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    From Black Eyed Peas to Brad Paisley

    RodeoHouston out of the chute with its most diverse line-up in years

    Michael D. Clark
    Jan 11, 2010 | 11:54 am
    • Black Eyed Peas, Thursday, March 18
    • Mary J. Blige Friday, March 5
      Photo courtesy of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
    • On Sunday, March 14, Pesado as part of "Go Tejano Day"
    • Keith Urban, Tuesday, March 16
    • Eli Young Band, Friday, March 19
    • Justin Bieber, Sunday, March 21

    There are a few things a rodeo/music fan can count on when RodeoHouston gets ready for the annual unveiling of its concert line-up: Top country music acts and the latest, greatest teen sensations. Every couple of years, however, they grab a superstar or two that surpasses all expectations.

    It appears that 2010 will be one of those years as sizzling hot hip-hop stars Black Eyed Peas and Mary J. Blige headline a prestigious cast of hot acts and pop heartthrobs including Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Justin Bieber and Brooks & Dunn's final RodeoHouston appearance.

    Not since RodeoHouston said goodbye to the Astrodome in 2002, with a line-up that included Bob Dylan, Destiny's Child and Neil Diamond as well as country radio royalty George Strait and the Dixie Chicks, has the rodeo hosted such a diverse all-star cast of both country and non-country artists. The 22 performers have cumulatively won 24 Grammy Awards, 78 Country Music Association Awards and 59 Academy of Country Music Awards.

    "You can have all the money in the world, but every year when we set out to do this it comes down to tour routing, who's playing where and when and will they come play our building," says Leroy Shafer, Vice-President and COO of RodeoHouston. "We are extremely pleased with this line-up. I think it is one of the most diverse line-ups I've ever been involved with."

    From the return of former Hootie and the Blowfish front man turned country star Darius Rucker and boy band Jonas Brothers, both for a second consecutive year, to the strong showing by country's leading men — including Alan Jackson, Dierks Bentley, Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts and Brad Paisley — this line-up is buzz-worthy. No non-country performer, however, has the star power currently being generated by the Black Eyed Peas whose March 18 concert is promising to be one of the live music events of the year in Houston.

    After ruling the singles charts last year with high energy dance tracks like "Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling" from former No. 1 album "The E.N.D.," the Black Eyed Peas' rodeo appearance has been worked into an international tour in support of the album. Some might consider a rodeo an unlikely stop for the a band which is just now taking it's superstardom to the highest level, packing arenas around the world. Shafer credits the quality word-of-mouth reputation RodeoHouston has among artists and B.E.P. vocalist Fergie's personal experience playing the rodeo as a solo artist in 2008.

    "We had been after the Black Eyed Peas for years. Having Fergie in (Reliant Stadium) a couple years ago to experience our show helped us achieve that," says Shafer. "I think having them ranks right up at the top with getting Miley Cyrus or Alicia Keys.

    "In the early years of the rodeo it would be on par with Elvis Presley playing the rodeo for the first time."

    Kicking things off on March 2 will be Alan Jackson, one of several country radio kings who will twirl on the rodeo's mobile stage this year. In just over two decades Jackson has scored 57 top 40 country singles including 26 No. 1 hits. Fan favorites include "Don't Rock the Jukebox," "Chattahoochee," and "Country Boy." Jackson has practically become the RodeoHouston house band having played there every year since 1992, except 2003. The only other artists who can top that are Brooks & Dunn, the most successful duo in the history of music, who play RodeoHouston on March 20 as part of their final tour after 19 years together. This will also be their 19th consecutive year playing at the rodeo in Houston.

    "You always know good acts will end someday, but when I heard that Brooks & Dunn were planning their final tour I knew we had to end the Super Series with them," says Shafer.

    In addition to playing the second-to-last night of RodeoHouston, the duo also gets the honor of playing following the conclusion of the BP Super Series Championship events. Though purely coincidental, it works well that Brooks & Dunn's final national trek is titled, "The Last Rodeo Tour."

    Another date sure to cause a spike in tickets sales will be Blige, who headlines Black Heritage Day on March 5. The queen of hip-hop soul returns to RodeoHouston a much bigger star than when she last played the event in 2002. Two Mexican Norteno groups, Pesado and El Trono De Mexico, share the bill for Go Tejano Day on March 14. It is one of the few days in which the concerts will be split among two groups. The others are the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato on March 7 and the RodeoHouston teen-dream finale featuring Bieber and Selena Gomez on March 21.

    See the full concert schedule here.

    Tickets for the 2010 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo/Houston go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at all Ticketmaster locations. Tickets range from $16-$20 (plus convenience fees and handling charges).

