Buck Off
It’s rodeo time, y’all: The 69th annual Star of Texas Fair & Rodeo gets under way this weekend at the Travis County Expo Center. As it predates SXSW by 49 years, going head-to-head with the music festival has never been a problem. “Our attendance has continued to grow, and brought increasing awareness to our mission of promoting youth education [and] preserving Western heritage,” says spokeswoman Katy Berdoll. The Western fun starts 6am Friday with the free cowboy breakfast at Auditorium Shores. Tickets at Texas Box Office (477-6060), HEB, and www.rodeoaustin.com. Your 2006 headliners, taking the stage at 7pm each night. Freebird!
Saturday: Cross Canadian Ragweed
Sunday: Dwight Yoakam
Monday: Ashlee Simpson
Tuesday: Pat Green
Wednesday: Lynyrd Skynyrd
Thursday: Sara Evans
March 17: Kevin Fowler
March 18: LeAnn Rimes (also 1pm)
March 19: Duelo
March 21: Bow Wow
March 22: Montgomery Gentry
March 23: George Jones
March 24: Joe Nichols
March 25: Gary Allan
This article appears in March 10 • 2006.