Source: Lynyrd Skynyrd performs during Friday’s performance of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas March 18,2005. (James Nielsen/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.
Related: 20 Songs Turning 40 Years Old in 2025
Related: 2025 RODEOHOUSTON Lineup Announcement On Thursday
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:
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
1. 50 Cent
Source:Live Nation
Performed in 2024.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
2. Alabama
Source:Getty
Performed in 1986, 1988-92, 1998, 2001, 2003 and 2012.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
3. Alan Jackson
Source:Getty
Performed in 1992-02, 2004-13, 2015 and 2017.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
4. Alicia Keys
Source:Getty
Performed in 2005 and 2017.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
5. Ariana Grande
Source:Getty
Performed in 2015.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
6. Zac Brown Band
Source:Getty
Performed in 2011-15, 2017-19 and 2023-24
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
7. Willie Nelson
Source:Getty
Performed in 1985-86, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2017 and 2020.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
8. Waylon Jennings
Source:Getty
Performed in 1981, 1984, 1990 and 1992.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
9. Vince Gill
Source:Getty
Performed in 1991-99 and 2004.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
10. Usher
Source:Getty
Performed in 2014.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
11. Tonny Bennett
Source:Getty
Performed in 2000.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
12. Toby Keith
Source:Getty
Performed in 1995-96, 2003, 2006-10 and 2013.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
13. Tim McGraw
Source:Getty
Performed in 1996-97, 2003, 2008, 2010-11, 2013, 2015, 2019 and 2022.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
14. The Jackson 5
Source:Getty
Performed in 1973 and 1974.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
15. The Isley Brothers
Source:Getty
Performed in 1991.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
16. Taylor Swift
Source:Getty
Performed in 2009.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
17. Styx
Source:Getty
Performed in 2002 and 2013.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
18. Steve Miller Band
Source:Getty
Performed in 2000 and 2005.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
19. Sonny and Cher
Source:Getty
Performed in 1973 and 1974.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
20. Smokey Robinson
Source:Getty
Performed in 2000.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
21. Shania Twain
Source:Getty
Performed in 1999.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
22. Selena
Source:Getty
Performed in 1993-95.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
23. Chaka Khan and Rufus
Source:Getty
Performed in 1976.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
24. Santana
Source:Getty
Performed in 2019.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
25. Roy Rogers
Source:Getty
Performed in 1950, 1952, 1957, 1960, 1968-69 and 1972.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
26. Rod Stewart
Source:Getty
Performed in 2000.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
27. Ray Charles
Source:Getty
Performed in 2003.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
28. REO Speedwagon
Source:Getty
Performed in 2002 and 2014.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
29. Reba McEntire
Source:Getty
Performed in 1984, 1987-89, 1991-00, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2014.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
30. Rascal Flatts
Source:Getty
Performed in 2001, 2005, 2008-11 and 2018.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
31. Randy Travis
Source:Getty
Performed in 1988, 1992, 1994-95 and 2004.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
32. Pitbull
Source:Getty
Performed in 2013 and 2015-16.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
33. Parker McCollum
Source:Getty
Performed in 2022 and 2023.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
34. Neil Diamond
Source:Getty
Performed in 2002.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
35. Oak Ridge Boys
Source:Getty
Performed in 1979, 1981-86 and 1988-91.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
36. Nickelback
Source:Getty
Performed in 2024.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
37. Miley Cyrus (as Hannah Montana)
Source:Getty
Performed in 2007 and 2008.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
38. Miranda Lambert
Source:Getty
Performed in 2008, 2011-12 and 2015-16.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
39. Merle Haggard
Source:Getty
Performed in 1973, 1978, 1982-84, 1986, 1989 and 2000.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
40. Mary J. Blige
Source:Getty
Performed in 2002, 2010 and 2013.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
41. Martina McBride
Source:Getty
Performed in 1996, 2001-08, 2011 and 2013.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
42. Luke Bryan
Source:Getty
Performed in 2012-19 and 2022-24
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
43. Maroon 5
Source:Getty
Performed in 2005-06 and 2014.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
44. Los Tigres del Norte
Source:Getty
Performed in 2002, 2019 and 2024.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
45. Lynyrd Skynyrd
Source:Getty
Performed in 1996, 1998 and 2005.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
46. Luke Combs
Source:Getty
Performed in 2019.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
47. Loretta Lynn
Source:Getty
Performed in 1977, 1979 and 1988.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
48. LL Cool J
Source:Getty
Performed in 2003.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
49. Lionel Richie
Source:Getty
Performed in 1999.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
