Houston Rodeo Live: OneRepublic In Concert Wednesday

HOUSTON, TX — If there's any one musical act at this year's rodeo who can blow the roof off NRG Stadium — with the exception of Garth Brooks, of course — then it would be OneRepublic. The group will take the stage Wednesday night, and they're sure not to disappoint.

The rodeo only has five shows remaining, and all of them are top-of-the-line musical acts at NRG Stadium. Following Sunday's Go Tejano Day with Calibre 50 and Monday's country performance with the Zac Brown Band, Spanish pop sensation J Balvin took the stage Tuesday night. On Wednesday it's OneRepublic, and closing out the rodeo the final four days will be Keith Urban, Chris Stapleton, Brad Paisley and Garth Brooks.

The shows opened on Tuesday (Feb. 27) with Garth Brooks and will close on Sunday, March 18, with Brooks — both Garth shows are sold out. The full lineup is listed under the video. Click here to purchase individual tickets through ATX.

• Weekday rodeos start at 6:45 p.m. The entertainer(s) takes the stage at approximately 8:45 p.m.

• Weekend rodeos start at 3:45 p.m. The entertainer(s) takes the stage at approximately 5:45 p.m.

OneRepublic has more than 3 billion YouTube views on its wide array of videos, including more than 2 billion alone for 'Counting Stars.' But this video for 'I Lived' may be one of the best. It's about a teenager with Cystic Fibrosis and his daily challenges to make it another day. The song transcends just this video and can apply to many aspects and daily challenges of everyone.

One Republic has many top hits (with links to their songs via YouTube) like:

• Love Runs Out
• If I Lose Myself
  
• Secrets
• Counting Stars
  
• I Lived
  
• Good Life
• Stop And Stare
• Wherever I Go
• Feel Again
• All The Right Moves
• Something I Need
• Apologize

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) is in its final week after the annual barbecue cook-off and 15 can't-miss concerts. The rodeo lineup reached its halfway mark last week. Big music acts like Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Cody Johnson, Zac Brown Band, Chris Young, Little Big Town, Blake Shelton, Leon Bridges, Kelsea Ballerini and Jason Aldean have already played.

The HLSR will also unveil a newer, bigger stage for the concerts this year.

Here is the full 2018 lineup:

• Tuesday, Feb. 27 — Garth Brooks* (Country)
• Wednesday, Feb. 28 — Little Big Town (Country)
• Thursday, March 1 — Blake Shelton (Country)
• Friday, March 2 — Leon Bridges (R&B/Pop)
• Saturday, March 3 — Kelsea Ballerini (Country)
• Sunday, March 4 — Alessia Cara (Pop)
• Monday, March 5 — Rascal Flatts (Country)
• Tuesday, March 6 — Jason Aldean (Country)
• Wednesday, March 7 — Thomas Rhett (Country)
• Thursday, March 8 — Luke Bryan (Country)
• Friday, March 9 — Chris Young (Country)
• Saturday, March 10 — Cody Johnson (Country)
• Sunday, March 11 — Calibre 50 (Regional Mexican)
• Monday, March 12 — Zac Brown Band (Country)
• Tuesday, March 13 — J Balvin (Spanish Pop)
• Wednesday, March 14 — One Republic (Rock)
• Thursday, March 15 — Keith Urban (Country)
• Friday, March 16 — Chris Stapleton (Country)
• Saturday, March 17 — Brad Paisley (Country)
• Sunday, March 18 — Garth Brooks* (Country)

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* SOLD OUT

Image: Ryan Tedder of One Republic performs on stage at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2016 on November 6, 2016 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images for MTV)