In Houston, rodeo season is year-round, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get pumped for the annual big announcements like the genre reveal. RodeoHouston has just released the entertainment genre lineup for the 2024 season.
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo concerts series kicks off on February 27, 2024, and as is tradition, the Opening Day act is country, which follows the next day for Armed Forces Appreciation Day, before moving to Christian on February 29 (one wonders if Lauren Daigle will fill that slot).
March 1 sees hip-hop/rap, meaning rodeo fans will likely get a third, and perhaps final, installment of our rap icon Bun B’s rodeo Takeover in honor of the rodeo’s Black Heritage Day tradition — let’s call it the ultimate trilogy from the Trill OG and burger king.
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After a March 2 country show, things move to Latin on March 3, with a slew of country acts until EDM hits on March 8. A Norteño act will headline Go Tejano Day on March 10.
Country rock, another rap show on March 12 (can we get a Bun B solo show?), with a pop act popping in between country shows on March 15.
Fittingly, a country act closes the RodeoHouston lineup on March 17.
New for this year, the rodeo is capitalizing on savvy fan speculation with the Guess the 2024 RodeoHouston Entertainer Lineup contest (sponsored by Cotton Holdings, Inc., the firm behind the most over-the-top Bar-B-Cue Championship Cookoff tent in human history.)
Fans can log in here starting at 10 am Friday, December 1 and guess the acts for a chance to win an all-inclusive suite for 18 guests for one performance in NRG Stadium during the 2024 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The contest runs until December 15, with one winner selected right after the 2024 RodeoHouston entertainer lineup is officially announced on Thursday, January 11, 2024.
Another important date reminder: tickets go on sale Thursday, January 18, 2024 online.
Stefani was bananas — B-A-N-A-N-A-S — in her rodeo debut.
Photo courtesy of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Who will see? RodeoHouston has given us hometown queen Beyoncé, Garth Brooks, and the King of Country, while introducing die-hards to K-Pop and a marshmallow-headed EDM star. And who could've guessed that Gwen Stefani would become the show-stopping talk of the rodeo last year?
Genre geniuses can get all the details on the Guess the 2024 RodeoHouston Entertainer Lineup contest here.
