED FLAGS all over the place.

Yep, I've been waiting to watch this all unravel for awhile now. It's getting good.

Rumor out there that Roger is no longer with us. Passed away today.?

Channel 4 is reporting that he has passed away of natural causes. Man, what a sad deal.

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Wow, just saw the channel 4 article and came here to check.

Not to speculate, but the whole “natural causes” explanation is…a little premature, maybe?

Not to speculate, but the whole “natural causes” explanation is…a little premature, maybe?

Id think a heart attack is very likely considering his size, exercise regimen/components and the nutritional lifestyle of a club owner. I’m sure this was incredibly stressful for him since the news broke.

Or….it’s the other thing. Who knows.

Sad deal all around.

What was his age?

What was his age?

Per the posts on social media he was 46

I have heard before from people who either have met him or know him that he has been a user of substances for quite some time.

I have heard before from people who either have met him or know him that he has been a user of substances for quite some time.

You will hear that about basically all bar/club owners, but then it's also usually true.

Wow. I don't know the man, and he seemed shady based on the reporting here and elsewhere, but this is a tragic ending. Whether it is a suicide or a heart attack, dying at 46 is too young. Sad deal.

It wasn't suicide.

And yes, very sad.

Unfortunately somebody running some of the old restaurants social media pages has decided to attack Pete and OKCtalk in light of the passing of the owner. Just for reporting factual findings.

Unfortunately somebody running some of the old restaurants social media pages has decided to attack Pete and OKCtalk in light of the passing of the owner. Just for reporting factual findings.

It's the price of having such a big platform.

It's interesting nobody cares the Oklahoman and 3 local TV stations covered the same story.


I've learned to have a pretty thick skin. We have such a huge following (over 182K just on social media) there are always going to be crackpots and people that get upset no matter what you post.

Just had some guy go nuts on Twitter for the photos of First National. I've just had to block some people and keep doing what I've always done.

There is absolutely nothing in your coverage of the issue that isn't anything but simply presenting the facts, as it was and is, a big story for OKC given the scope of his holdings and influence. People are acting on their emotions and there is a lot of emotion in the restaurant and entertainment business. C'est la guerre.

Sad to hear the Pig and the Butcher is gone. That's the only place I ever enjoyed the smoke turkey sandwich.

I feel really bad for all of the employees at all of these places that lost their job right before the holidays.

The amount he owed was pretty astounding. It's really a no-win situation. He has now passed, so someone else is going to shoulder the legal fight he left. I mean you have to pay rent. The owners of the spaces have expenses as well. And now i'm betting there are going to be some wage issues for the last paychecks for a bunch of people. No one is going to fully get what they are due.

Did I read somewhere that means the end of the Gastropub that was going into the old Furr's location in Moore?

Did I read somewhere that means the end of the Gastropub that was going into the old Furr's location in Moore?

Status is unclear.

Rogers was responsible for build-out but almost nothing happened there and last I knew the other partners in Industry were contemplating going forward without him, even before his death.

I wonder what will cone of this place. Such a key building in Bricktown. Right next to the comedy club, which is KILLING IT! So I am curious. Nothing seems to succeed in this specific location.

I believe the landlord (the Brewer family) will find a new operator and it will reopen with a similar format.

They were doing tons of business.

Looks like it will be called "Oklahoma Ranch" social media pages are promoting today.

Looks like it will be called "Oklahoma Ranch" social media pages are promoting today.

Yeah, I saw that they took down the "Cowboy" part of the big sign.

Looks like they already booked their first concert too! I don't recall Cowboy Ranch ever booking a concert, even though they marketed the venue as a country music competitor to the Criterion.

Kylie Morgan on February 24th.

Looks like they already booked their first concert too! I don't recall Cowboy Ranch ever booking a concert, even though they marketed the venue as a country music competitor to the Criterion.

Kylie Morgan on February 24th.That place has to have better acoustics than the Criterion.

That place has to have better acoustics than the Criterion.

Criterion acoustics are just fine if you don't stand underneath the balconies (and having a good soundman helps too). Been to a dozen shows there and the only time we've ever noticed the sound being "off" is when we're standing underneath the second floor (and we've stood/sat in multiple places, both first and second floor).

Looks like they already booked their first concert too! I don't recall Cowboy Ranch ever booking a concert, even though they marketed the venue as a country music competitor to the Criterion.

Kylie Morgan on February 24th.

Rogers had too many plates spinning to really give Cowboy Ranch the proper attention.

A friend of mine took this over. Unfortunately they decided to remove the mechanical bull due to the astronomical cost of insuring it but hopefully it will make a comeback after they get a few years under their belt. It is definitely an expensive space to lease/operate but they have a good plan in place and are well funded and organized so they have a great shot to make this mainstay in bricktown (and will pay their bills).

Excited to see where it goes. Bricktown/Downtown hasn't had a somewhat dedicated country music venue since the Wormy Dog closed so it should be fun to see what they do with that aspect of it as there is definitely a market.

Went last night for the grand opening. They added a bunch of pool tables and table seating so parties can reserve a table or section and get bottle service. The place was packed and it was a great time. Kylie Morgan was actually in attendance as well. The owner said they were partnering with Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth to get more country acts booked.