The 25 Most-Attended Rodeo Concerts of All Time
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is one of the biggest cultural events in Texas and one of the largest rodeos in the world, blending livestock competitions, carnival attractions, food festivals, and blockbuster concerts that draw hundreds of thousands to NRG Stadium every spring. With total event attendance routinely topping 2.5 million visitors across its multi-week run, the concert series is a major draw on its own, with audiences that rival major festival crowds.
Bun B’s RodeoHouston performances did not make the official Top 25 attendance list due to how the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo tracks concert records. The rankings are based strictly on paid stadium attendance, and Bun B’s shows, which featured a lineup of artists, are categorized differently than single-headliner concerts.
For 2026, RodeoHouston runs March 2 – 22, featuring headliners across country, pop, rock, and Latin genres. Big names include Riley Green, Tim McGraw, Lainey Wilson, Creed, Chris Stapleton, Rascal Flatts, Shaboozey and Cody Johnson closing the season with a full-length concert.
Speaking of CoJo’s upcoming show, George Strait‘s two concert-only performances do not count, due to no rodeo events taking place prior, and the performances featured opening acts.
Strait set NRG Stadium’s attendance record On March 17, 2019, with 80,108 people walking through the stadium’s gates. The show featured performances from Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen.
On March 20, 2022, his show featuring Ashley McBryde drew in 79,456 attendees.
Below is a rundown of the 25 most-attended individual RodeoHouston concerts of all time, ranked by paid attendance at NRG Stadium — the biggest crowds ever to pack the rodeo’s rotating stage.
| Rank | Year | Artist(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | Jonas Brothers | 75,600 |
| 2 | 2024 | Los Tigres del Norte | 75,595 |
| 3 | 2019 | Los Tigres del Norte | 75,586 |
| 4 | 2019 | Cardi B | 75,580 |
| 5 | 2018 | Garth Brooks | 75,577 |
| 6 | 2018 | Calibre 50 | 75,565 |
| 7 | 2017 | Siggno (double bill with Banda el Recodo) | 75,557 |
| 7 | 2017 | Banda el Recodo (double bill with Siggno) | 75,557 |
| 8 | 2016 | Los Huracanes del Norte (double bill) | 75,508 |
| 8 | 2016 | Banda Los Recoditos (double bill) | 75,508 |
| 9 | 2015 | La Arrolladora Banda El Limón (double bill) | 75,357 |
| 9 | 2015 | La Maquinaria Nortena (double bill) | 75,357 |
| 10 | 2013 | Los Invasores de Nuevo León (double bill) | 75,305 |
| 10 | 2013 | Julión Álvarez (double bill) | 75,305 |
| 11 | 2013 | Luke Bryan | 75,242 |
| 12 | 2013 | Blake Shelton | 75,238 |
| 13 | 2014 | Pesado (double bill with Banda MS) | 75,224 |
| 13 | 2014 | Banda MS (double bill with Pesado) | 75,224 |
| 14 | 2013 | Pitbull | 75,217 |
| 15 | 2014 | Maroon 5 | 75,214 |
| 16 | 2013 | Bruno Mars | 75,177 |
| 17 | 2015 | Brad Paisley | 75,167 |
| 18 | 2019 | Kane Brown | 75,122 |
| 19 | 2016 | Luke Bryan | 75,082 |
| 20 | 2014 | Luke Bryan | 75,078 |
| 21 | 2015 | Ariana Grande | 75,068 |
| 22 | 2014 | Usher | 75,067 |
| 23 | 2014 | Blake Shelton | 75,054 |
| 24 | 2024 | Nickelback | 75,036 |
| 25 | 2017 | Luke Bryan | 75,033 |
The 25 Most-Attended Rodeo Concerts of All Time was originally published on myhoustonmajic.com
