The annual San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo will once again make its presence felt in the Alamo City when it kicks off Thursday, Jan. 31, at AT&T Center. As usual, the concert lineup is packed, and while it features predominantly country-flavored music, Latin, pop, rock and Christian music will also be on the bill. Here are some of the bigger concerts taking place over the course of the 17-day San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, for which tickets run $10-$25 per show. More information is available at sarodeo.com.

MIRANDA LAMBERT
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1
BIGGEST HITS: “Kerosene,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Famous in a Small Town”
WHAT TO EXPECT: Badass songs about scorned lovers, booze swilling and chain smoking from a woman who's a lot more of a badass than her petite frame and pretty face would indicate.
ON THE WEB: mirandalambert.com

ALAN JACKSON
WHEN: 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2
BIGGEST HITS: “Don't Rock the Jukebox,” “Chattahoochee,” “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)?” and about 20 others
WHAT TO EXPECT: Considering it's going to take two shows to squeeze in Jackson's seemingly endless line of hits, two of the hottest tickets to be had during the 2008 rodeo concert season.
ON THE WEB: alanjackson.com

GRETCHEN WILSON
WHEN: 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4
BIGGEST HITS: “Redneck Woman,” “Here for the Party,” “Homewrecker”
WHAT TO EXPECT: Odes to guys who dip Copenhagen, which should go over well in Texas.
ON THE WEB: gretchenwilson.com

BROOKS & DUNN
WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5
BIGGEST HITS: “Boot Scootin' Boogie,” “She's Not the Cheatin' Kind,” “Red Dirt Road” and many, many more
WHAT TO EXPECT: Those three hits we just listed above, plus the “many, many more” we didn't have room for, all from two guys named Vocal Duo of the Year by the Country Music Association every year but one between 1992-2006.
ON THE WEB: brooks-dunn.com

TOBYMAC AND JEREMY CAMP
WHEN: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6
BIGGEST HITS: “Extreme Days,” (Tobymac), “Let It Fade” and “Give You Glory” (Jeremy Camp)
WHAT TO EXPECT: For fans of Christian music, two of the hottest musicians going today. For those that don't follow Christian music, likely a night on the couch watching TV.
ON THE WEB: tobymac.com; jeremycamp.com

BIG & RICH
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8
BIGGEST HITS: “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy),” “Comin' to Your City,” “Lost in This Moment”
WHAT TO EXPECT: Country meets rock meets hip-hop (yes, hip-hop), not to mention the appearance of a dancing little person. Needless to say, it's a rather unique show.
ON THE WEB: bigandrich.com

LYNYRD SKYNYRD
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9
BIGGEST HITS: “Freebird,” “Sweet Home Alabama”
WHAT TO EXPECT: Concertgoers who think Confederate flags are still in vogue and others who, thanks to the power of mind-altering narcotics, have forgotten most of the 1970s.
ON THE WEB: lynyrdskynyrd.com

LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10
BIGGEST HITS: “Contrabando y Traicion,” “Jaula de Oro”
WHAT TO EXPECT: The lone Latin-themed act of the entire rodeo concert season, courtesy of a band that Billboard dubbed “the most influential regional Mexican group.”
ON THE WEB: lostigresdelnorte.com (Spanish and English versions available)

SARA EVANS
WHEN: 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11
BIGGEST HITS: “Born to Fly,” “Suds in the Bucket,” “A Real Fine Place to Start”
WHAT TO EXPECT: Perhaps some rug-cutting moves to accompany her booming voice, considering Evans is just over a year removed from a stint on ABC's “Dancing with the Stars.”
ON THE WEB: saraevans. musiccitynetworks.com

JONAS BROTHERS
WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12
BIGGEST HITS: “Year 3000,” “Hold On,” “SOS”
WHAT TO EXPECT: Considering the band recently opened for Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus on her nationwide tour, thousands of pre-teen girls screaming in high-pitched unison.
ON THE WEB: jonasbrothers.com

STAIND
WHEN: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13
BIGGEST HITS: “It's Been Awhile,” “Outside,” “So Far Away”
WHAT TO EXPECT: A somewhat different type of crowd than typically flocks to the rodeo — longer hair, more tattoos, fewer cowboy boots, etc. — as Staind is just a wee bit different from most performers on this year's rodeo bill.
ON THE WEB: staind.com

CLAY WALKER
WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14
BIGGEST HITS: “Live Until I Die,” “This Woman and This Man,” “Rumor Has It” and a truckload of others
WHAT TO EXPECT: Walker has only released two top-five country singles since the turn of the millennium, so probably a lot of stuff from the pre-Y2K era.
ON THE WEB: claywalker. musiccitynetworks.com

JASON ALDEAN
WHEN: 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16
BIGGEST HITS: “Why,” “Amarillo Sky,” “Johnny Cash”
WHAT TO EXPECT: A song about Johnny Cash (aptly titled “Johnny Cash”), not to mention plenty of screaming, swooning ladies who came to see the square-jawed, cowboy hat-wearing, earring-sporting Aldean in person.
ON THE WEB: jasonaldean.com

GARY ALLAN
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16
BIGGEST HITS: “Man to Man,” “Tough Little Boys,” “Nothing On But The Radio”
WHAT TO EXPECT: A rodeo-closing country show from a guy who bears a strong resemblance to Johnny Drama from “Entourage.”
ON THE WEB: garyallan.com

 
Clint Hale | 210SA