RodeoHouston concert lineup is out. See how it compared to leaked lineup
Amanda Cochran, Digital Special Projects Manager
HOUSTON – Most of this year’s lineup for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has officially been announced.
See 17 of the 20 artists who will be performing this year:
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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 08: (L-R) Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach, and Jess Carson of Midland attend the 51st annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 13: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Willie Nelson performs onstage during the 53rd annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images)SEVILLE, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 03: Becky G attends the MTV EMAs 2019 at FIBES Conference and Exhibition Centre on November 03, 2019 in Seville, Spain. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 13: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Maren Morris attends the 53nd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - AUGUST 17: Singer/songwriter Chris Young performs during a stop of the Raised on Country World Tour 2019 at MGM Grand Garden Arena on August 17, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)SAN JOSE, CA - DECEMBER 05: NCT 127 perform at 99.7 NOW! POPTOPIA 2019 Radio show at SAP Center on December 5, 2019 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Steve Jennings/WireImage)LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 21: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Kane Brown performs onstage during the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 21, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)GEORGE, WASHINGTON - AUGUST 03: Singer and musician Cody Johnson performs at Gorge Amphitheatre on August 03, 2019 in George, Washington. (Photo by Suzi Pratt/WireImage)DETROIT, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 06: Jon Pardi performs on stage during “Stars and Strings Presented by RAM Trucks Built to Serve,” a RADIO.COM Event, at the Fox Theatre on November 06, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for RADIO.COM)WANTAGH, NEW YORK - AUGUST 02: Dierks Bentley performs at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater on August 02, 2019 in Wantagh, New York. (Photo by Kevin Kane/Getty Images)ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 15: Keith Urban performs onstage during the ATLive 2019 concert at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on November 15, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 14: In this handout photo provided by One Voice: Somos Live!, Gwen Stefani performs onstage during "One Voice: Somos Live! A Concert For Disaster Relief" at the Universal Studios Lot on October 14, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jordin Althaus/NBCUniversal/One Voice: Somos Live!/Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 04: Khalid performs at L' Olympia on October 4, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by David Wolff - Patrick/Redferns)LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 07: Chris Stapleton performs onstage during the 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 07, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Rich Fury/ACMA2019/Getty Images for ACM)SAN ANTONIO, TX - FEBRUARY 23: Singer-songwriter Brad Paisley performs in concert as part of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo at the AT&T Center on February 23, 2016 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/WireImage)AUSTIN, TX - MAY 05: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO COMMERCIAL USE) Luke Bryan performs onstage during the 2018 iHeartCountry Festival By AT&T at The Frank Erwin Center on May 5, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 08: (L-R) Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach, and Jess Carson of Midland attend the 51st annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
March 3: Midland
March 4: Willie Nelson
March 5: Becky G
March 7: Maren Morris
March 8: Ramon Ayala
March 9: Chris Young
March 10: NCT 127
March 11: Kane Brown
March 12: Cody Johnson
March 14: Jon Pardi
March 15: Dierks Bentley
March 16: Keith Urban
March 17: Gwen Stefani
March 18: Khalid
March 19: Chris Stapleton
March 21: Brad Paisley
March 22: Luke Bryan
The three Friday performers, typically the biggest acts of the lineup, will be announced in February.
Thursday morning, a lineup was leaked and there was widespread speculation about its veracity.
KPRC 2′s Brittany Taylor and Carlos Hernandez played Rodeo Bingo and see how the leaked lineup compared to the real one:
🤠Who’s ready for some RODEO?!🤠 How accurate was the leaked line up? WATCH as RODEOHOUSTON reveals their concert lineup.
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RodeoHouston CEO and President Joel Cowley explained to KPRC 2 why the lineup was leaked Thursday.
“We go out to a lot of partners to start promoting the lineup, we release a lot of copy material in advance, particularly print media and they do sign a non-disclosure and unfortunately one of our print media partners went to print too early, and once it was in print, someone saw it, took a photo and with the social media we have today, of course, it spread like wildfire," Cowley said.
The complete Rodeo announcement was also leaked in 2019 and it was right on the money. But Cowley said this year, the leak didn’t happen the same way last year’s lineup was leaked.
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