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We will treat your information with respect. You agree that Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo may process your information in accordance with its terms. You've been added to our email list. As a matter of fact, when the word came down from city and county health officials, Kane Brown was in the house. We usually are able to amortize those expenses over the day run of the show, but we had to take that expense hit straight up after only eight days.
Exactly, so that put us behind the eight ball financially for the rest of the year, where we really had to tighten our belt. But I think great leadership on behalf of our professional staff as well as our volunteer leadership, we were able to make our way through this, from a financial point of view, and now we can come back bigger, stronger and ready to open up — when health authorities will allow.
The other thing we have going for us is that Houston is one of the most robust medical centers in the world. Yeah we had a plan on the books — well, we had a lot of plans on the books. We had to again put plans on the shelf and turn toward In , Elvis Presley graced the Show stage in the Astrodome. Three years later, the state of Texas celebrated its th birthday with the help of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
The Show was one of the few associations to be marked as an official organization of the Texas Sesquicentennial Association.
In , the Show scholarship program grew to include the Houston Metropolitan area. President George H. Bush and country musician George Strait. The Rodeo launched the website, made its debut on television and reached 1 million in paid Rodeo attendance. The Show held a special rodeo in July, in addition to its annual rodeo in March. For the first time, all junior market auctions, the School Art Auction, and the Wine Auction, top a million dollars each. In , the Show celebrated its 75th anniversary, known as "The Year of the Volunteer" as well as the 50th anniversary of its educational programs.
In the past six years, the Show has welcomed more than 2 million people each year. The athletes competed as individuals as well as a team for the rodeo that named them a champion. The concert set an all-time paid attendance record for any event in NRG Stadium, with 80, people.
Building Program. Learn More Attendance in the Astrodome consistently toppled records. Harris County begins construction of new parking lots on the west side of Kirby Drive. Astro Hall is demolished and the site paved for parking. Features Approximately 2. Square Footage Total square footage: , square feet Arena floor: 24, square feet Arena seating: 5, Building Features Total square footage: 1. Meeting Facilities Meeting rooms are located on the ground and mezzanine levels. Architectural Elements and Amenities From the very beginning, the stadium's design focused on offering superior amenities to spectators.
Weigh 3, tons equivalent to the weight of more than 1, vehicles Each supertruss has structural steel equivalent to a story building. Pedestrian ramps in each corner with reversible escalators in each ramp system full height of building NRG Setup and Presentation The stadium's palletized grass playing field is completely removed for Rodeo and replaced with a clay base and dirt floor.
Nearly 7, cubic yards of clay and top soil is used. Rodeo stock — bulls, broncs, steers and roping calves — are housed in the north end of NRG Stadium under the lower bowl. During performances, roping and wrestling stock are penned on the south end of the arena. All loading and unloading dock space is located on the north end of NRG Stadium. During Rodeo, rolling doors separate the dock into two receiving areas to isolate the food and concession deliveries from the rodeo equipment and livestock deliveries.
Roughstock chutes are located on the north end of the arena, and timed events, with the exception of barrel racing, begin on the south end.
The translucent, retractable roof remains closed during Rodeo performances due to the eight video screens and the sophisticated speaker system — , pounds of equipment — suspended from the NRG Stadium roof. Two video boards at the end zones and additional LED screens on concourses add to the visual presentation. Rodeo Concerts The Show's familiar rotating stage is stored at the south end of the arena during the rodeo events and travels to its traditional center location for the concerts.
The Rodeo logo is tiled into the walls in the south-end dressing rooms. These same areas are utilized by visiting NFL teams. Rodeo's popularity and frequent sales of standing-room-only tickets necessitated the open views, and it has since been the model for other NFL stadiums. On the concourses, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo logo — the familiar "Bowlegged H" — is embedded in blocks in the walls and alternates with the Houston Texans logo. Spectators find that access to seating is labeled as "chutes" instead of "aisles.
Action seats, located between the field seats and the arena, take fans closer to the thrills and spills, and rodeo contestants. They are the closest seats available. Just watch the dirt fly! If the door handle to each suite looks familiar, each one is shaped like a bull's horn. Rodeo and Houston Texans logos are laser cut into the back of each bar chair.
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