Houston, TX (Top40 Charts/ JP Media) With a wide range of activities, the
Houston Rodeo began on February 25th at Houston's Reliant Stadium and it will last until March 17th. This event is the world's largest live entertainment and livestock exhibition. Also called RodeoHouston or simply HLSR, it features the World's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest, trail rides, a calf scramble, parade, rodeo run, and a roundup, as well as rodeo events, concerts and a livestock show. It has evolved from just being a rodeo and livestock show in 1931.
In 2012, an estimated 2,257,970 people attended RodeoHouston, with 1,283,419 attending the rodeo. Also in 2012, Jason Aldean's concert had 74,905 in attendance, while "The Cookoff" had 260,033 visitors. RodeoHouston is so big, it even has an event prior to the event, called "Go Texan Day" where every resident of
Houston is encouraged to don Western attire.
For this year, the concert lineup includes the hottest in country stars as well as other big name contemporary artists:
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Styx
Houston Rodeo, Houston, TX Reliant Stadium
Monday, March 4, 2013
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Lady Antebellum Houston Rodeo, Houston, TX Reliant Stadium
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
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Dierks Bentley Houston Rodeo, Houston, TX Reliant Stadium
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
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Bruno Mars Houston Rodeo, Houston, TX Reliant Stadium
Thursday, March 7, 2013
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Tim McGraw Houston Rodeo, Houston, TX Reliant Stadium
Friday, March 8, 2013
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The
Band Perry Houston Rodeo, Houston, TX Reliant Stadium
Saturday, March 9, 2013
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Julion Alvarez Houston Rodeo, Houston, TX Reliant Stadium
Sunday, March 10, 2013
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Jason Aldean Houston Rodeo, Houston, TX Reliant Stadium
Monday, March 11, 2013
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Kenny Chesney Houston Rodeo, Houston, TX Reliant Stadium
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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Jake Owen Houston Rodeo, Houston, TX Reliant Stadium
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
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Pitbull Houston Rodeo, Houston, TX Reliant Stadium
Thursday, March 14, 2013
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Blake Shelton
Houston Rodeo, Houston, TX Reliant Stadium
Friday, March 15, 2013
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Luke Bryan Houston Rodeo, Houston, TX Reliant Stadium
Saturday, March 16, 2013
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George Strait
Houston Rodeo, Houston, TX Reliant Stadium
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Other events include an international wine competition, a horse show, a sheep dog trials, various horticulture events and contests for kids and the youth. RodeoHouston is not just a rodeo or a livestock show, it has grown to be a long festival of everything country, western, and Texan.
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