The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has announced the first five big entertainers for its 81st annual event at Reliant Park: Toby Keith, Demi Lovato, Austin Mahone, Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan.
Country star Toby Keith will play the opening night show on Feb. 25, 2013. Keith is a 13-time RodeoHouston veteran, regaling rodeo attendees with such hits as "Should've Been a Cowboy" and "Beer for My Horses."
Texas-born singer-songwriter Demi Lovato and 16-year-old pop singer Austin Mahone both play on March 3, 2013. This will be the second RodeoHouston appearance for Lovato, who has gained recent fame as a judge on The X Factor. Mahone will have his rodeo debut in 2013, just a few short years after the San Antonio teen's performance videos went viral.
The 2013 RodeoHouston also brings two Georgia country singers back to the stage: Jason Aldean make his fourth RodeoHouston appearance on March 11, 2013, and Luke Bryan will take over the rodeo stage for his second time on March 16.
Add these big star entertainers to George Strait, Martina McBride and Randy Rogers Band, the trio that RodeoHouston has secured for a special full-length concert on the March 17 closing day, in lieu of the traditional roping and riding that precedes concerts every other day of the event. The Rodeo will offer stadium floor-level seating for this concert, with individual tickets starting at $150.
Season tickets to the RodeoHouston 2013 are on sale now, starting at $336 per seat with access to all 20 performances. Mini-Season tickets include nine performances and start at $146 per seat. Individual tickets will go on sale in January.
This rodeo will run from Monday, Feb. 25, to Sunday, March 17, 2013.
Legendary rockers Styx and Kevin Cronin, lead singer of REO Speedwagon, will team up to co-headline the “Brotherhood of Rock” tour in 2025, which will include a stop at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Friday, June 6.
The large, 40-city tour will take place over three months, starting in Greenville, South Carolina on May 28, and wrapping up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 24.
In addition to Houston, the tour will go to Austin on June 4 and Dallas on August 1. It will include special guest Don Felder, former lead guitarist for the Eagles, at all dates.
Fans can expect some of the greatest rock anthems of all time, including “Renegade,” “Keep On Loving You,” “Come Sail Away,” “Can't Fight This Feeling,” and “Hotel California.”
Styx and Cronin (as part of REO Speedwagon) first toured together in 2000 and in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks, coming together to form the Rock to the Rescue 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. This will mark their sixth time joining forces on the road.
2022 was the 50th anniversary of Styx's self-titled debut album, but they have yet to slow down. The band released their 17th album, Crash of the Crown, in 2021. Of course, not everyone is a fan, as this classic clip from The Simpsons illustrates.
REO Speedwagon's recording days appear to be done, with their last album coming out in 2009, but the main group of five has been together since 1989. On this tour, Cronin will be joined by REO's lead guitarist Dave Amato and drummer Bryan Hitt.
General tickets for the tour will go on sale starting on Friday, December 13 at 10 am at LiveNation.com.
Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets in the U.S. beginning on December 9 at 10 am through the Citi Entertainment program.
Styx and Kevin Cronin will be offering VIP packages via their own exclusive pre-sales beginning on Tuesday, December 10 at 10 am, as well as at LiveNation.com.
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Jason Aldean performing at last year's RodeoHoustonPhoto by © Michelle Watson/CatchLightGroup.com