50. Lainey Wilson
Source:Getty
Performed in 2024
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
51. Kris Kristofferson
Source:Getty
Performed in 1990 and 1992.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
52. KISS
Source:Getty
Performed in 2011.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
53. Kenny Rogers
Source:Getty
Performed in 1978-80, 1988-89, 1999-00 and 2002.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
54. Kenny Chesney
Source:Getty
Performed in 2001-05, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2023.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
55. Jonas Brothers
Source:Getty
Performed in 2009-10 and 2024.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
56. Keith Urban
Source:Getty
Performed in 2005, 2009-11, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2022.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
57. Justin Bieber
Source:Getty
Performed in 2010.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
58. June Carter Cash
Source:Getty
Performed in 1971 and 1978.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
59. Journey
Source:Getty
Performed in 2022.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
60. Johnny Cash
Source:Getty
Performed in 1971, 1978, 1990 and 1992.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
61. Jimmy Buffett
Source:Getty
Performed in 1995.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
62. Jimmy Dean
Source:Getty
Performed in 1966 and 1967.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
63. Glen Campbell
Source:Getty
Performed in 1971-72 and 1976.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
64. Jelly Roll
Source:Getty
Performed in 2024.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
65. Jason Aldean
Source:Getty
Performed in 2010-14, 2016, 2018 and 2023.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
66. ZZ Top
Source:Getty
Performed in 2002-03, 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2017.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
67. Janet Jackson
Source:Getty
Performed in 2011.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
68. Hank Williams Jr.
Source:Getty
Performed in 1983, 1992-93, 1995-97, 1999, 2001 and 2024.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
69. George Strait
Source:Getty
1983-1997, 2002-04, 2006-07, 2013, 2019 and 2022.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
70. George Jones
Source:Getty
Performed in 1986 and 1989-90.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
71. Gene Autry
Source:Getty
Performed in 1942-45, 1947-48 and 1955.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
72. Garth Brooks
Source:Getty
Performed in 1991, 1993 and 2018.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
73. Frankie Beverly & Maze
Source:Getty
Performed in 1991, 1993-94 and 2006.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
74. Florida Georgia Line
Source:Getty
Performed in 2014-17.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
75. Eric Church
Source:Getty
Performed in 2015 and 2024.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
76. Enrique Iglesias
Source:Getty
Performed in 1999-00, 2004 and 2012.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
77. Elvis Presley
Source:Getty
Performed in 1970 and 1974.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
78. Dolly Parton
Source:Getty
Performed in 1978.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
79. Dierks Bentley
Source:Getty
Performed in 2004, 2007-08, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2022.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
80. Diana Ross
Source:Getty
Performed in 2001.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
81. Def Leppard
Source:Getty
Performed in 2001.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
82. Darius Rucker
Source:Getty
Performed in 2009-10 and 2016.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
83. Crystal Gayle
Source:Getty
Performed in 1978-81, 1983-84, 1987 and 1989.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
84. Conway Twitty
Source:Getty
Performed in 1974-75, 1977, 1979, 1981-88 and 1990.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
85. Cody Johnson
Source:Getty
Performed in 2017-19 and 2022-24.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
86. Clint Black
Source:Getty
Performed in 1990-96, 1998-00, 2002-03, 2005 and 2009.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
87. Chris Stapleton
Source:Getty
Performed in 2017-19 and 2022-23.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
88. Cheap Trick
Source:Getty
Performed in 1989.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
89. Cardi B
Source:Getty
Performed in 2019.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
90. Bun B
Source:Getty
Performed in 2022-24
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
91. Bruno Mars
Source:Getty
Performed in 2013.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
92. Brooks and Dunn
Source:Getty
Performed in 1992-2010, 2019 and 2023.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
93. Brad Paisley
Source:Getty
Performed in 2001, 2005, 2008-12, 2014-19 and 2022-24
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
94. Bon Jovi
Source:Getty
Performed in 2003.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
95. Bob Dylan
Source:Getty
Performed in 2002.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
96. Blink-182
Source:Getty
Performed in 2017.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
97. Blake Shelton
Source:Getty
Performed in 2010, 2012-14, 2018 and 2024.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
98. Black Eyed Peas
Source:Getty
Performed in 2010.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
99. Billy Currington
Source:Getty
Performed in 2011 and 2015-16.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
100. Beyonce
Source:Getty
Performed in 2004 and 2007.
100 Artists Who’ve Performed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was originally published on 93qcountry.com
