let's rodeo!

RodeoHouston tickets finally go on sale for 2024 concert season

The Jo Bros return to the rodeo this year.

Photo courtesy of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo/Jonas Brothers

Houstonians who're ready to score tickets for the RodeoHouston 2024 season shows can get ready to add to cart. Tickets for this year's concerts (February 27–March 17) at NRG Stadium go on sale Thursday, January 18 online.

Like this year, ticket sales will go in two waves — 10 am and 2 pm — on Thursday to accommodate the online surge. Wave 1 covers February 27 – March 7 performances; Wave 2 tickets are for March 8 – 17 shows.

Online waiting rooms will open at 9:30 am for Wave 1 and 1:30 pm for Wave 2. Waiting room customers will be randomly selected to enter the store and purchase tickets for the 10 am and 2 pm waves.

Importantly, the early waiting room entrance does not guarantee ticket access, rather a chance to buy.

Individual ticket prices start at $25, plus a $5 per ticket convenience fee, and are offered as follows:

Upper Level: $25 or $37
Loge Level: $45
Club Level: $65 or $70
Field Level: $60
Action Seats: $165
Hess Chute Seats: $400

Once purchased, tickets will be delivered electronically via the AXS Mobile ID; customers should plan for around 48 hours for delivery. Access purchased tickets via the AXS mobile app and the email login used to purchase tickets.

Should the rodeo sell out of standard tickets, fans can still purchase verified resale tickets through official AXS. These tickets will be available around 4 pm that same Thursday (January 18), per the rodeo. This helps buyers avoid high-priced, third party ticket vendors and stick to the source.

As CultureMap reported, RodeoHouston 2024’s roster is history-making, as multiple rap acts take the stage for the first time ever in one season. Houston rap icon Bun B will return for a final installment of his two groundbreaking H-Town and Southern Takeover shows. But this year, rapper, Newstonian, and Rodeo Uncorked! Boss bidder 50 Cent will headline Black Heritage Day.

Other notable names include country and pop culture star Blake Shelton, who leads off on Opening Day, and the Jonas Brothers, who last played the rodeo more than 10 years ago. Country fans can look forward to the familiar faces Brad Paisley, Zac Brown, and Luke Bryan, who’ll mark his 10th rodeo show this year.

Oh, and Nickelback will make their debut.

For tickets, full schedule, and more information, visit RodeoHouston online.

teamwork makes the dream work

Arizona-based interactive venue opens in Houston with 24 challenges

Two players in the Cat Burglar room at Bam Kazam.

Photo courtesy of Bam Kazam

Physical and mental tasks are part of the fun at Bam Kazam.

Houston's live action arcade boom continues with the opening of Bam Kazam, a massive new challenge room facility located in the former Railway Heights Market space in Lazybrook/Timbergrove (8200 Washington). Opening this Saturday, September 12, it is the company's third location since starting in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2021 and the first one in Texas.

Catering to adults, the idea of Bam Kazam is to roleplay big budget cinematic adventures like solving puzzles in ancient tombs or being part of a heist. The facility contains 24 different levels across 25,000 square foot of space. Players are given up to two hours to complete rooms, with most rooms requiring between 1-5 minutes. Teamwork is key to succeeding.

“If you’ve ever watched an action movie and thought, ‘I could do that,’ well come find out,” Bam Kazam founder Victor Blake said in a statement. “Bring the friend who thinks they’re the brains and the one who thinks they’re the athlete. You’re going to need each other.”

Rooms in the Houston location include Rat Trap, where players navigate through a giant mousetrap to avoid an equally giant cat; a Cat Burglar scenario that involves rope walks to steal a priceless painting; and a ruined city full of logic puzzles inspired by the Indiana Jones franchise.

Tickets for Bam Kazam are $39 per player with a three-player minimum per team. Every possible room is available with a ticket, and players have unlimited tries per room to solve them. Tickets are half-off ($19.50) during opening weekend when purchased through the website.

Houston has been enjoying a boom in live-action themed gaming since the end of COVID. Sandbox VR opened earlier this year, following Activate debuting in the city in 2023 and the Department of Wonder in 2022.

Photo courtesy of Bam Kazam

Physical and mental tasks are part of the fun at Bam Kazam.

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