Concerts
Here’s a list of classic rock stars with birthdays this week:
NRG Stadium, the early days of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo were a different animal entirely. And brother, they were wild. We’re talking back when the show was still finding its legs in the 1930s and ’40s, long before slick production and corporate sponsorships. The entertainment wasn’t just music. It was spectacle. Oddity. Sometimes […]
When it comes to the Houston Rodeo, country may pay the bills, but rock stars have burned the paint off the rafters. Inside NRG Stadium (and the old Astrodome before it), these seven shows didn’t just play. They detonated. Elvis Presley – 1970The King in a rhinestone jumpsuit at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo? […]
Eddie Van Halen's groundbreaking guitar techniques inspired a generation of shredders.
Black Eyed Peas – Super Bowl XLV (2011)Widely considered the low point of the modern era. Off-key vocals, muddy sound and awkward staging turned a hit-packed catalog into a chaotic mess. Maroon 5 – Super Bowl LIII (2019)Flat, safe, and instantly forgettable. Despite guest appearances, the show lacked energy, edge and any sense of occasion […]
Prince – Super Bowl XLI (2007)The gold standard. Playing “Purple Rain” in an actual downpour turned a great performance into rock mythology. Musicianship, emotion and sheer presence have never been topped. Beyoncé (with Destiny’s Child) – Super Bowl XLVII (2013)Precision, power and star dominance. Beyoncé owned the stage from the first beat, capped by a […]
“Layla” isn’t just one of the greatest rock songs ever recorded. It’s a full-band masterpiece born from emotional chaos. When Derek and the Dominos cut it in 1970, this wasn’t Eric Clapton standing alone in the spotlight. This was lightning captured by every musician in the room and that’s why it still sounds dangerous more […]
Keith Richards: The Shepard’s Pie ShowdownYou’d think the human riff would prep for a stadium show with something exotic, but no, Keith Richards is famously obsessed with a humble Shepard’s Pie. However, there’s a catch that would make any roadie sweat: Keef must be the one to “break the crust.” Legend has it that if […]
Let’s say the quiet part loud: Cheap Trick is the greatest rock band of all time and no, we’re not bowing to sacred cows, dusty legends or music-history homework assignments. Yes, The Beatles rewrote the rulebook. Yes, The Rolling Stones perfected danger, but greatness isn’t about who showed up first. It’s about who showed up […]
So, why isn’t STING touring with the others of The Police? By the time most rock bands hit the nostalgia circuit, the checks are fat, the grudges are buried, and the past gets polished until it shines. That’s not how it works with The Police and that’s exactly why Sting still refuses to climb back […]
1. Led Zeppelin — “One Last Night…or Maybe Ten”Let’s be honest: a full Zep reunion tour is the unicorn of all unicorns.Page has shown sparks of interest, Plant still performs and John Bonham’s son Jason has filled in before.Would it happen? Highly unlikely. Would it melt the fabric of space-time? Absolutely yes. 2. Pink Floyd […]
Lynyrd Skynyrd and Foreigner bring their co-headlining “Double Trouble Double Vision Tour” to Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on Aug. 27, 2026, in The Woodlands.