Rodeo releases 2025 concert genre calendar with 'Wild Card' category
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The speculation is over around what type of musical variety will be on tap for the concerts at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo next year.
The rodeo released its annual genre calendar Thursday, just one highly-anticipated step leading up to the entertainer lineup.
The genre tells you what to expect when it comes to the types of music you'll hear at the concerts, which run the duration of the rodeo. In 2025, the rodeo is March 4-23.
In the past, the rodeo has opened and closed with a country music artist, but the nights in between have featured Latin, Norteño, hip-hop, rap, Christian, rock, pop, and EDM.
Predictions for 2025 weren't too far off.
As expected, the opening and closing days will both feature country artists. Country makes up a little over half of the calendar.
But there's a solid mix of other music fans can expect to hear, including two nights of pop, two nights of Regional Mexican artists, one night of rock, R&B/hip-hop for Black Heritage Day, Christian, and a new category: Wild Card.
The next step is learning which artists will fill in the blanks.
The entertainer lineup, which drops on Jan. 9, 2025, at 7 p.m., completes the calendar with who will perform each night.
The lack of answers isn't stopping would-be rodeo goers from guessing.
"Who do you want to see on the Star Stage?" the rodeo asked on X, formerly Twitter, a couple weeks before the genre announcement.
Replies ran the gamut: Drake, Chappell Roan, Luke Combs, Lainey Wilson, Morgan Wallen, Reba McEntire, and George Strait, to name a few.
That type of variety is what the rodeo has come to be known for.
Lainey Wilson, Blake Shelton, Los Tigres Del Norte, Nickelback, and 50 Cent are all artists who've graced the rodeo stage.
For the past three years, Houston favorite Bun B has dominated as a headliner with his Takeovers. The first was an H-Town Takeover in 2022. The following year was the Southern Takeover.
Earlier this year, Bun B completed the trilogy with his All-American Takeover.
Bun B draws second-largest attendance with All-American Takeover that included Drake at RodeoHouston
Once the entertainer lineup is out in January, tickets will go on sale one week later.
