Upcoming Concerts in Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Iron Maiden at Superpages

2010-03-06T16:51:00.006-06:00

Who: Iron Maiden (myspace, wiki)
Where: Superpages.com Center
When: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 7:30 PM
With: Dream Theater (myspace, wiki)
How Much: $25.00-$85.00
Tickets Available: Live Nation
On Sale: Friday, March 20, 2010 10:00 AM
Presale: Fan Club Pre-Sale (password required; starts Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10:00 AM via Live Nation)

List Update - 10/22/2009

2009-10-21T23:04:00.005-05:00

Lots of new shows, let's get right to it:

Trees - The Donnas (10/22)
Billy Bob's - Tanya Tucker (10/24), Travis Tritt (11/7)
Lakewood Theater - Bruce Hornsby (10/27), Tracy Morgan (11/27)
House of Blues - Wolfmother/Heartless Bastards (10/29), They Might Be Giants (10/31), Snoop Dogg/Method Man & Redman (11/8), Queen Latifah (11/10), Pete Yorn (11/19), Robert Earl Keen (12/29), Goodie Mob (Reunion)/Scarface (1/17), Anvil (1/26)
Granada Theater - Warren G (10/29), Destroyer (11/6), Imogen Heap (11/17), Bill Callahan (12/4), Jay Reatard (12/10)
Prophet Bar - Jello Biafra & The Guantanamo School of Medicine (10/29)
WinStar - Alan Jackson (11/6), Willie Nelson (11/28)
Allen Event Center - Reba McEntire (11/6), Styx/REO Speedwagon (11/17)
Palladium Ballroom - David Cook (11/8), Rob Zombie (11/13), The Swell Season (11/14), Chris Brown (11/15), Megadeth (12/2), Tegan and Sara (2/25)
Bass Hall - Jewel (11/15)
Palladium Showroom - Metric (12/2)
Nokia Theatre - 311 (12/5), B.B. King (1/3)
Sons of Hermann Hall - Old 97's (12/27-12/30)
American Airlines Center - Eddie Izzard (1/21), Taylor Swift (3/11)
McFarlin Auditorium - John Prine (2/26)

And of course, many, many more on the full list.

List Update - 9/7/2009

2009-09-07T18:22:00.003-05:00

Huge update today. Mostly because it's been 2 months since I last posted about one, even though I've been continuously updating. Eh, what are you gonna do. Here are the highlights:

WinStar - Al Green (9/11), Roger Daltrey (10/22), Stone Temple Pilots (1/1)
Palladium Ballroom - The Mars Volta (9/16), Moby (10/4), Arctic Monkeys (10/5), Insane Clown Posse (10/6), Alice Cooper (10/12), Tiësto (10/24)
House of Blues - Thievery Corporation (10/4), The Dead Weather (10/5), Rodrigo y Gabriela (10/18), O.A.R. (10/21, 10/22), The Bravery (10/25), Drive-By Truckers (10/28), Kevin Smith (11/7), Mastodon/Dethklok (11/11), Elvis Perkins/A.A. Bondy (11/14), Peter Bjorn and John (11/14)
American Airlines - Maxwell/Common (10/12), AC/DC (11/2), KISS/Buckcherry (12/6)
The Cavern - Vivian Girls (10/15), Those Darlins (10/29)
Lakewood Theater - David Cross (10/16)
Granada Theater - Colin Hay (10/18), Butthole Surfers/Peaches (10/30), Son Volt (11/12), The Mountain Goats (11/19), Neko Case (11/23), The Avett Brothers (1/3 - rescheduled date)
Nokia Theatre - Alice in Chains (10/23), R. Kelly (10/29), Regina Spektor (11/12)
Hailey's - Why? (10/26), Melt Banana (11/6), Atlas Sound (11/7)
Meyerson Center - Steve Martin (10/27)
The Door - Gwar (11/8)
Bass Hall - Rufus Wainwright (11/14)
McFarlin Auditorium (SMU) - Puscifer (11/24, 11/25)
The Loft - The Whigs (12/2)

Ok, that's it for now. Next update won't take so long. Promise. :)

