Danielle Haim of HAIM on March 7,
when the trio live-debuted its new
single, “The Steps.”
Festival co-founder Julio Mario Santo
Domingo III (left) and Insomniac
founder Pasquale Rotella on March 6.
Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig during
the band’s headlining set on March 7.
OKEECHOBEE MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL The four-day Florida
event returned after a 2019 hiatus amid cancellations by festival staples like
Miami’s Ultra Music Festival due to coronavirus fears. Headliners included
Rüfüs Du Sol, Vampire Weekend, Mumford & Sons and Bassnectar (pictured
onstage), who thanked fans on Instagram for “the amazing vibes.”
Performer Becky G (center) received an official monogrammed
belt buckle ahead of her performance on March 5 with (from left)
chairman of the board Jim Winne and his wife, Lynda; her parents
Alejandra and Francisco Gomez; chairman-elect of the board
Brady Carruth and his wife, Zane.
Maren Morris performed while
pregnant on March 7, captioning
an Instagram photo of the event
“#9monthsAndDidTheFreakingRodeo.”
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HOUSTON, MARCH 3-11
Midland’s Mark
Wystrach on
opening night,
which the band
said “was one
of the most fun
we’ve had” on
Instagram.
Seattle singer-
songwriter UMI
warmed up
the crowd for
a weekend of
music with her
afternoon set
on March 6.
Willie Nelson
played the
rodeo for
the 11th time
(his first was
in 1985) on
March 4.
Gunna performed March 6, the same day he released his
WUNNA lead single, “SKYBOX.”
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OKEECHOBEE: BASSNECTAR: ALEX PEREZ/INSOMNIAC EVENTS. GUNNA, UMI: TIM MOSENFELDER/WIREIMAGE. VAMPIRE: IVAN MENESES/INSOMNIAC
EVENTS. ROTELLA: EASTON SCHIRRA. HAIM: JASON KOERNER/GETTY IMAGES. RODEO (4): HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO.