HOUSTON — Mother Nature smiled on the first week of the 2024 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo without the usual mix of hot, cold and stormy days.
Even so, crowds overall have been below the 2023 attendance.
"We are a little under where we were last year. We're actually ahead of where we were in 2022," HLSR President and CEO Chris Boleman said. "And then actually if you add the attendance from the barbecue, we're pretty much the same as we were this time last year."
There were some bright spots in the first weekend with 50 Cent and Ivan Cornejo selling out. Hardy also drew a lot of people.
Total attendance is expected to pick up in this second week with sellout shows, including Jelly Roll tonight and Lainey Wilson on Saturday. Sunday's Go Tejano Day with Los Tigres del Norte is also sold out except for standing room only.
In the final week, Bun B, the Jonas Brothers and Nickelback are among the hot sellers with only SRO tickets available. Plus it's spring break, which typically attracts a lot of visitors.
We checked with the folks at HLSR and they said there are still face-value seats available in the lower level and $25 upper-level seats for these shows.
- Luke Bryan
- Brad Paisley
- Zac Brown Band
- Eric Church
- Major Lazer
- Whiskey Myers
2024 RodeoHouston attendance
- Tuesday, Feb 27, Blake Shelton: 59,461 compared to 68,303 in 2023
- Wednesday, Feb. 28, Carly Pearce: 54,686 compared to 72,711 in 2023
- Thursday, Feb. 29, for KING + COUNTRY: 54,968 compared to 67,131 in 2023
- Friday, March 1, 50 Cent: 74,729 compared to 74,573 in 2023 *
- Saturday, March 2, Hardy: 69,753 compared to 69,507 in 2023 *
- Sunday, March 3, Ivan Cornejo: 72,046 compared to 72,471 in 2023 *
- Monday, March 4, Hank Williams Jr.: 54,968 compared to 62,913 in 2023
- Tuesday, March 5, Oliver Anthony: 49,219 compared to 59,032 in 2023.
- Wednesday, March 6, Jelly Roll (sold out)
- Thursday, March 7, Luke Bryan
- Friday, March 8, Major Lazer
- Saturday, March 9, Lainey Wilson (sold out)
- Sunday, March 10, Los Tigres del Norte (sold out)
- Monday, March 11, Whiskey Myers
- Tuesday, March 12, Bun B's All-American takeover (sold out)
- Wednesday, March 13, Nickelback
- Thursday, March 14, Zac Brown Band
- Friday, March 15, Jonas Brothers (sold out)
- Saturday, March 16, Brad Paisley
- Sunday, March 17, Eric Church
* Bigger crowd than 2023
How much do Rodeo Houston tickets cost?
- Upper Level: $25 or $37
- Loge Level: $45
- Club Level: $65 or $70
- Field Level: $60
- Action Seats: $165
- Hess Chute Seats: $400
A $5 service charge will be added for each ticket.
You can also get resale tickets for a wide range of prices on axs.com via RodeoHouston.com.
When does the Houston Rodeo start?
Weekday rodeos start at 6:45 p.m. and NRG Stadium gates open at 6 p.m. The entertainer takes the stage at approximately 9 p.m.
Weekend rodeos start at 2:45 p.m. and NRG Stadium gates open at 2 p.m. The entertainer takes the stage at approximately 5 p.m.
Record attendance for Bar-B-Que cookoff
- Thursday: 51,355 compared to 45,841 in 2023 (New record)
- Friday: 82,752 compared to 72,784 in 2023 (New record)
- Saturday: 100,349 compared to 96,278 in 2023