Built to Spill & Dinosaur Jr. at the Granada

2009-07-28T23:46:00.005-05:00

Who: Built to Spill (wiki), Dinosaur Jr. (myspace, wiki)
Where: Granada Theater
When: Thursday, October 22, 2009 7:00 PM
With: Lou Barlow & The Missingmen (wiki), Disco Doom (myspace)
How Much: $30.00
Tickets Available: Granada website, box office
On Sale: Friday, July 31, 2009 12:00 PM
Presale: ongoing now via Granada website

Wilco at the Palladium

2009-07-28T23:35:00.003-05:00

Who: Wilco (myspace, wiki)
Where: Palladium Ballroom
When: Friday, October 9, 2009 8:00 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $30.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, August 1, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: "AllAccess Presale" (password required; starts Thursday, July 30, 2009 10:00 AM via Ticketmaster)

List Update - 7/10/2009

2009-07-09T23:24:00.004-05:00

Main list has been updated continuously since the last time I posted, but I was too lazy to get around to doing a summary post. Because of my laziness, this will be a big update. Here are the highlights:

House of Blues - Jessica Lea Mayfield (7/22), Method Man & Redman/Ghostface Killah (8/8), Psychedelic Furs/Happy Mondays (9/25), The Airborne Toxic Event (9/30), The Dodos (10/2), The Pogues (10/30)
The Loft - Bat For Lashes (8/20), Dungen (8/22), Pinback (10/20)
Palladium Ballroom - Broken Social Scene (8/7), Keith Sweat (10/2), The Black Crowes (10/16), Mutemath (10/29), Ghostland Observatory (10/31)
Granada Theater - Clipse/The Cool Kids (8/12), Leon Russell (8/23), The Dandy Warhols (9/8), Living Colour (9/19), The Horrors (9/25), The Avett Brothers (9/27), ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead/Secret Machines (9/29), Sunny Day Real Estate (10/5), KMFDM (10/21)
Bass Hall - Old 97's (8/21), Lyle Lovett (11/24, 11/25)
Superpages.com Center - Lil Wayne/Young Jeezy (8/23)
Nokia Theatre - Jason Mraz/G. Love & Special Sauce (9/14), Chickenfoot (9/21), Rob Thomas (10/5)
American Airlines Center - Britney Spears (9/18), Kings of Leon (10/7), Miley Cyrus (10/18)
Lola's - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (9/24)
Rubber Gloves - Monotonix (9/24)
Hailey's - Asobi Seksu (9/27)
Meyerson Center - Ben Folds (with DSO) (9/30), John Legend (10/4)
Longhorn Saloon - Reverend Horton Heat (12/19)

Whew. I'm not going to let it go that long again. As always, there are many, many more on the main list.

Motörhead at the Palladium

2009-07-09T21:23:00.002-05:00

Who: Motörhead (myspace, wiki)
Where: Palladium Ballroom
When: Saturday, September 19, 2009 5:30 PM
With: Nashville Pussy (myspace, wiki)
Notes: Reverend Horton Heat was originally listed for this show as well but now appear to be off the bill
How Much: $32.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, July 11, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: "AllAccess Presale" (password required; starts Friday, July 10, 2009 10:00 AM via Ticketmaster)

Paul McCartney at Cowboys Stadium

2009-07-09T21:11:00.002-05:00

Who: Paul McCartney (myspace, wiki)
Where: Cowboys Stadium
When: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 7:30 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $35.00-$250.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Monday, July 20, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: "American Express" Presale (password required; starts Monday, July 13, 2009 10:00 AM via Ticketmaster)

Judas Priest (with Whitesnake) at Nokia

2009-06-02T20:36:00.005-05:00

Who: Judas Priest (myspace, wiki)
Where: Nokia Theatre
When: Thursday, August 13, 2009 7:00 PM
With: Whitesnake (myspace, wiki), Pop Evil (myspace, wiki)
How Much: $59.50
Notes: Judas Priest will be performing the album British Steel in its entirety
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Friday, June 19, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: "All Access" Presale (password required; starts Thursday, June 18, 2009 10:00 AM via Ticketmaster)

