Houston Rodeo Announces Star-Studded 2018 Lineup, Including Garth Brooks, Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Kelsea Ballerini & More

by Jim Casey | @TheJimCasey | January 8, 2018

Running from February 27 to March 18—yes, 20 days—Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is one of the largest rodeo and livestock exhibitions in the world. Rodeo Houston features a carnival, a bar-b-que contest, 10K race and some of the best live entertainment in the country. The event pulled in more than 2.6 million attendees during last year’s festivities and more than 1.3 million showed up just for the concerts.

And why wouldn’t they? Country music dominates the week’s lineup at NRG Stadium, and this year is no exception with a star-studded cast that includes Garth Brooks, Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Little Big Town, Chris Young, Luke Bryan, Kelsea Ballerini, Chris Stapleton and more.

Tickets for the event go on sale Jan. 11 at 10 a.m.

2018 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Lineup

Feb. 27: Garth Brooks
Feb. 28: Little Big Town
March 1: Blake Shelton
March 2: Leon Bridges
March 3: Kelsea Ballerini
March 4: Alessio Cara
March 5: Rascal Flatts
March 6: Jason Aldean
March 7: Thomas Rhett
March 8: Luke Bryan
March 9: Chris Young
March 10: Cody Johnson
March 11: Calibre 50
March 12: Zac Brown Band
March 13: J Bavin
March 14: OneRepublic
March 15: Keith Urban
March 16: Chris Stapleton
March 17: Brad Paisley
March 18: Garth Brooks

photo by Jason Simanek

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