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3 More Entertainers Announced For Rodeo

POSTED: Monday, December 1, 2008
UPDATED: 10:37 am CST December 1, 2008

Three more entertainers were announced at the 2009 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, KPRC Local 2 reported Monday.

Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire and Gary Allan will be headlining the show, which will be held March 3 through March 22 at Reliant Park.

Rascal Flatts, the Jonas Brothers, Brad Paisley and Taylor Swift were previously announced as concert acts for the rodeo.

The concert acts released so far are the following.

All three Wednesdays (March 4, 11 and 18) during the 2009 Show will be designated as Value Days, with admission tickets costing $5, $10 or $20, depending on the amenities included.

All Value Days tickets are now on sale through the Show's Ticket Office via phone at 832-667-1080 or in person at the windows on the second floor of Reliant Center and online at www.rodeohouston.com. These tickets will not be sold through any outside outlets at this time.

Season Tickets On Sale

Season ticket sales are also on sale. Season tickets start at $312, including a $10 handling fee.

Mini-season tickets can be purchased for $181 in the loge level, which includes a $10 handling fee. Mini-Season Ticket seating is in the loge and upper levels of Reliant Stadium.

Season Ticket Option A Dates/Music
  • Tuesday, March 3 – Rascal Flatts
  • Thursday, March 5 – Country
  • Monday, March 9 – TBA
  • Wednesday, March 11 – Reba McEntire
  • Friday, March 13 – Country
  • Saturday, March 14 – Country
  • Tuesday, March 17 – Country
  • Friday, March 20 – Taylor Swift
  • Sunday, March 22 – Classic Rock

Season Ticket Option B Dates/Music
  • Wednesday, March 4 – Alan Jackson
  • Saturday, March 7 – Country
  • Sunday, March 8 – Jonas Brothers
  • Tuesday, March 10 – Country
  • Thursday, March 12 – Brad Paisley
  • Monday, March 16 – TBA
  • Wednesday, March 18 – Gary Allan
  • Thursday, March 19 – Pop
  • Saturday, March 21 – Country

The full 2009 RodeoHouston line-up will be announced on Jan. 12. Individual tickets will go on sale on Jan. 17.

Season tickets and mini-season tickets can be purchased by calling the Rodeo's ticket office at 832-667-1080, or by visiting the Rodeo's ticket office at Reliant Center.

The show's ticket office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Value days, season tickets and mini-season tickets are not available at any other ticket outlet, including Ticketmaster.

Visit www.rodeohouston.com for a Reliant Stadium seating chart and more information. The season ticket and mini-season ticket costs also include admission to Reliant Center, Reliant Arena and the carnival.

Rodeo Stage Gets Revamped

The RodeoHouston entertainer stage will have changes for the 2009 show, officials said.

The changes include the following.
  • Three walkways will extend 16 feet from the north, west and east sides of the stage so that the entertainer can get closer to the audience.
  • There will be more stage surface outside the turntable, making the stage look and feel larger.
  • More video (LED) screen space will be added for more video and graphic opportunities.
  • New header video screen will be placed above eight main video screens for more informational opportunities during the rodeo action.
  • New vertical video screen will be placed between eight main video screens to alert fans to important calls during the rodeo action (broken barriers, penalty flags, etc.).
  • Video screens will be placed around the bottom of the stage during the concert to allow performers more video integration.
  • There will be full-motion video screens behind the entertainer/band to allow entertainers to customize the video and other backgrounds.

The 2009 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is a Section 501(c)(3) charitable event, committed to benefiting youth, supporting education, and facilitating better agricultural practices through exhibitions and presentation. Since its beginning in 1932, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has contributed more than $230 million to scholarships, research, endowments, calf scramble participants, junior show exhibitors, the Rodeo Institute for Teacher Excellence, School Art participants, and other educational and youth programs.

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