De La Soul at House of Blues

2009-06-01T16:50:00.002-05:00

Who: De La Soul (wiki)
Where: House of Blues
When: Friday, July 31, 2009 8:00 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $25.00-$50.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster, Live Nation
On Sale: Friday, June 5, 2009 10:00 AM
Presales: "MT Presale" (password required; starts Wednesday, June 3, 2009 10:00 AM via Ticketmaster); "Citi Cardmember" Presale (password required; starts Wednesday, June 3, 2009 10:00 AM via Ticketmaster); "Live Nation Presale" (starts Wednesday, June 3, 2009 10:00 AM via Live Nation)

List Update - 5/29/2009

2009-05-29T15:37:00.003-05:00

More adds denoted in red on the main list. I'll also point out a couple of newsworthy changes/additions. I have added shows at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma for a few reasons: (1) it's only about 80 miles away from downtown Dallas (and a lot closer if you live north of town) just across the Oklahoma border, (2) they get pretty big name acts that usually won't also play Dallas on the same tour, and (3) the shows are almost always on a Friday or Saturday making them ideal for a weekend trip for some gambling and a show.

Also, the upstairs venue at the House of Blues is back to its original name: the "Cambridge Room." As of Tuesday or so they were no longer calling it the "Pontiac Garage," which was inevitable in light of this news.

OK, so on to the highlights:

WinStar Casino - Aretha Franklin (6/12), Dwight Yoakam (7/10), Journey (8/7), Heart (8/28), Kelly Clarkson (9/6)
AllGood Cafe - Scott Miller (solo) (6/26)
House of Blues - Clutch (7/14), The Cult (performing Love) (9/4)
Bass Hall - Smokey Robinson (7/18)
Rubber Gloves - Magnolia Electric Co. (7/24), Brightblack Morning Light (8/21)
Palladium Ballroom - Reel Big Fish/The English Beat (7/26)
Nokia Theatre - Counting Crows/Michael Franti & Spearhead (8/4)
Granada Theater - Los Campesinos! (8/15), The Charlatans UK (10/8)

That's it for now. Go see some shows!

Blink-182 (with Fall Out Boy) at Superpages

2009-05-27T10:15:00.004-05:00

Who: Blink-182 (myspace, wiki)
Where: Superpages.com Center
When: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 6:30 PM
With: Fall Out Boy (myspace, wiki), The All-American Rejects (myspace, wiki), Asher Roth (myspace, wiki)
How Much: $25.00-$69.50
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster, Live Nation
On Sale: Saturday, May 30, 2009 10:00 AM
Presales: "Fan Club Presale" (password required; ongoing now via Ticketmaster); "Citi Cardmember" Presale (password required; starts Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:00 AM via Ticketmaster); "Live Nation Presale" (starts Friday, May 29, 2009 10:00 AM via Live Nation)

Tori Amos at Nokia

2009-05-26T14:55:00.002-05:00

Who: Tori Amos (myspace, wiki)
Where: Nokia Theatre
When: Friday, July 24, 2009 8:00 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $39.50-$49.50
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, May 30, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: "iTunes Presale" (starts Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:00 AM); "All Access Presale" (password required; started Friday, May 29, 2009 10:00 AM); both via Ticketmaster

Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp & Willie Nelson at QuikTrip Park

2009-05-22T15:15:00.003-05:00

What: "The Bob Dylan Show"
Who: Bob Dylan & His Band (myspace, wiki), John Mellencamp (myspace, wiki), Willie Nelson & Family (myspace, wiki)
Where: QuikTrip Park (Grand Prairie)
When: Friday, August 7, 2009 5:30 PM
How Much: $67.50
Notes: Seating is General Admission; Children 14 & under are free and do not require a ticket.
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, May 30, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: "Internet Presale" via Ticketmaster (Password required; starts Monday, May 25, 2009 10:00 AM)

Tool at Nokia

2009-05-13T15:15:00.003-05:00

Who: Tool (wiki)
Where: Nokia Theatre
When: Saturday, July 25, 2009 8:00 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $54.75-$80.25
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Friday, May 15, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: N/A