    Wednesdays are "Value Days" each week at the rodeo and feature upper level tickets for $10. A limited number of "Chute Seats," located on the stadium's ground floor directly behind the bucking chutes will be available for $200-$300 (includes food and beverages). Season ticket packages and two different mini-season packages (each featuring nine shows in the RodeoHouston series) are also available.

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    Metallica concert review

    Heavy metal legends Metallica roll into Houston with thunderous riffs

    Craig Hlavaty
    Jun 15, 2025 | 12:59 am
    Metallica concert Houston NRG Stadium 2025
    Photo by Brittaney Penney
    Metallica played a career-spanning set on June 14, 2025.

    Heavy metal is a baton that has been passed on for generations now. Now, more than ever, metal has turned into family entertainment. On Saturday night at NRG Stadium, the Metallica family reunion left ears ringing and hearts full, with a few scorch marks from hellacious pyro.

    Metallica — 44 years into this — is a frenetic, multigenerational machine. Four gray hairs from San Francisco that can still pack out a football stadium. The current lineup of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo is the longest-running one in the band’s history.

    Hetfield’s frenzied screech from 1981 is now a smoky, barrel-chested growl. Hammett’s metallic, exploratory guitar lines are a part of the metal vocabulary, and Trujillo — still the new guy — has been the sturdy thunder below it all. Urlich’s reliable drumming is its stadium-honed heart.

    Openers Suicidal Tendencies and Pantera provided direct support, with ST serving as a bracing thrash appetizer. Keeping it all in the family, Trujillo’s 21-year-old son Tye is now playing bass for ST, just as Robert did in the ‘90s. The band’s set whizzed by before most fans were able to enter the building, but those who arrived early witnessed a masterclass in ‘80s hardcore thrash.

    Texas sludge legends Pantera have been celebrating the lives of departed brothers Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul since the group reformed in 2022. Collapsing in acrimony in 2001, the band and its fans never got a proper sendoff, and, with the violent shooting death of Dimebag and Paul’s death due to heart disease, the current lineup only features two original members in lead singer Phil Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown. Guitar hero Zakk Wyle, stepping into Dimebag’s shoes, is a Hall Of Fame avatar for Dimebag, perhaps the only living human that could have delivered the appropriate riffs. Anthrax’s Charlie Benante now handles drumming duties.

    It’s 2025, and I’m watching a Pantera pit on the floor of NRG Stadium from a comfortable seat in the end zone. Anselmo, seemingly ageless, stalked Metallica’s sprawling, jaggedly circular stage barefoot and howling, splitting the difference between Henry Rollins and Rob Halford. Heathen anthems “Walk” and “Cowboys from Hell” still slice with precision, just as they sounded in the adjacent Astroarena in 1995.

    Before Metallica hit the stage around 9 pm, bored fans passed the time by doing the wave in NRG Stadium, but it only made a few laps before fizzling out.

    Kicking off with “Creeping Death” from 1984’s Ride The Lightning, Metallica reveled in rumbling NRG Stadium’s foundations.

    “For Whom The Bell Tolls” sounds as apocalyptic as ever, one of the early highlights of the night. The band has embraced it’s Load and Reload era recently, with the latter’s “The Memory Remains” and “Fuel” making setlist appearances. The crowd deftly filled in for the late Marianne Faithfull during the former. There’s still a lot of love for ‘90s eyeliner Metallica.

    Metallica’s 2023 album 72 Seasons saw the quartet reconvening for a loose and unrelenting collection of songs. “Lux Æterna” and “If Darkness Had a Son” have a slithery swing to them, borne from those famous Metallica jam sessions that sometimes appear on YouTube.

    1991’s “Nothing Else Matters” is still a romantic ballad for metalheads, a Gen X wedding staple.

    Few hard rock bands can still pack a football stadium in 2025, which makes Metallica among the last of a dying breed. All in their early ‘60s, they’re not unlike a performance hot rod team with 30 or so souped-up machines in the garage that only they know how to drive. They just have to take a few more breaks than they used to in between laps. Those four guys together still make magic via extremely loud noises.

    Closing out with “Master of Puppets and “Enter Sandman,” Metallica pushed Houstonians out into a humid Saturday night, covered in each other’s sweat, looking forward to the next Metallica family reunion.

    Setlist

    Creeping Death
    For Whom the Bell Tolls
    Ride the Lightning
    The Memory Remains
    Lux Æterna
    If Darkness Had a Son
    Kirk and Rob Doodle ("Hit the Lights" and ZZ Top's "La Grange")
    The Day That Never Comes
    Fuel
    Orion
    Nothing Else Matters
    Sad but True
    One
    Seek & Destroy
    Master of Puppets
    Enter Sandman

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    Photo by Brittaney Penney

    Metallica played a career-spanning set on June 14, 2025.

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