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<\/a>The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo began as the Houston Fat Stock Show and Livestock Exposition in April 1932, adding rodeo in 1938. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is the world\u2019s largest live entertainment and livestock exhibition. Now held annually in March, the show draws nearly 2 million people, with more than 1.2 million attending the rodeo and concerts in Reliant Stadium. Rodeo Houston has earned the status of the highest-paying regular-season rodeo with its innovative Super Series format. Since 1932, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has committed more than $230 million to the youth of Texas.<\/p>\nWhat a lot of people don’t know is that the Houston Rodeo is far more then a provider of live entertainment and amusement for the residents of Houston. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is also a charity that benefits youth, supports education, and facilitates better agricultural practices through exhibitions and presentation. Since its beginning in 1932, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has committed nearly $375 million to scholarships, research, endowments, calf scramble participants, junior show exhibitors, School Art participants, and other educational youth programs.<\/p>\n
Growing up, I loved going to the rodeo for the carnival rides and of course, the great live music that comes every year. During the month of March, everyone knows that the place to go to is the rodeo. After school, during the weekends, my friends and I would be there without a fail. I love everything about the rodeo. The crazy rides that would make me and my friends nauseous and dizzy for hours, the greasy fried food that would give us stomach aches for weeks, and the live music that was engraved in our hearts and mind for years, all make the rodeo experience something special.<\/p>\n
I started going to the rodeo when I was in the 9th<\/sup> grade, which was in 2009. Every year, the rodeo lineup is different, maybe some retuning artists, but never exactly the same. My very first country experience was during the Houston rodeo. Everyone wearing cowboy boots, drinking beer, and dancing around was my first impression of the \u201ccountry culture\u201d, and I loved it!<\/p>\n 2009 Entertainment Lineup<\/strong> 2010 Entertainment Lineup<\/strong> 2011 Entertainment Lineup 2012 Entertainment Lineup<\/strong> One of the main reasons why I love the rodeo is because of the great combination of pop and country artists that make the lineup so fun and appealing to all types of crowds. It is interesting to see the different artists that come every year, because while the rodeo works hard to maintain the concerts mainly country, with time more and more pop artists come and perform at the rodeo. While there are artists like Maroon 5 and Usher perform for those who are less into country, and then there are artists like Blake Shelton and Brad Paisley return every year for all the country lovers out there.<\/p>\n Every city has its \u201csignature event\u201d. That signature event is a special occasion, whether one day long or a month long, that makes that city special and different then any other city. New York City has New Year’s Eve at … Continue reading <\/a>Here are the some of the lineups of the Houston Rodeo in the past few years:<\/p>\n
\nMarch 3 Rascal Flatts
\nMarch 4 Alan Jackson
\nMarch 5 Clay Walker
\nMarch 6 Gladys Knight and Solange
\nMarch 7 Trace Adkins
\nMarch 8 Jonas Brothers
\nMarch 9 Lady Antebellum
\nMarch 10 Toby Keith
\nMarch 11 Reba McEntire
\nMarch 12 Brad Paisley
\nMarch 13 Clint Black
\nMarch 14 Josh Turner
\nMarch 15 Ramon Ayala and Alacranes Musical
\nMarch 16 Darius Rucker
\nMarch 17 Keith Urban
\nMarch 18 Gary Allan
\nMarch 19 Pat Green
\nMarch 20 Taylor Swift
\nMarch 21 Brooks & Dunn<\/p>\n
\nMarch 3 Dierks Bentley
\nMarch 4 Kenny Chesney
\nMarch 5 Mary J. Blige
\nMarch 6 Jason Aldean
\nMarch 7 Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato
\nMarch 8 Tim McGraw
\nMarch 9 Darius Rucker
\nMarch 10 Rascal Flatts
\nMarch 11 Brad Paisley
\nMarch 12 Toby Keith
\nMarch 13 Blake Shelton
\nMarch 14 Grupo Pesado and El Trono de M\u00e9xico
\nMarch 15 Lady Antebellum
\nMarch 16 Keith Urban
\nMarch 17 Gary Allen
\nMarch 18 The Black Eyed Peas
\nMarch 19 Eli Young Band
\nMarch 20 Brooks and Dunn
\nMarch 21 Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>March 1 Clay Walker
\nMarch 2 Trace Adkins
\nMarch 3 Sugarland
\nMarch 4 Janet Jackson
\nMarch 5 Billy Currington
\nMarch 6 Selena Gomez
\nMarch 7 Tim McGraw
\nMarch 8 Keith Urban
\nMarch 9 Martina McBride
\nMarch 10 Rascal Flatts
\nMarch 11 Lady Antebellum
\nMarch 12 Gary Allan
\nMarch 13 La Arrolladora Banda El Lim\u00f3n and La Leyenda
\nMarch 14 Kid Rock
\nMarch 15 KISS
\nMarch 16 Miranda Lambert
\nMarch 17 Zac Brown Band
\nMarch 18 Alan Jackson
\nMarch 19 Brad Paisley
\nMarch 20 Jason Aldean<\/p>\n
\nFebruary 28 Alabama
\nFebruary 29 Kid Rock
\nMarch 1 Lady Antebellum
\nMarch 2 John Legend
\nMarch 3 Luke Bryan
\nMarch 4 Big Time Rush
\nMarch 5 Eli Young Band
\nMarch 6 Enrique Iglesias
\nMarch 7 Blake Shelton
\nMarch 8 ZZ Top
\nMarch 9 Reba McEntire
\nMarch 10 Chris Young
\nMarch 11 La Original Banda El Lim\u00f3n and Duelo
\nMarch 12 Zac Brown Band
\nMarch 13 Miranda Lambert
\nMarch 14 The Band Perry
\nMarch 15 Jason Aldean
\nMarch 16 Train
\nMarch 17 Brad Paisley
\nMarch 18 Alan Jackson<\/p>\n<\/a>The Houston Rodeo is a great time for families and friends to hear great music, eat good food, and enjoy each other\u2019s company. I strongly recommend going, it really is a unique and fun experience for everyone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"