Elvis Costello & The Sugarcanes at Nokia

2009-05-13T09:18:00.005-05:00

Who: Elvis Costello (myspace, wiki)
Where: Nokia Theatre
When: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 8:00 PM
Notes: Costello's backing band for this show will be "The Sugarcanes" - Jim Lauderdale (guitar), Jerry Douglas (dobro), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Mike Compton (mandolin), Jeff Taylor (accordion) and Dennis Crouch (double bass)
With: TBA
How Much: $49.50-$69.50
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Monday, May 18, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: "All Access" Presale via Ticketmaster (Password required; starts Sunday, May 17, 2009 10:00 AM)

List Update - 5/9/2009

2009-05-09T21:56:00.003-05:00

Lots of updates to the main list. Added lots of opening acts, fleshed out calendars for smaller venues, etc. As always, some highlights:

Hailey's - The Dears (5/16), Margot & The Nuclear So and So's (5/22), Deer Tick (7/10)
Prophet Bar - Brian "Head" Welch (5/19), Will Hoge (8/1)
McFarlin Auditorium - India.Arie (5/21)
Rubber Gloves - Harvey Milk (5/25), Sir Richard Bishop (6/3)
Rockstar Sports Bar - Adler's Appetite (5/20), Tracii Guns (5/27)
Lizard Lounge - Hercules & Love Affair/Pat Mahoney (5/30), Paul Van Dyk (6/25)
Sons of Hermann - Alejandro Escovedo (6/4)
The Cavern - Au Revoir Simone (6/4), Neil Hamburger (7/16)
The Loft - The Helio Sequence (6/5)
Club Dada - Little Joy (6/9)
Lounge on Elm St. - Holy Fuck (6/10)
Dr. Pepper Arena - Bill Cosby (6/12)
Lakewood Theater - Peter Murphy (6/19), Steve Earle (6/21)
Granada - Starlight Mints (6/25), Patrick Wolf (6/30), Slobberbone (8/21)
Pontiac Garage - John Vanderslice/The Tallest Man on Earth (6/25)
Bass Hall - Yes/Asia (7/15), Randy Travis (9/26)
American Airlines Center - American Idols! Live (7/23), Pink/The Ting Tings (9/23)
House of Blues - Chris Isaak (8/9), Etta James (8/19), Sugar Ray (8/23), Stryper (11/4)
Nokia - Dennis Miller (8/22)
Meyerson - Air Supply/Christopher Cross (8/24), The Moody Blues with the DSO (9/2, 9/3)
Superpages - Creed (9/22)

Go see some shows.

Aerosmith (with ZZ Top) at Superpages

2009-04-29T15:48:00.002-05:00

Who: Aerosmith (myspace, wiki)
Where: Superpages.com Center
When: Sunday, July 19, 2009 7:30 PM
With: ZZ Top (myspace, wiki)
How Much: $49.50-$200.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, May 2, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: Aerosmith Fan Club Presale now ongoing at Official Fan Club Website; other various presales ongoing now via Ticketmaster

Sonic Youth at House of Blues

2009-04-27T10:36:00.004-05:00

Who: Sonic Youth (myspace, wiki)
Where: House of Blues
When: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 8:00 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $25.50-$35.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, May 2, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: "Album Pre-Order Presale" beginning Thursday, April 20, 2009; "Internet Presale," "HOB Member" and "Citi Cardmember Presale" beginning Friday, May 1, 2009 (Password required) (All via Ticketmaster)

List Update - April 22, 2009

2009-04-22T13:30:00.003-05:00

Main list is updated as of last night. Some highlights:

