Subject: Reliant Stadium

• Of Course, Then You'd Have to Admit You Went to the Show

  March 5, 2007

• What to do, what to do....

  January 2, 2007

• The Astrodome Speaks

  October 26, 2006

• The Astrodome Speaks

  October 26, 2006

• Mean Joe Greene Meets Avril Lavigne: Texans-Cowboys from the Press Box

  August 27, 2007

• Don't Forget the Coogs, the Owls, the Tigers and the Panthers

  August 31, 2007

• Time for the Astrodome to Step Up?

  September 15, 2008

• Home and Garden Show Postponed

  September 16, 2008

• Tales Of The Rare And Skittish Utility Truck

  September 19, 2008

• The Dome As A Movie Studio

  October 6, 2008

• Ike Kicks Disney In His Frozen Head

  October 15, 2008

• The Dome As Movie Studio -- Now On The Web

  October 21, 2008

• Getting Kinda Crowded In Here

  November 4, 2008

• Texas Tailgating 2008

  November 6, 2008

• Ten Ways To Stay a Texans Fan Despite the Economy (and the Price Gouging)

  Despite the fact that the Houston Texans have yet to field a winning team after seven seasons, or come close to sniffing the playoffs, and despite their inability to make a significant free agent acquisition, and despite just general incompetence on the field and in the front office, the Houston Texans decided on Friday afternoon to announce that they are raising ticket prices by 3.7 percent and that parking costs are increasing by three dollars. The Texans are raising prices despite the econ

  January 20, 2009

• What Are Houston Twitterers Doing For the Rodeo?

  We don't know if you're heard, but there's something going on over at Reliant Stadium called the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. We sent the call out over Twitter for Houston folks to tell us their plans, and they did. Y'all are cooperative that way. Houston Press comments are in parentheses. txkyle: We'll be there tomorrow for the rodeo and carnival w/ the kids. Probably skip the concert, tho. (We understand; by the time Trace Adkins takes the stage, you'll have scarfed down approximately 90

  March 6, 2009

• Lil Rustlers Have Big Time at Houston Rodeo

  For the last 20 years, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has held a very special event for some very special kids. The Lil Rustlers' Rodeo, which took place the 4th, 5th and 11th  this month, is an event held each year to allow physically and mentally challenged children in on the fun."It's just very important for these kids to have a night, a special time just for them," Kathy Herd, who has headed up the event for the last two years, told us.Over the three days, 45-50 kids per day are i

  March 17, 2009

• Aftermath: ZZ Top at RodeoHouston

  Mark. C. Austin/ Click here for a slideshowAftermath can not begin to tell you how much of a beacon ZZ Top was for him over the past few days. The lil' ol' band from Texas' RodeoHouston finale may not have had anything to do with SXSW per se, but knowing the first thing he would be doing upon returning to Houston was heading down to Reliant Park to watch the Bearded Ones and the Beardless One Named Beard kept him going. And sure enough, nothing in Austin last week could com

  March 23, 2009

• Wrestling: Hot Sweaty Guys With Mullets

  Photos by Daniel Kramer They rassled last night. At that there Reliant Stadium. People waved big belts and jumped from things. We'll have a full slideshow of all the excitement up soon, but til then here's a couple of shots to whet your appetite.

  April 6, 2009

• WrestleMania: The Slideshow!!!!!

  Photo by Dan Kramer"Have you ever seen a one-legged dog making its way down the street? If you've ever seen a one-legged dog than you've seen me," Bruce Springsteen sings in the title song to The Wrestler.Well, we've never seen a one-legged dog, to be honest, but we could have seen Mickey Rourke if we went to last night's WrestleMania extravaganza at Reliant Stadium. We could also have seen lots of fireworks, manic dives, complicated plot lines, and 70,000 ecstatic fans.Luckily Dan Kramer was th

  April 6, 2009

• Disney on Ice

  Web exclusive!

  April 9, 2009

• Ten Ways To Stay a Texans Fan Despite the Economy (and the Price Gouging)

  Despite the fact that the Houston Texans have yet to field a winning team after seven seasons, or come close to sniffing the playoffs, and despite their inability to make a significant free agent acquisition, and despite just general incompetence on the field and in the front office, the Houston Texans decided on Friday afternoon to announce that they are raising ticket prices by 3.7 percent and that parking costs are increasing by three dollars. The Texans are raising prices despite the econ

  January 20, 2009

• U2 Ticket Presale Going On Now

  The back cover of U2's latest album, No Line on the Horizon.If you want to make sure you get tickets to U2's 360 Tour stop at Reliant Stadium October 14, your best shot is to sign up at www.reliantpark.com for the presale going on from now until 5 p.m. Thursday. Once you're registered, you'll be able to click the "Find Tickets" button and enter a special code to buy up to four tickets. Prices range from $32-$252 per ticket. Email information@reliantpark.com for more, well, infor

  April 14, 2009

• The Big Show

  WrestleMania XXV brings out 72,000 fans and Mickey Rourke.

  April 9, 2009

• Could Alternative Country Work at the Rodeo?

  February 26, 2009

• Bayousphere

  December 25, 2008

• We're Gonna Get You, Soccer!

