Rodeo Newbie - how to interpret the ticket times (Howe: live, parking)

[MrsCamo]

We have tickets for the show tomorrow, and tickets say it starts at 3:45. Is that when the concert starts and then the rodeo show starts sometime before that? Or is that when the rodeo show starts?

If 3:45 is when the rodeo show starts, about how long until the concert starts?

We want to see the rodeo and the concert, but I'm trying to get an idea of what time we should arrive and what time we'd leave, to plan the babysitter.

Thanks! Literally our first rodeo

[asonnier]

I think the concerts start around 6 or 7pm.

[alsal29]

That is when the rodeo starts.

[wstaffor]

That is when the rodeo starts. The concert will start around 6 and be over around 7.

[MrsCamo]

Originally Posted by wstaffor

That is when the rodeo starts. The concert will start around 6 and be over around 7.

Thanks everyone. The concert is only an hour?? Interesting.

And how early should we arrive if we need to pickup our tickets at will call? Not including parking and walking, we're not driving.

[Tya1987]

Concert will go longer than an hour, typically they go 1.5-2 hrs... Not as long as a usual concert, but still decent time... I would say you want to arrive a decent amount ahead of time, traffic can be a real pain and you won't be able to park close unless you have a parking pass... I'd say plan to get there 1 hr before the show so you can park, walk in, get tickets, get settled, and see the whole deal... Unless of course you want to see the carnival and all the other stuff, then I'd say go at least 2 hours early.

[texas7]

You can arrive earlier and visit the livestock show and carnival ahead of the rodeo -- if you are interested in that. Concerts may be shorter than a stand alone concert because, well it's a rodeo with a concert. However seems most people would rather it just be a concert.