House of Blues - Snoop Dogg (5/5), The Crystal Method (5/20), B.B. King (5/31), Gomez (6/10), Santigold (6/18), Xavier Rudd (6/18)
Pizza Hut Park - Edgefest 19 (Korn, 311, Blue October) (5/9)
Granada Theater - Amos Lee (5/14), Brandi Carlile (5/29), St. Vincent (6/18), Jenny Lewis/Heartless Bastards (6/23), Ben Kweller (6/26)
Nokia Theatre - The Offspring (5/20), Rod Stewart (7/26)
Pontiac Garage - Butch Walker (5/21)
Majestic Theatre - Bryan Adams (6/3)
Ridglea Theater - Testament (6/4)
Palladium Ballroom - Matisyahu/Les Claypool (6/7), Third Eye Blind (6/8)
Bass Hall - Merle Haggard (6/10), George Jones (6/18)
Meyerson Center - Joe Cocker (6/14), Gipsy Kings (6/16)
The Loft - Camera Obscura (6/16)
Superpages.com Center - Kid Rock/Lynyrd Skynyrd (7/1), New Kids on the Block (7/17), Allman Brothers Band/Widespread Panic (10/16)
American Airlines Center - Beyonce (7/5)

And lots more on said main list.

New York Dolls at House of Blues

2009-04-22T10:20:00.003-05:00

Who: New York Dolls (myspace, wiki)
Where: House of Blues
When: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 8:00 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $17.00-$45.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Friday, April 24, 2009 10:00 PM
Presale: "HOB Member" and "Citi Cardmember" via Ticketmaster (Password required; ongoing now)

Get KISS To Come to Dallas!

2009-04-06T14:44:00.002-05:00

For KISS's 2009 tour, they are letting the fans pick what cities they visit:

All right, North America, you wanted the best... you got it!

The hottest band in the world, KISS, will tour this fall, and they want YOU, the KISS ARMY to choose which cities they'll play!

In the first-ever fan-routed tour, KISS will take votes straight from the KISS ARMY! The entire 2009 tour will be determined by the cities with the most votes. Watch the tour unfold in real time as voting continues and city rankings are updated!

If you want them to visit Dallas, go to http://eventful.com/kiss and vote!

Metallica at American Airlines Center

2009-03-30T09:54:00.003-05:00

Who: Metallica (myspace, wiki)
Where: American Airlines Center
When: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 7:00 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $49.50-$69.50
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, April 3, 2009 12:00 PM
Presale: "Met Club" via Ticketmaster (Password required; starts Wednesday, April 1, 2009 10:00 AM)

Meat Puppets at Pontiac Garage

2009-03-26T09:20:00.003-05:00

Who: Meat Puppets (myspace, wiki)
Where: Pontiac Garage at House of Blues
When: Friday, June 19, 2009 8:00 PM
With: Retribution Gospel Choir (myspace, wiki)
How Much: $14.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Friday, March 27, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: "MT Presale" via Ticketmaster (Password required; ongoing now)

List Update - March 13, 2009

2009-03-13T22:54:00.003-05:00

Huge update to the main list (long overdue at that). Here are the highlights:

Club Dada - Valient Thorr (3/17), Brutal Juice (6/5)
Billy Bob's - Billy Bob Thornton/ZZ Top (3/19)
Bass Performance Hall - Bob Newhart (4/11)
Sons of Hermann Hall - Mark Olson & Gary Louris (4/24)
Poor David's Pub - Iris Dement (4/24)
The Lounge on Elm Street - Man Man (4/24)
Ridglea Theater - Napalm Death (4/29)
Granada Theater - Jason Isbell (5/2), Peaches (6/12), Grizzly Bear (6/15)
The Loft - Kevin Devine (5/13), The Thermals (5/21), Manchester Orchestra (5/27)
Pontiac Garage - Elvis Perkins (5/12)
House of Blues - Live (5/13), Gavin Rossdale (5/25)

And many more on the full list. Also, you might have noticed that I've changed the format of my announcements from a prose-based to a more straightforward facts-only type of post. Hopefully it will get me to make more special announcements. We'll see.

