Who Drew in the Largest Attendance at RODEOHOUSTON?
HOUSTON — The 2026 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is in full swing, with tens of thousands of people packing the rodeo grounds daily. The nightly performers have drawn in tens of thousands of attendees through NRG Stadium’s gates as well following the rodeo events.
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NRG Park itself saw its largest-ever total attendance in 2025, with 2.7 million people visiting the rodeo grounds over a 23-day period, according to Rodeo Director of Strategic Communications Danielle Grossman. The question will be, as the 2026 rodeo season continues, is if last year’s grounds and in-stadium numbers can be surpassed this year.
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While this year’s shows didn’t reach the heights some of last year’s achieved so far in terms of total attendance, at least one show sold over 70,000 tickets, including a RODEOHOUSTON newcomer’s concert.
So who drew in the largest attendance at the 2026 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo? Here’s every artist ranked by the numbers:
1. Forrest Frank – 70,707
2. Lizzo – 69,362
3. Dwight Yoakam – 66,156
4. J Balvin – 66,011
5. Rascal Flatts – 62,399
6. Riley Green – 59,250
Riley Green drew in 59,703 attendees during his RODEOHOUSTON debut in 2025.
7. Russell Dickerson – 53,063
