Top 5 2024 Rodeo Houston Concert Attendance Numbers and More

With Rodeo Houston 2025 about to kick off, this would be a great time to recap 2024's rodeo. With questions, like, how much money does it bring in?  What concert brought in the most people this year? How many people rode carnival rides? What was the most common fair food? We have it all for you thanks to our friends at Rodeo Houston. 

TOTAL OVERALL ATTENDANCE FOR RODEO HOUSTON 2023:  2,533,185.  

TOP 5 CONCERTS ATTENDED FOR 2024:

1. 75,600  on Friday, March 15th for The Jonas Brother (New all-time paid concert attendance record)

2. 75,595  on Sunday March 10 for Go Tejano Day: Los Tigres Del Norte 

3. 75,036 on Wednesday, March 16th for Nickleback

4. 75,005 on Tuesday, March 12 for Bun B's All-American Takeover 

5. 74,940 on Saturday, March 9 for Laney Wilson

FUN RODEO HOUSTON CARNIVAL NUMBERS:

• RCS, the carnival provider, drove nearly 420,000 miles to deliver the carnival to Houston, which is 14 times the distance around the world.
• Approximately 2.7 million rides were taken at the carnival. The top five rides were:
  • XL Le Grande Wheel
  • Skyride
  • Raptor Coaster
  • Rave Wave
  • Crazy Coaster
• 128 semi-trucks full of carnival prizes were brought to the 2024 Rodeo.
• Approximately 490,000 prizes were won at the games.
• The top five food items were:
  • Turkey legs
  • Jumbo Corn Dog
  • Michelagua
  • Deep Fried Oreos
  • Funnel Cake

Rodeo Houston 2025 kicks off on March 4th with a concert performance by the legendary, Reba McEntire and will close on Sunday, March 23rd with Luke Bryan. See the full lineup and get more information about the carnival and more by clicking here. 

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