My Bloody Valentine at the Palladium

2009-03-12T10:27:00.002-05:00

Who: My Bloody Valentine (myspace, wiki)
Where: Palladium Ballroom
When: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 7:30 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $37.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Friday, March 13, 2009 10:00 AM (Seem to be available to purchase now)
Presale: "All Access" via Ticketmaster (Password required; ongoing now)

Depeche Mode at Superpages

2009-03-11T15:22:00.004-05:00

Who: Depeche Mode (myspace, wiki)
Where: Superpages.com Center
When: Saturday, August 29, 2009 8:00 PM
With: Peter Bjorn and John (myspace, wiki)
How Much: $35.50-$89.50
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, March 21, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: Ticketmaster (Password required; starts Monday, March 16, 2009 10:00 AM)

Indigo Girls at the Lakewood

2009-03-11T15:01:00.003-05:00

Who: Indigo Girls (myspace, wiki)
Where: Lakewood Theater
When: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 7:00 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $37.50
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, March 14, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: Indigo Girls Website (On sale now)

U2 at Dallas Cowboys New Stadium

2009-03-09T22:29:00.005-05:00

Who: U2 (myspace, wiki, tour)
Where: Dallas Cowboys New Stadium (Arlington)
When: Monday, October 12, 2009 Time TBA
With: TBA
How Much: $30.00-$250.00 (per Billboard)
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster (link to come)
On Sale: Monday, April 20, 2009 Time TBA
Presale: TBA

David Byrne at the Majestic

2009-03-09T21:27:00.008-05:00

Who: David Byrne (myspace, wiki)
Where: Majestic Theatre
When: Sunday, June 14, 2009 8:00 PM
How Much: $45.00-$55.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, March 14, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: N/A

Superpages' Summer Calendar Filling Up

2009-03-04T14:21:00.007-06:00

Superpages.com Center (as it's been known for the past 2 years) - Dallas's outdoor concrete shed, er, amphitheater - has been filling up its summer calendar the past couple of weeks and I figured it was time for a comprehensive update. Here is what the summer holds for us thus far:

Saturday, April 11: Nickelback with Seether and Saving Abel - Tickets $35-$75 (on sale now)

Saturday, May 2: Dave Matthews Band with The Avett Brothers - Tickets $40-$70 (on sale now)

Saturday, May 30: No Doubt with Paramore - Tickets $??-$80 (on sale March 7)

Sunday, July 5: Vans Warped Tour (exact venue has not been named but Superpages seems the most likely place). Additionally, the specific artists performing in Dallas are also officially "TBA" but Bad Religion, Flogging Molly and NOFX are some of the bigger names on the tour announced thus far.

Tuesday, July 21: Coldplay with Amadou & Mariam and Kitty Daisy & Lewis - Tickets $35-$97.50 (on sale now)

Friday, July 24: The Fray with Jack's Mannequin - Tickets $TBA (on sale March 14)

Saturday, August 8: Crüe Fest 2 with Mötley Crüe and other guests TBA - Tickets $29.50-$95 (on sale March 21)

Friday, August 14: Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival with Slayer, Marilyn Manson, Bullet for My Valentine, Trivium and more - Ticket prices and on sale dates TBA

Friday, August 21: Def Leppard with Poison and Cheap Trick - Tickets $29.50-$125 (on sale March 14)

Saturday, August 29: Depeche Mode - Ticket prices and on sale dates TBA

Saturday, September 12: Brad Paisley with Dierks Bentley and Jimmy Wayne - Ticket prices and on sale dates TBA

Sunday, September 20: 3 Doors Down - Ticket prices and on sale dates TBA

Those are all that have been announced thus far, with many more to be added I'm sure. Hopefully the Nine Inch Nails/Jane's Addiction co-headlining tour will make a stop through at some point. KISS is also supposed to do a full North American tour this summer so I wouldn't be surprised to see them play as well. And we'll get our fair share of Styx/REO Speedwagon-type classic rock packages too no doubt.

List Update - February 19, 2009

2009-02-19T01:06:00.003-06:00

Most of these have been on the list for a while, but I've been slammed at work and haven't been able to make a post. So let's get right to the highlights!

Rubber Gloves: Brightblack Morning Light
House of Blues: Jodeci, Chris Cornell, Yonder Mountain String Band, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, TV on the Radio
Dallas Museum of Art: M. Ward
Granda Theater: Tricky, Robyn Hitchcock, Crystal Castles, Centro-Matic
The Loft: Gavin DeGraw, Dr. Dog
Hailey's: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti/Vivian Girls
Pizza Hut Park: Jimmy Buffett
Nokia Theatre: Seal
Music Hall at Fair Park: James Taylor
American Airlines Center: Eric Clapton/Steve Winwood, Keith Urban
Superpages.com Center: Coldplay

And that's not even mentioning all the tours that are stopping in Austin and completely skipping Dallas - Bruce Springsteen, Neko Case, Modest Mouse... I am looking in your direction.

