The San Antonio Inventory Present & Rodeo will current 21 concert events over its 18-day run, a mixture of huge stars, outdated favorites, harder-hitting nation rock bands and some surprises. Not one of the acts repeats from final 12 months; it’s a recent slate.
The rodeo will likely be Feb. 6 to 23 on the Frost Financial institution Middle and Freeman Coliseum grounds. Tickets are on sale now at sarodeo.com.
Right here’s a more in-depth have a look at the lineup:
Scotty McCreery: Kicking off the rodeo is Scotty McCreery, who received Season 10 of “American Idol” in 2011 as a teen with an improbably deep voice. Since then, he has established himself as a dependable nation artist with hits resembling “You Time” and “Rattling Strait”; the video for the latter music was filmed at Gruene Corridor in New Braunfels. McCreery’s newest album, “Rise and Fall,” options the hit “Cab in a Solo.” 7 p.m. Feb. 6
Koe Wetzel: Along with his barely twangy tenor, edgy angle and penchant for cranking up the quantity, the native of Pittsburg in Northeast Texas is an outlaw nation throwback. (A music on his new album, “9 Lives,” is titled “Final Outlaw Alive.”) 7 p.m. Feb. 7
Keith City: City, 57, has had a remarkably future at or close to the highest of the nation music pack. He was the Academy of Nation Music’s entertainer of the 12 months as not too long ago as 2019, 18 years after he topped the nation charts for the primary time with “However for the Grace of God.” Highlights amongst his lengthy string of hits embody “Kiss a Lady,” “Silly Boy,” “Someone Like You” and “Blue Ain’t Your Coloration.” His new album is “Excessive.” Midday and seven:30 p.m. Feb. 8
LeAnn Rimes: Rimes was incomes comparisons to Patsy Cline and a Finest New Artist Grammy when she was a teen on the power of “Blue” and different songs. Her subsequent hits embody “Can’t Combat the Moonlight” and “How Do I Dwell,” which was one of many prime songs of the Nineties, in accordance with Billboard. Rimes launched her most up-to-date album, “God’s Work,” in 2022. Midday Feb. 9
Bellamy Brothers: The long-running pop nation duo of Davis and Homer Bellamy has fairly a stash of songs to attract on, together with the pop hits “Let Your Love Stream,” “Previous Hippie” and “Dancin’ Cowboys.” They launched a brand new album, “Double Dare,” in 2024 that includes songs resembling “Regular Ain’t Coming Again” and “Dance With Your Canine.” 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9
Mark Chesnutt: A rustic star from Beaumont, Chesnutt had a string of hits within the ’90s, together with “Bubba Shot the Jukebox” and the chart-toppers “It’s a Little Too Late” and “It Certain Is Monday.” He’s launched a collection of reside albums up to now few years that dip into nation classics, in addition to his personal hits. 7 p.m. Feb. 10
Eli Younger Band: This Denton band had the largest nation hit of 2011 with “Loopy Lady,” which additionally was named music of the 12 months on the Academy of Nation Music Awards. The band adopted up with hits resembling “Even If It Breaks Your Coronary heart,” “Drunk Final Evening” and “Love Ain’t.” A brand new single, “House in Hometown,” got here out in October. 7 p.m. Feb. 11
Jon Pardi: Jon Pardi, a neo-traditionalist nation singer from California, name-checks George Strait and Dwight Yoakam in his bio, and options fiddle and pedal metal on in any other case up to date sounding songs resembling “Heartache on the Dancefloor.” Pardi validated the title of his newest album, “A Cowboy’s Work Is By no means Performed,” by releasing a follow-up single, “Friday Evening Heartbreaker,” within the fall. 7 p.m. Feb. 12
Muscadine Bloodline: Charlie Muncaster and Gary Stanton, a rustic duo primarily based in Cell, Ala., launched their third album, “The Coastal Plain,” in August. One standout monitor, “Earle Byrd From Mexia,” brings to thoughts “Copperhead Highway.” One other is “Tickets to Turnpike,” a tribute to Turnpike Troubadours, which the duo has opened for on tour. 7 p.m. Feb. 13
Tyler Hubbard: With Florida Georgia Line, Hubbard launched 4 No. 1 nation albums loaded with winners resembling “Spherical Right here,” “Easy” and the monster hit “Cruise.” Hubbard and Brian Kelley went their separate methods after the duo’s 2022 tour. Hubbard has since launched a pair of solo albums, “Tyler Hubbard” and “Sturdy,” and continued his chart-topping methods with “5 Foot 9” and “Again Then Proper Now.” 7 p.m. Feb. 14
