I am gonna get a lot of hate for this but

I'll be your hate magnet: I don't care about any of it.
Cantaffordthis :

CaffeineFree : I wouldn't say the talent decline. Perhaps your taste. And I dont mean that as an insult.

Cantaffordthis :
Everyone has the right to their
own opinion ❤️
I can't believe I have never been.
Maybe I will one day.

StormChaser Cantaffordthis :
It is sad when things are so over priced especially for families.
I remember over 20 years ago going to the the movies with
3 children and 2 adults I was shocked tickets and refreshments easily $100 plus

Gingersnap :
Oh, I wonder what that is like?
It may be fun to go and less crowded.
I am not a fan of crowds

mellen :
Thank you for posting the information!!!!
🤠🐄🐎❤️

Cantaffordthis : The concert is after the rodeo so nothing is stopping you from leaving if the actual rodeo stuff is what interests you. You will also beat 80% of the traffic. Yep, NRG sucks as a concert venue, especially rodeo concerts. However I am not going to one with high expectations. My hearing is so shot anyway that I could really care less how it sounds.

RaggedyAnn :
That beats me. Last time I went it was at the Astrodome. First time I went it was still the livestock and fat show. (Last basketball game was at the Summit.)

Cantaffordthis: then don't go. Been going since 1960, and tickets will become available closer to concert time. I agree ticket sales should be more equitable, but if youve bought for popular concerts lately, its the same way.you are entitled to your opinion, but for many of us, HLS&R is part of our Texas DNA. There are great rodeos without all of the extras, all over Texas. Mesquite, Texas has them year round.

TexasTideFan :
It would be nice to just buy tickets to the rodeo without paying the overpriced fees for the entertainers one does not want to see.

Dont forget that the Rodeo donates Millions to scholarship funds in Texas; so that has something to do with the prices.

Fully agree. In the past the performances were priced very economically. The poor sound quality, and distance from the performers, were tolerable at the price. It has now become unaffordable even for tickets from the primary market. Plus, many of the available seat are in undesirable locations.The secondary market for the tickets is ridiculous. I suspect many are being sold by committee members to make a profit.The saying "it's for the kids" has now become secondary to ego enhancement and making a personal profit.

LittleTexas :
Well I'm not going lol. I was just thinking this because my entire newsfeed on Facebook and everywhere else is talking about how the prices are so crazy and people really can't afford to go and take their entire families how it used to be for me. We used to go a lot, but I don't really care about the concert because like I said, I think the acoustics are horrible. I just want to see the rodeo part and we were part of that because my kids were an FFA.

The traffic, parking hassles and usually miserable windy and cold weather make it a no go for us anymore. Why they have it the time of year that they do is beyond me. We'd freeze and or get soaked whenever we used to go.