Rodeo Houston 2017

Hlsr/area Go Texan Scholarships Expand

... $3,614,360. Graduate Assistantships: $525,400. Total: $26,065,510. High school seniors who graduate in May 2017 will be the first to take advantage of this increase. Scholarship applications are open, and eligible high school seniors may apply at __link__/ Educational- Support/Scholars/ Apply. • 79 Area Go Texan scholarships will be awarded. • $5,000 four-year renewable scholarships (totaling $20,000) are available. • At least one winner is selected from each participating county - including Lampasas. In addition, 11 scholarships are awarded at a district level. Area Go Texan Scholarship qualifications. • Must score at least 950 on SAT, or 19 on ACT. • Must be in the top third of the graduating class. • Must meet general scholarship qualifications. • Must attend a public high school in one of the 68 participating counties. For more information about the scholarships and educational programs supported by the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, visit __link__/ Educational-Support/ Commitment. HLSR has awarded three $18,000 Area Go Texan scholarships to graduating Lampasas County seniors since the local committee was established. This ...

U2 Announces 'joshua Tree' Date In Houston

... Image 4 of 24. Do Henley will be at the new Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land on Jan. 15, 2017. Photo: Scott Gries, Getty Images. Image 5 of 24. Country music singer Reba will be coming to Sugar Land at the Smart Financial Centre on Jan. 27, 2017. Photo: Marie D. De Jesús, Houston Chronicle. Image 6 of 24. Dance-pop diva Taylor Dayne performs Feb. 17 at the Arena Theatre. Photo: Contributed Photo. Sting will perform Feb. 23 at the Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land. Photo: BORIS ALLIN, Stringer. Dita Von Teese is here March 1 and 2 at House of Blues. Photo: Scott Nathan. Maluma performs March 3 at Revention Music Center. Photo: Nevarez Communications. Image 10 of 24. Green Day (from left, Tre Cool, Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt) performs March 5 at Toyota Center. Photo: Bruce Gilbert, FRE. Tony Bennett croons March 14 at Smart Financial Centre At Sugar Land. Photo: Larry Busacca, Staff. Singer Maren Morris performs March 24 at House of Blues. Photo: John Shearer, Getty Images. Image 13 of 24. Brendon Urie/Panic! at the Disco performs April 1 at Toyota Center. Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle. Image 14 of 24. British band Bastille performs ...

Rodeohouston Announces 2017 Concert Lineup

... Focused on growth and diversity, this year's lineup features the most non-country acts since 2012 with seven. Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo President Joel Cowley says there’s a strategy that goes into scheduling the acts. “We’re very pleased with what we’ve put together,” said Cowley. “We try to strike a balance. Most of our season ticket holders are interested in country music; but, when you put an act in where someone wants that ticket from them, they’re happy as well.”. Since 2008, the show averages 5.5 non-country performances per year and they usually pack NRG Stadium. “And when you have an opportunity to bring in a Meghan Trainor or a Fifth Harmony, that’s hard to pass up,” said Cowley. But country artists will always be the first choice for fans like Ricardo Jimenez. He hasn't missed Alan ...

Jason Derulo And '90s Hip-hop Acts Set For New Caney Music Festival

... John Lamparski, Stringer. Image 8 of 28. Do Henley will be at the new Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land on Jan. 15, 2017. Photo: Scott Gries, Getty Images. Image 9 of 28. Country music singer Reba will be coming to Sugar Land at the Smart Financial Centre on Jan. 27, 2017. Photo: Marie D. De Jesús, Houston Chronicle. Image 10 of 28. Dance-pop diva Taylor Dayne performs Feb. 17 at the Arena Theatre. Photo: Contributed Photo. Sting will perform Feb. 23 at the Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land. Photo: BORIS ALLIN, Stringer. Dita Von Teese is here March 1 and 2 at House of Blues. Photo: Scott Nathan. Maluma performs March 3 at Revention Music Center. Photo: Nevarez Communications. Image 14 of 28. Green Day (from left, Tre Cool, Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt) performs March 5 at Toyota Center. Photo: Bruce Gilbert, FRE. Tony Bennett croons March 14 at Smart Financial Centre At Sugar Land. Photo: Larry Busacca, Staff. Singer Maren Morris performs March 24 at House of Blues. Photo: John Shearer, Getty Images. Image 17 of 28. Brendon Urie/Panic! at the Disco performs April 1 at Toyota Center. Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle. ...

The 2017 Houston Music Forecast

... Jack Gorman. Back in Time. Texas could be looking at a new major player in the music-festival game. A new festival called Middlelands is coming to the Texas Renaissance Festival grounds this May, and dance-music fans around the state are watching with heightened interest. Judging from the promotional materials to date, this looks to be the festival many dreamed about when rumors of an EDC: Texas started to swirl back in 2013. Middlelands is a collaboration between Insomniac Events, the promoters behind Electric Daisy Carnival and Nocturnal Wonderland, and C 3 Presents, the company responsible for Austin City Limits Music Festival, Lollapalooza and Houston’s Free Press Summer Festival. The Middelands website promises five appropriately named stages, including Castle Northwoods and The Wench’s ...

Willie Nelson, Fifth Harmony, Sam Hunt, Blink-182

... IHeart. Image 12 of 22. Previously: 1985-1986, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2004 (1990 and 1992 with The Highwaymen). March 18. Previously: 1985-1986, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2004 (1990 and 1992 with The Highwaymen). Photo: Courtesy San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. Image 13 of 22. Photo: Gary Coronado, Para La Voz. Image 15 of 22. Previously: 2002-2003, 2007, 2009, 2012. March 21. Previously: 2002-2003, 2007, 2009, 2012. Image 17 of 22. Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle. Image 18 of 22. Photo: Amy Harris, Associated Press. Image 19 of 22. Previously: 2004, 2007-2008, 2010, 2013, 2015. March 24. Previously: 2004, 2007-2008, 2010, 2013, 2015. Photo: Melissa Phillip, Staff. Previously: 2001, 2005, 2008-2012, 2014-2016. March 25. Previously: 2001, 2005, 2008-2012, 2014-2016. Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle. Image 21 of 22. Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle. Image 22 of 22. Rodeo Houston: Willie Nelson, Fifth Harmony, Sam Hunt, Blink-182. 1 / 22. ...