Southall: Over the course of 5 albums and a reputation change or two, Learn Southall’s band has constructed a strong rep and rising fan base on the Crimson Filth Music scene. The self-titled album “Southall,” launched in 2023, included the one “Scared Cash.” Southall known as it a “really feel good music for the working man” in an interview with Folks journal. Midday Feb. 15
Turnpike Troubadours: Beginning in 2005 in Tahlequah, Okla., this Crimson Filth nation band fronted by Evan Felker constructed a loyal following with songs resembling “Diamonds and Gasoline” and “Good Lord Lorrie.” Following a three-year break, the band got here again with its fan base intact and launched a brand new album, “A Cat within the Rain.” 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15
Zach Prime: Prime’s debut album, “Chilly Beer & Nation Music,” options the hit “Sounds Just like the Radio,” which suggestions its hat to Jackson’s “Chattahoochee.” Midday Feb. 16
Pesado: A norteño band from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Grupo Pesado has performed the rodeo earlier than, in 2010 and 2014. “Their identify means heavy, and Pesado definitely delivered emotionally laden broken-hearted songs such because the waltz-time conjunto ballad ‘Lastima Me Das,’”a reviewer wrote after its 2010 efficiency. Pesado launched a brand new album, “Te Amare,” in 2024. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16
Diamond Rio: This Nashville-based band was a winner proper out of the chute, topping the charts with its debut single, “Meet within the Center,” in 1991. With singer Marty Roe out entrance, the band was a three-time vocal group of the 12 months winner on the CMAs and had 4 extra No. 1 hits, together with “One Extra Day” and “Lovely Mess.” Final 12 months, the band welcomed two new members and launched a brand new single, “The Kick.” 7 p.m. Feb. 17
Joe Nichols: Arkansas native Nichols — he now lives in Texas — had his largest success within the early ’00s with songs resembling “Brokenheartsville” and “Tequila Makes Her Garments Fall Off.” After flying underneath the radar for some time, he popped up on nation radio once more in 2022 with the music “Good Day for Residing.” 7 p.m. Feb. 18
Whiskey Myers: A Southern rock band from East Texas, Whiskey Myers is thought to followers of “Yellowstone” — the band and its music “Stone” have been featured on the Paramount+ collection. The band’s 2022 album, “Tornillo,” is a present all its personal, a sprawling journey that includes horns, funk guitar and backup singers that sounds prepared for the competition circuit. 7 p.m. Feb. 19
Sammy Hagar: It was the most effective of each worlds, cowboys and traditional rock, when Sammy Hagar made his rodeo debut in 2019. This would be the third look for Hagar, a San Antonio favourite since earlier than “I Can’t Drive 55” and Van Halen; his 1978 reside album, “All Evening Lengthy,” was recorded partly within the Alamo Metropolis. Hagar’s most up-to-date releases embody the 2022 album “Loopy Instances” together with his band the Circle and Crimson Rocker Lager by way of his Detroit-based brewery. 7 p.m. Feb. 20
Nelly: Nelly broke out in 2000 with the album “Nation Grammar” — that includes the songs “Experience Wit Me” and “E.I.” — and topped the charts in 2002 with “Sizzling in Herre.” He went nation for actual on 2021’s “Heartland,” which included appearances by Florida Georgia Line, Kane Brown and Darius Rucker. “Heartland 2,” probably that includes feminine visitor stars, reportedly is within the works. 7 p.m. Feb. 21
Nate Smith: A one-time worship singer, Smith took a second run at a music profession after shedding his belongings within the 2018 Camp Fireplace wildfire in Northern California. Up to now, so good: Smith launched an EP, “By the Smoke,” and album, “California Gold,” in 2024. Midday Feb. 22
Dwight Yoakam: A regular-bearer for California nation music, Yoakam has his personal SiriusXM Channel, “Dwight Yoakam & the Bakersfield Beat,” which performs music by the likes of Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and the Flying Burrito Brothers. In November Yoakam launched “Brighter Days,” his first new album since 2016. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22
