Hello Park at Walker's Ranch! It's supposed to be a beautiful weekend! It's time to get out and enjoy San Antonio! Get a taste of San Antonio's traditions and enjoy the sights of the rodeo! There are a number of good concerts going on this next week. Tickets can be found on ticketmaster.com
JAMES OTTO
Saturday, February 13 at 1:00pm
Born into a military family, James otto was raised all over the country, from Washington State, to his grandparents' farm in North Dakota, and in rural Alabama. Otto didn't just listen to music, he made it! The journey leading to his Warner Bros.-Raybaw Record debut album, "Sunset Man" has enabled him to incorporate and distinctly express all the hues of his musical talent. Otto wrote nine of the eleven songs on the album, revealing his depth not only as a stand out vocalist, but also a seasoned writer. Songs include, "Ain't Gonna Stop", "Just Got Started Loving You", and "Man That I Am."
RODNEY ATKINS
Saturday, February 13 at 7:30pm
Since releasing his breakthrough hit, "If You're Going Through Hell," Rodney Atkins has earned ACM "Top New Male Vocalist" and been nominated for five other ACM Awards and two CMA Awards. His singles "If You're Going Through Hell" and "Watching You" have concert audiences all over the country cheering him on and singing along. Atkins makes that connection again on his much-anticipated new album, "It's America." Recorded on this album are singles "Got It Good", Tell a Country Boy," "The River Know," and "It's America."
BLAKE SHELTON
Sunday, February 14 at 1:00pm
San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo is pleased to have Blake Shelton back on our stage. In 2008, Blake saw great success with his chart-topper "Home." More recently, his newest release "Startin' Fires", his fifth album, displays a wide range of Blake Shelton's talent, establishing him as one of country music's most talented and versatile song stylists. His hit singles include "Austin," "Some Beach," "The More I Drink," "She Wouldn't Be Gone" and "Good At Starting Fires."
PESADO
Sunday, February 14 at 7:30pm
In 1993 a group of young people from Monterrey NL met in order to do what they enjoy most, norteño music. Thus Beto Zapata, Pepe Elizondo, Mario Guajardo, and Popo Padilla gave life to a musical group that would eventually become a crowd favorite... PESADO. Their first album, "AYUDAME A OLVIDAR" reflects life in hometown of Monterrey and includes hits DIA TRAS DIA and BESO A BESO. The music is a different sound within the norteño style. Their second album "LLEGO EL AMOR" helped penetrate radio stations nationally and internationally when it earned PESADO's first double gold. Thus began their musical adventure, as they began to headline in dances, concerts, TV shows and radio festivals. PESADO's music touches on topics such as lost love, pain, tears and betrayal…all issues that related well to the Mexican republic, through Central and South America. Today PESADO boasts a career of more than 16 years.
DIERKS BENTLEY
Monday, February 15 at 7:00pm
Not so many years ago, Dierks Bentley was singing for tips in Second Avenue bars and soaking up country music history at his day job. Today he's among the most successful and relevant country singers in the business. Bentley's kind of country has never been straight-up-the-middle. Instead, the Arizona-native grew up on a potent hybrid of honky-tonk, bluegrass, singer/songwriters, classic country and modern rock & roll, forging his own sound along the way. This unique blend of genres can be heard in his hit singles "Feel That Fire," "Sideways," and "I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes."
TRACE ADKINS
Tuesday, February 16 at 7:00pm
Trace Adkins is a multi-faceted entertainer who has achieved unprecedented success as a performer, musician, author and actor. Since selling his multi-platinum debut album more than a decade ago, he has evolved into a bona fide country music superstar who has clearly earned his place among the most identifiable and important artists of his generation. An esteemed member of the Grand Ole Opry since 2003, Trace has built a solid career and a strong fan base by recording songs that possess insightful lyrics and cover a wide range of interests --many from his own life experiences. Twenty-six of his singles have hit the Billboard country charts, with 14 of them breaking into the Top 10. Adkins' latest single climbing the charts is "All I Ask For Anymore" from his new album, TRACE ADKINS "X" (Ten).
ALAN JACKSON
Wednesday, February 17 at 7:00pm
A San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo crowd favorite, we are pleased to have Alan Jackson back on stage! A true legend in country music, Jackson has sold more than 51 million albums and scored more than 35 no. 1 singles--27 of which he either wrote or co-wrote. Over his 20 year career in Country music, Alan Jackson has amassed 7 Platinum albums and 8 Multi-Platinum albums. His greatest hits include: "Gone Country," "It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere," "Living on Love" "Good Time" and many, many more!
TOBY KEITH
Thursday, February 18 at 7:00pm
Like the hard-working fans who buy Toby Keith's music and the soldiers he visits every year on his USO Tours, Toby Keith takes his job seriously, gives it his all, gets up the next day and does it all over again. Of course, Toby Keith just happens to be doing it at the highest levels of entertainment industry success. His 1993 debut was a No. 1 Billboard Heatseeker. His next four albums all reached at least top 10 on the Country Albums chart. Every album since, starting in 2001 with Pull My Chain, has reached No. 1. Even more impressive, across 44 single releases and 20 album releases including four hits collections, he's only released six singles he didn't write. American Ride, his sixteenth studio album promises more of the same original, passionate lyrics and quality country music.
GARY ALLAN
Friday, February 19 at 7:30pm
Over the course of his career, Gary Allan has established himself as a country singer who prides himself in being authentic. What you see is what you get. No smoke, about that! The California-bred singer does a great ballad, but when it comes to a rockin' good time, he is almost impossible to top. We are glad he is making his way back to the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo with his latest CD, "Living Hard" which includes the chart topping radio hit, "Watching Airplanes". Other of his hits radio hits include: "Life Ain't Always Beautiful," "Man to Man," "Right Where I Need to Be," "Smoke Rings in the Dark," and "Nothing on but the Radio."
JAKE OWEN - XTREME BULLS
Saturday, February 20 at 1:00pm
Since releasing his debut album, Startin' With Me, RCA Nashville recording artist Jake Owen has celebrated five consecutive hit singles including Top 15 debut single, "Yee Haw," the Top 10 "Startin' With Me," the Top 15 "Something About A Woman," and his recent Top 5 smash "Don't Think I Can't Love You." His current single "Eight Second Ride" just entered the top 20 on the Country radio charts and still climbing. In the last two years, Owen made his national TV debut on ABC's "Good Morning America" and has toured non-stop with the biggest names in Country Music including Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn and Sugarland. Jake has received nominations for Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, a GRAMMY Award, and was named "Top New Male Vocalist" at the Academy of Country Music Awards this past April. His sophomore album, Easy Does It, hit stores on February 24, 2009.
ELI YOUNG BAND
Saturday, February 20 at 7:30pm
The Eli Young Band's music has all the hallmarks of youth: passion, energy, excitement. The band's story is the definition of commitment: eight years of lugging equipment to small Texas clubs, of losing day jobs because their music held priority, of saying goodbye to relationships torn by their weekend travels, only solidified their dedication. This dedication paid off with their hit "When it Rains" which got them opening for Sheryl Crow, Dave Matthews Band, Jason Aldean and John Mellencamp. Their debut album, "Jet Black & Jealous" succeeds in pushing the Eli Young Band to the next level as a musical force.
