Every year the rodeo is different with a different lineup of performers. Top musical acts and artists grace the stage and some have returned year after year, or at least visit often enough to be treasured favorites.
Here’s our list of the last several years worth of Houston Rodeo performers:
2015 Rodeo Lineup
March 3: Eric Church
March 4: Hunter Hayes
March 5: Miranda Lambert
March 6: John Legend
March 7: Alan Jackson
March 8: Fall Out Boy
March 9: Justin Moore
March 10: Tim McGraw
March 11: Brantley Gilbert
March 12: Zac Brown Band
March 13: Pit Bull
March 14: Billy Currington
March 15: La Arrolladora Banda El Limón and La Maquinaria Norteña
March 16: Dierks Bentley
March 17: Ariana Grande
March 18: Florida Georgia Line
March 19: Blake Shelton
March 20: The Band Perry
March 21: Brad Paisley
March 22: Luke Bryan
2014
- March 4: Brad Paisley
- March 5: Eli Young Band
- March 6: Reba
- March 7: Usher (Black Heritage Day)
- March 8: Chris Young
- March 9: Selena Gomez
- March 10: REO Speedwagon
- March 11: Jason Aldean
- March 12: Jake Owen
- March 13: Maroon 5
- March 14: Keith Urban
- March 15: Hunter Hayes
- March 16: Grupo Pesado/Banda MS (Go Tejano Day)
- March 17: Luke Bryan
- March 18: Robin Thicke
- March 19: Florida Georgia Line
- March 20: Blake Shelton
- March 21: Easton Corbin
- March 22: The Band Perry
- March 23: Zac Brown Band
2013 Rodeo Performers
- Monday, Feb. 25 – Toby Keith
- Tuesday, Feb. 26 – Gary Allan
- Wednesday, Feb. 27 – Armed Forces Appreciation Day – Alan Jackson
- Thursday, Feb. 28 – Zac Brown Band
- Friday, March 1 – Black Heritage Day featuring Mary J. Blige
- Saturday, March 2 – Brantley Gilbert
- Sunday, March 3 – Demi Lovato, Austin Mahone
- Monday, March 4 – Styx
- Tuesday, March 5 – Lady Antebellum
- Wednesday, March 6 – Dierks Bentley
- Thursday, March 7 – Bruno Mars
- Friday, March 8 – Tim McGraw
- Saturday, March 9 – Super Shootout with The Band Perry
- Sunday, March 10 – Go Tejano Day with Julion Alvarez, Los Invasores de Nuevo Leon
- Monday, March 11 – Jason Aldean
- Tuesday, March 12 – Kenny Chesney
- Wednesday, March 13 – Jake Owen
- Thursday, March 14 – Pitbull
- Friday, March 15 – Blake Shelton
- Saturday, March 16 – RODEOHOUSTON BP Super Series Championship – Luke Bryan
- Sunday, March 17 (concert only) – George Strait, Martina McBride and the Randy Rogers Band
2012
- Alabama – Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012
- Kid Rock – Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 – Armed Forces Appreciation Day
- Lady Antebellum – Thursday, March 1, 2012
- John Legend – Friday, March 2, 2012 – Black Heritage Day
- Luke Bryan – Saturday, March 3, 2012
- Big Time Rush – Sunday, March 4, 2012
- China Anne McClain – From A.N.T. Farm, With The McClain Sisters – Sunday, March 4, 2012
- Eli Young Band – Monday, March 5, 2012
- Enrique Iglesias – Tuesday, March 6, 2012
- Blake Shelton – Wednesday, March 7, 2012
- ZZ Top – Thursday, March 8, 2012
- Reba McEntire – Friday, March 9, 2012 – Paint the Rodeo Pink Day
- Chris Young – Saturday, March 10, 2012
- Duelo – Sunday, March 11, 2012 – Go Tejano Day with La Original Banda and El Limon
- Zac Brown Band – Monday, March 12, 2012 – Spring Break Stampede
- Miranda Lambert – Tuesday, March 13, 2012 – Spring Break Stampede
- The Band Perry – Wednesday, March 14, 2012 – Spring Break Stampede
- Jason Aldean – Thursday, March 15, 2012 – Spring Break Stampede
- Train – Friday, March 16, 2012 – Spring Break Stampede
- Brad Paisley – Saturday, March 17, 2012 – Spring Break Stampede
- Alan Jackson – Sunday, March 18, 2012 – Spring Break Stampede
2011
- March 1 — Clay Walker
- March 2 — Trace Adkins
- March 3 — Sugarland
- March 4 — Janet Jackson
- March 5 — Billy Currington
- March 6 — Selena Gomez
- March 7 — Tim McGraw
- March 8 — Keith Urban
- March 9 — Martina McBride
- March 10 — Rascal Flatts
- March 11 — Lady Antebellum
- March 12 — Gary Allan
- March 13 — La Arroladora Band El Limon, La Leyenda
- March 14 — Kid Rock
- March 15 — KISS
- March 16 — Miranda Lambert
- March 17 — Zac Brown Band
- March 18 — Alan Jackson
- March 19 — Brad Paisley
- March 20 — Jason Aldean
2010
- Tuesday, March 2 — Alan Jackson
- Wednesday, March 3 — Dierks Bentley
- Thursday, March—Kenny Chesney
- Friday, March 5 (Black Heritage Day sponsored by Kroger Food Stores) — Mary J. Blige
- Saturday, March 6 — Jason Aldean
- Sunday, March 7 — Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato
- Monday, March 8 — Tim McGraw
- Tuesday, March 9 — Darius Rucker
- Wednesday, March 10 — Rascal Flatts
- Thursday, March 11 — Brad Paisley
- Friday, March 12 — Ford presents Toby Keith
- Saturday, March 13 — Blake Shelton
- Sunday, March 14 (Go Tejano Day sponsored by State Farm) — Pesado, El Trono De Mexico
- Monday, March 15 — Lady Antebellum
- Tuesday, March 16 — Keith Urban
- Wednesday, March 17 — Gary Allan
- Thursday, March 18 — Black Eyed Peas
- Friday, March 19 — Eli Young Band
- Saturday, March 20 (RodeoHouston BP Super Series Championship) — Brooks & Dunn, The Last Rodeo Tour
- Sunday, March 21 (RodeoHouston Xtreme Bulls) — Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber
2009
- Clay Walker
- Gladys Knight & Solange
- Trace Adkins
- Lady Antebellum
- Toby Keith
- Clint Black
- Josh Turner
- Ramon Ayala & Alacranes Musical
- Darius Rucker
- Keith Urban
- Gary Allan
- Pat Green
- Brooks & Dunn
- ZZ Top
2008
- Tim McGraw, March 3
- Faith Hill, March 4
- Kevin Fowler, March 5
- Alan Jackson, March 6
- John Legend, March 7
- Martina McBride, March 8
- Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus, March 9
- Sugarland, March 10
- Rascal Flatts, March 11
- John Fogerty, March 12
- Toby Keith, March 13
- Clay Walker, March 14
- Brad Paisley, March 15
- Duelo/Los Horoscopos de Durango, March 16
- Miranda Lambert, March 17
- Big & Rich, March 18
- Fergie, March 19
- Dierks Bentley, March 20
- Pat Green, March 21
- Brooks & Dunn, March 22