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Source: Luke Bryan performs at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Saturday, March 16, 2013, in Houston. ( Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has been a fixture in the Houston community since its inaugural rodeo at the Democratic Convention Hall in 1932. Since then, its expanded to one of the largest rodeos in the entire world, bringing stars from across the music industry to perform every night after the rodeo events.

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As we anxiously await Thursday night’s 2025 HLSR entertainer lineup, here’s a list of 100 of the biggest names to grace the stage RODEO HOUSTON’s history:

100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo:

1. 50 Cent

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Performed in 2024.

2. Alabama

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Performed in 1986, 1988-92, 1998, 2001, 2003 and 2012.

3. Alan Jackson

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Performed in 1992-02, 2004-13, 2015 and 2017.

4. Alicia Keys

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Performed in 2005 and 2017.

5. Ariana Grande

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Performed in 2015.

6. Zac Brown Band

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Performed in 2011-15, 2017-19 and 2023-24

7. Willie Nelson

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Performed in 1985-86, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2017 and 2020.

8. Waylon Jennings

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Performed in 1981, 1984, 1990 and 1992.

9. Vince Gill

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Performed in 1991-99 and 2004.

10. Usher

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Performed in 2014.

11. Tonny Bennett

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Performed in 2000.

12. Toby Keith

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Performed in 1995-96, 2003, 2006-10 and 2013.

13. Tim McGraw

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Performed in 1996-97, 2003, 2008, 2010-11, 2013, 2015, 2019 and 2022.

14. The Jackson 5

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Performed in 1973 and 1974.

15. The Isley Brothers

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Performed in 1991.

16. Taylor Swift

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Performed in 2009.

17. Styx

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Performed in 2002 and 2013.

18. Steve Miller Band

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Performed in 2000 and 2005.

19. Sonny and Cher

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Performed in 1973 and 1974.

20. Smokey Robinson

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Performed in 2000.

21. Shania Twain

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Performed in 1999.

22. Selena

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Performed in 1993-95.

23. Chaka Khan and Rufus

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Performed in 1976.

24. Santana

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Performed in 2019.

25. Roy Rogers

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Performed in 1950, 1952, 1957, 1960, 1968-69 and 1972.

26. Rod Stewart

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Performed in 2000.

27. Ray Charles

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Performed in 2003.

28. REO Speedwagon

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Performed in 2002 and 2014.

29. Reba McEntire

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Performed in 1984, 1987-89, 1991-00, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2014.

30. Rascal Flatts

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Performed in 2001, 2005, 2008-11 and 2018.

31. Randy Travis

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Performed in 1988, 1992, 1994-95 and 2004.

32. Pitbull

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Performed in 2013 and 2015-16.

33. Parker McCollum

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Performed in 2022 and 2023.

34. Neil Diamond

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Performed in 2002.

35. Oak Ridge Boys

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Performed in 1979, 1981-86 and 1988-91.

36. Nickelback

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Performed in 2024.

37. Miley Cyrus (as Hannah Montana)

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Performed in 2007 and 2008.

38. Miranda Lambert

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Performed in 2008, 2011-12 and 2015-16.

39. Merle Haggard

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Performed in 1973, 1978, 1982-84, 1986, 1989 and 2000.

40. Mary J. Blige

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Performed in 2002, 2010 and 2013.

41. Martina McBride

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Performed in 1996, 2001-08, 2011 and 2013.

42. Luke Bryan

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Performed in 2012-19 and 2022-24

43. Maroon 5

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Performed in 2005-06 and 2014.

44. Los Tigres del Norte

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Performed in 2002, 2019 and 2024.

45. Lynyrd Skynyrd

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Performed in 1996, 1998 and 2005.

46. Luke Combs

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Performed in 2019.

47. Loretta Lynn

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Performed in 1977, 1979 and 1988.

48. LL Cool J

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Performed in 2003.

49. Lionel Richie

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Performed in 1999.

50. Lainey Wilson

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Performed in 2024

51. Kris Kristofferson

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Performed in 1990 and 1992.

52. KISS

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Performed in 2011.

53. Kenny Rogers

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Performed in 1978-80, 1988-89, 1999-00 and 2002.

54. Kenny Chesney

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Performed in 2001-05, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2023.

55. Jonas Brothers

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Performed in 2009-10 and 2024.

56. Keith Urban

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Performed in 2005, 2009-11, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2022.

57. Justin Bieber

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Performed in 2010.

58. June Carter Cash

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Performed in 1971 and 1978.

59. Journey

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Performed in 2022.

60. Johnny Cash

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Performed in 1971, 1978, 1990 and 1992.

61. Jimmy Buffett

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Performed in 1995.

62. Jimmy Dean

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Performed in 1966 and 1967.

63. Glen Campbell

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Performed in 1971-72 and 1976.

64. Jelly Roll

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Performed in 2024.

65. Jason Aldean

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Performed in 2010-14, 2016, 2018 and 2023.

66. ZZ Top

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Performed in 2002-03, 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2017.

67. Janet Jackson

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Performed in 2011.

68. Hank Williams Jr.

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Performed in 1983, 1992-93, 1995-97, 1999, 2001 and 2024.

69. George Strait

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1983-1997, 2002-04, 2006-07, 2013, 2019 and 2022.

70. George Jones

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Performed in 1986 and 1989-90.

71. Gene Autry

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Performed in 1942-45, 1947-48 and 1955.

72. Garth Brooks

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Performed in 1991, 1993 and 2018.

73. Frankie Beverly & Maze

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Performed in 1991, 1993-94 and 2006.

74. Florida Georgia Line

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Performed in 2014-17.

75. Eric Church

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Performed in 2015 and 2024.

76. Enrique Iglesias

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Performed in 1999-00, 2004 and 2012.

77. Elvis Presley

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Performed in 1970 and 1974.

78. Dolly Parton

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Performed in 1978.

79. Dierks Bentley

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Performed in 2004, 2007-08, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2022.

80. Diana Ross

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Performed in 2001.

81. Def Leppard

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Performed in 2001.

82. Darius Rucker

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Performed in 2009-10 and 2016.

83. Crystal Gayle

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Performed in 1978-81, 1983-84, 1987 and 1989.

84. Conway Twitty

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Performed in 1974-75, 1977, 1979, 1981-88 and 1990.

85. Cody Johnson

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Performed in 2017-19 and 2022-24.

86. Clint Black

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Performed in 1990-96, 1998-00, 2002-03, 2005 and 2009.

87. Chris Stapleton

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Performed in 2017-19 and 2022-23.

88. Cheap Trick

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Performed in 1989.

89. Cardi B

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Performed in 2019.

90. Bun B

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Performed in 2022-24

91. Bruno Mars

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Performed in 2013.

92. Brooks and Dunn

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Performed in 1992-2010, 2019 and 2023.

93. Brad Paisley

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Performed in 2001, 2005, 2008-12, 2014-19 and 2022-24

94. Bon Jovi

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Performed in 2003.

95. Bob Dylan

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Performed in 2002.

96. Blink-182

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Performed in 2017.

97. Blake Shelton

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Performed in 2010, 2012-14, 2018 and 2024.

98. Black Eyed Peas

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Performed in 2010.

99. Billy Currington

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Performed in 2011 and 2015-16.

100. Beyonce

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Performed in 2004 and 2007.