Who Drew in the Largest Attendance at RODEOHOUSTON? - Page 18
HOUSTON — The 2026 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has reached its end, closed out by Cody Johnson’s record-breaking attendance record on Sunday night. Throughout rodeo, nightly performers drew in tens of thousands of attendees through NRG Stadium’s.
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NRG Park itself saw over 2.6 million people visiting the rodeo grounds over a 24-day period, according to RODEOHOUSTON.
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So who drew in the largest attendance at the 2026 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo? Here’s every artist ranked by the numbers:
Full-Length Concert
Cody Johnson – 80,203
Johnson broke George Strait’s 2019 attendance record of 80,108.
Shows Following the Rodeo
1. Forrest Frank – 70,707
2. Lainey Wilson – 70,130
3. Chris Stapleton – 70,077
4. Tim McGraw – 70,037
T-5. Creed – 70,007
T-5. Kelly Clarkson – 70,007
7. Parker McCollum – 69,850
8. Lizzo – 69,362
9. Dwight Yoakam – 66,156
10. Megan Moroney – 69,125
11. Shaboozey – 67,150
12. Luke Bryan – 66,026
13. J Balvin – 66,011
14. Pepe Aguilar – 66,007
15. Rascal Flatts – 62,399
16. Red Clay Strays – 62,000
17. Riley Green – 59,250
Riley Green drew in 59,703 attendees during his RODEOHOUSTON debut in 2025.
18. Koe Wetzel – 57,435
19. Cross Canadian Ragweed – 56,261
20. Russell Dickerson – 53,063
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