  If they want a team, Houstonians have got to represent

  July 3, 2003

• National Paintball League Super 7 World Series

  Amateurs looking to get a leg up in paint warfare can try their luck at this five-man team tournament

  September 18, 2008

• Houston Texans Pancakes & Pigskins Rookie Breakfast

  Football fans enjoy a little elbow-rubbing with the team’s newest players

  September 4, 2008

• Free Kick Masters 2008

  It’s a soccer showdown worth $1.5 million

  July 3, 2008

• Texas Bowl

  TCU vs. UH

  December 27, 2007

• 23rd Annual Labor Day Classic

  T.S.U. vs. Prairie View, in a fight to the death (almost)

  August 30, 2007

• Cowboy Up

  Catch the closing days of RodeoHouston

  March 16, 2006

• An XL Party

  February 2, 2006

• Capsule Reviews

  Our critics weigh in on local theater

  July 20, 2006

• Ready for Some Fútbol?

  Reliant Stadium gets worldly with the 2005 Gold Cup games

  July 14, 2005

• Ballsy Bikers

  Supercross riders crash 'n' burn for your pleasure at Reliant Stadium

  April 28, 2005

• Turkeys Fly

  Houston actually pulls off one crazy week

  February 5, 2004

• Pats and Cats Bring It Back

  The biggest of them all returns to Houston

  January 29, 2004

• Apocalypse Cow

  Finding the press box at Reliant Stadium proves to be a journey into the heart of darkness

  March 6, 2003

• Best Cheap Seafood

  J&J Seafood Market

  September 26, 2002

• Edifice Complex

  Another new sports facility, another round of hype

  August 29, 2002

• Single-Album Sets We'd Like to See, Part 1: Bob Dylan, George Strait, The Pogues and More

  Initiated by indie-rockers like Sonic Youth, Slint and Built to Spill at mid-2000s festivals - UK/U.S. hopover All Tomorrow's Parties and its various tie-ins being the most prominent - playing a beloved LP front to back in concert is now the hottest thing going on the classic-rock circuit. Within the next month, Houstonians can see Aerosmith revisit 1976's Toys In the Attic (The Woodlands, July 17), Judas Priest do 1980's British Steel (Verizon, July 24) and Motley Crue gas up 1989's Dr. Feelgoo

  July 7, 2009

• Behind The Scenes At The Circus Whether PETA Likes It Or Not

  Photo by Katharine ShilcuttIt's  circus time in Houston! A joyous time of annoying protests from PETA and magic for boys and girls of all ages!!Take a look behind the scenes as they set up the ring at Reliant Stadium in this slideshow. And then: Kids, get your cotton candy!! PETA people, get your outrage humming!!

  July 15, 2009

• High School Football Classic 2009

  August 27, 2009

• The Major League Soccer All-Star Game Gets The Biggest Houston Stage, But Who's Going To Be On It?

  ​When Major League Soccer announced late July that the 2010 All-Star game would be played in Houston, there was much speculation as to where the event would be held. The Houston Dynamo currently call Robertson Stadium home, but Reliant Stadium is just so much prettier.The Dynamo front office held a press conference yesterday to announce the location of the All-Star game. The press conference was held at Reliant Stadium. (Hmm, I wonder if that had anything to do with the planned location to n

  September 9, 2009

• You Spend A Billion Dollars And Still Get A Crappy New York Times Review

  Courtesy Dallas Cowboys​You spend over a billion dollars on something, you want to at least get a good review out of it in The New York Times.Alas, Jerry Jones, you're out of luck. As a great philosopher once said....The Times's architectural critic (named, as any Times archiectural critic should be, Nicolai Ouroussoff), reviewed the new $1.15 billion No Sponsor Name Yet Stadium, and he wasn't feeling the love.Some excerpts:Still, Cowboys Stadium suffers from its own form of nostalgia: its eno

  September 18, 2009

• Aftermath: U2 at Reliant Stadium - One Love, We Get to Share It

  Photos by Groovehouse/ Click here for a slideshow​A day or two before U2 (and love) came to town, a friend emailed us a joke. At least we think it's a joke. It really doesn't have anything to do with U2, except that it has everything to do with U2. "I was so depressed last night thinking about the economy, terrorism attacks, World War III, global warming, my retirement savings, Social Security, my job, national health care and my credit card debt that I called Lifeline. "Got a freakin' call ce

  October 15, 2009

• It's Brodeo Time! RodeoHouston Announces Jonas Brothers, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley and Brooks & Dunn for 2010

  Daniel KramerThe Jonas Brothers at RodeoHouston 2009​ Monday morning, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo announced the first four entertainers next March's musical entertainment at Reliant Stadium. Jonas Brothers, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, and Brooks & Dunn have all been tapped to perform at next year's rodeo. The Kix and Ronnie date will be the duo's last rodeo appearance, as B&D plan to part ways at the end of 2010. This will be the Jonas Brothers' second Houston rodeo appearance a

  October 19, 2009

• Distant Early Warning: Jay Reatard - If You Haven't Seen the "Piss" Video, Look No Further - Cafe Tacuba, Dax Riggs, etc.

  Among this week's Distant Early Warnings comes Jay Reatard, who is set to hit Walter's "Possibly Still" On Washington December 8. The art-damaged garage-rocker recently pissed on (and pissed off) his backing band at Goner Fest 6 in Memphis. It's hard to tell exactly why the things happened in the video, but suffice to say these guys soon took their leave of the erratic Reatard. When Reatard's circus hits town in December, he will have members of the Danish band Cola Freaks in tow as his backin

  October 20, 2009