Houston Rodeo

I love ALL things cowboy, rodeo, and bull riding....PLUS all things COUNTRY!!! Hello, I work for a country radio station! I attend all PBR (Which is professional bull riding for you non rodeo fans) events and a lot of local rodeo events. I even flew to Las Vegas in 2001 to attend the PBR National Finals....wow, what an experience.

One event that I have not yet made it to, but want to go to badly is the Houston Livestock and Rodeo Show in Houston, TX. It is a major deal...people all over the states go down for this event. It just isn't a rodeo, but a major event. Besides the rodeo, they have agriculture events which include a horse show, livestock show and a wine show! They are major impacters within their community providing scholarships, an art foundation, a school art program, 4-H/FFA/FCCLA youth organizations, and even field trips from school. For those of you that live in Western Washington, it is similar to the Puyallup Fair...for the Houston Rodeo runs almost three weeks. This year it will be held February 27--March 18, 2007!

One of the other big events at the Houston Rodeo is their concert lineup. One of country's greatest stars plays there (and even records some of his music videos from there)....George Strait. Of course, being a Texan George supports his home state. And since George doesn't tour up in the NW very often I am going to have to search for when he is playing the Houston Rodeo again. You can search for Houston Rodeo concert tickets here and see who is playing this year. The stadium they play at is huge and well known...The Reliant Astrodome. Some other great country artists that have played there are Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Alabama, Brooks & Dunn, Dierks Bentley and more. And you know what? You don't even have to like country music because some of their top attendance records were concerts by Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Hilary Duff (who knew), Bon Jovi, LL Cool J and Ashanti! What amazinge artists that the've had play.

How many people come and pay to see the Houston Rodeo? Their record paid attendance was in 2003, where 1,215,913 people came throughout the event timeline! Wow! That is a stinking lot of people coming out to see the rodeo.

For those of you 21 and older make sure you make it out to the Hideout held on the floor of Reliant Astrodome, a place remembered and loved by many. The Hideout will feature Texas country dance bands. Don’t miss the opportunity to go “dancin’ in the Dome.” A list of performers will be posted once available.

This is a must see and do event for all ages of people....in the midst of all this don't forget to make it to the carnival section of the show! Win yourself a giant gorilla to take home!!