Hilary Duff is coming home.
It’s been 20 years since the former Disney Channel star’s last concert in Houston, but Saturday night marks Duff’s return to her hometown as she plays Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on ‘The Lucky Me’ World Tour.
Duff was born in Houston in 1987 before moving to California to pursue a career in acting. She rose to popularity playing the titular role in the series “Lizzie McGuire” and a fashionable daughter in the movie “Cheaper by the Dozen”.
The actress released her first album in 2002 through Disney, and performed at her first Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in 2005. In her Rodeo debut, Duff broke the attendance record at the time, with 72,843 fans coming out to see her.
Duff’s most recent performance in Houston was in 2006, when she played the Rodeo for a second year. After producing her fifth studio album in 2015 though, Duff took a 10-year hiatus from music.
Her most recent album “Luck… Or Something” came out in February and she announced her first tour in nearly 20 years soon after the release.