Delicious CAKE at the Palladium

2009-02-19T00:44:00.005-06:00

I'm about to make a list update, but this is a special post for a few friends of mine as I know they will be especially interested. CAKE (the band, not the food - although the food would be just as good if not better) will be playing at the Palladium on Thursday, April 30 as part of a short jaunt through Tejas and surrounding states. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 AM, but Ticketmaster is showing that tickets are currently are available in an "Internet Presale" which (interestingly) does not require a password. In any event, go get your delicious CAKE fix now!

Q: Are They Not Men? A: They Are Devo!

2009-02-19T00:29:00.003-06:00

Being close to Austin certainly has its advantages at certain times of the year. In September, Dallas gets a lot of bands stopping through town on their way to and from Austin City Limits, and in March the same happens for South by Southwest. Usually for SXSW we just benefit from smaller bands, as the bigger artists hitting SXSW will just make special one-off appearances (whereas ACL is often in the midst of a summer tour). However, occasionally one of the big SXSW acts will also stop by Dallas and today we have just the announcement. New wave pioneers Devo - who will be headlining the BMI showcase Friday night of SXSW at Austin Music Hall - will be playing a tune-up show at the Palladium on Wednesday, March 18. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 AM though Ticketmaster, with a presale starting a day earlier (also at 10 AM).

A full list of SXSW "spillover" acts is coming soon.

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy at the Granada

2009-02-11T16:18:00.006-06:00

Tickets for this one just popped up on the Granada's website today even though there hasn't been a formal announcement yet. In any event, singer/songwriter Will Oldham - performing under his Bonnie 'Prince' Billy moniker - is going to be playing at the Granada on Saturday, June 6. Tickets are $15-$20 and are available online here or at the Granada box office. The new Bonnie 'Prince' Billy album, Beware, is out on Drag City on March17.

Franz Ferdinand at HOB!

2009-02-05T22:25:00.005-06:00

Fresh off the release of their third album (the excellent Tonight: Franz Ferdinand), Scottish post-punk revivalists Franz Ferdinand will make a welcome return to Dallas this Spring. On Friday, April 24 the band will visit the House of Blues in the midst of a large US tour. No word yet on ticket price or on sale date but based on the info for the Austin date, it'll probably be next weekend (the 13th or 14th). I'll post more info as I get it.

I'm not going to lie, this show makes me very excited. Not only because Franz Ferdinand is one of my favorite current bands (who I have never seen), but also because it's at the House of Blues and not at the Palladium.

Update: Tickets are $26.50-$50 and go onsale Friday at 10 AM through Ticketmaster, although there are various presales going on now.

Flight of the Conchords at Nokia

2009-02-02T16:53:00.003-06:00

As rumored in my last post, the New Zealand comedy folk duo and stars of the HBO show of the same name, Flight of the Conchords are indeed coming to Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie on Tuesday, May 5. All tickets are $38.50 and go on sale through Ticketmaster on Friday, February 6 (although there is a presale going on now through Thursday). Opening is comedian Eugene Mirman.

Rumor: Leonard Cohen at Nokia?

2009-01-29T22:37:00.004-06:00

Here is an interesting one if it pans out. Singer-songwriter legend Leonard Cohen recently announced his first U.S. tour date in forever (February 19 at the Beacon Theatre in New York), and it is strongly rumored all over the net that he will begin his American tour in Austin at The Long Center on April 2, 2009. Being a decently big Cohen fan myself and noting the rarity of the event, my curiosity was piqued as to whether he would also play a Dallas show. After a few clever Google searches, I found the official site for Grand Prairie and the Event Calendar shows an April 3 listing for Cohen at Nokia Theatre. This certainly jibes with the Austin date, making both seemingly likely. I will post more when I know it.

