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The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is officially underway at NRG Stadium. The Houston Rodeo is set for 20 days of action at NRG Stadium. It all starts this afternoon at 2 pm, with the grounds opening, and ends tonight with Riley Green on the stage.
Riley Green Houston Rodeo's kickoff, live updates:
1:35 PM -- In just 25 minutes, the Houston Rodeo fairgrounds open at 2 pm.
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What time does the Rodeo start?
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo begins at 6:45 pm at NRG Stadium. Riley Green will take the stage at around 9 pm.
Rodeo doors open at 6 pm.
How to buy tickets for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo?
Rodeo tickets are available on both the official Houston Rodeo website via AXS and secondary markets.
The Rodeo has announced that several nights are already sold out, and tickets for those events are now exclusively available for purchase on secondary markets. SeatGeek has tickets for all rodeo events, including parking passes and ground passes for sale here.