Note: The Grand Praire calendar also shows a May 5 date for Flight of the Conchords at Nokia, which hasn't been officially announced either. This would also be a great show for Dallas to get.

Friday's Broken Social Scene Concert at HOB is Canceled

2009-01-29T22:22:00.005-06:00

Just in - per the House of Blues website and their own website, tomorrow night's Broken Social Scene concert (with Lymbyc Systym) is canceled. Here is the post from their website:

Unfortunately we have had to cancel our show tomorrow night at the House of Blues in Dallas due to illness. We apologize to all of our fans who bought tickets and will be posting information on refunds or rescheduled dates very soon. The remainder of our dates will continue as planned starting in Austin this Saturday.

I really hope they reschedule the show, but I doubt it. I actually won tickets to this last week. Dag.

Early AM List Update

2009-01-22T01:01:00.004-06:00

Wanted to finish this up before bed. I'm tired and there's lots to report so let's get right to it. Main list is updated and here are the highlights:

Lola's Saloon (Stockyard's): AA Bondy, Charlie Louvin
House of Blues: The Fray, Loretta Lynn, Los Lobos (they will kick your balls into outer space*), Animal Collective**
Lakewood Theater: Richard Thompson
The Loft: Handsome Furs
Hailey's: Great Lake Swimmers
Granada: Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Gaslight Anthem/Heartless Bastards
Nokia Theatre: Fall Out Boy

*Oh wait, I guess that's Los Locos.
** The Animal Collective show will be a pretty hot ticket is my guess. Tickets go on sale Friday. Probably should get them sooner rather than later.

Morrissey Ticket Info

2009-01-21T19:33:00.009-06:00

We finally have some details on the previously-announced Dallas Morrissey show. The former lead singer of The Smiths will be coming to the Palladium Ballroom on Friday, April 10 in support of his new album, Years of Refusal (out February 17 in the US) - which, by the way, is a candidate for album cover of the year (see below). Back to the relevant info: Thursday, January 22, there is a presale allowing you to buy the album from iTunes and get tickets to the show a day early. Otherwise, the general on sale starts Friday, January 23 through Ticketmaster. All tickets are general admission and are $39.50.

Bastards, Bastards, Bastards!

2009-01-20T21:25:00.008-06:00

Music fans all over the DFW area wanting to see Cincinnati's Heartless Bastards in the next few months are in luck. You will have not one, not two - but three! - chances to see them coming up... in the city of your choice to boot! On Friday, February 27, the new Longhorn Saloon in the Ft. Worth Stockyards will see the Bastards with opener Dove Hunter. Tickets are $10 and are available in advance through Frontgate. The next night, Saturday, February 28, Hailey's in Denton will host the band (with openers Record Hop and Will E. Lee). Again, tix are $10 and available via Frontgate. Lastly, for the Dallasites who missed their headlining gig last November at Club Dada, they will be returning on Tuesday, April 28 to play at the Granada - not as a headliner, but as opener for New Jersey's The Gaslight Anthem. Tickets for that show are $13-$17 and are available online through the Granada's website. A Death in the Family is also opening.

Now that the Bastards have relocated to Austin, hopefully we will be graced by their presence this frequently from now often!

Photo by Cambria Harkey

Fleetwood Mac at the AAC

2009-01-14T20:22:00.004-06:00

Announced today - classic rock vets Fleetwood Mac will be hitting Dallas in the middle of the second leg of their "Unleashed" Greatest Hits North American Tour. Specifically, American Airlines Center will be hosting the band on Thursday, April 30. Unfortunately, the band will be without singer Christine McVie (who retired from the band in 1998), so don't expect to hear "Say You Love Me,""Dreams" or "You Make Loving Fun." Or maybe Stevie Nicks will sing those, I dunno. In any event, tickets run from $49.50-$149.50 and go on sale through Ticketmaster Monday January 26 at 10 AM. There are also various pre-sales starting this Saturday, January 17.

New Neko Case Song

2009-01-14T10:44:00.003-06:00

This is an unusual post for me, but Anti- records is running a special promotion for the new Neko Case album - Middle Cyclone - that is being released March 3. For every blog that reposts this new song, Anti- will donate $5 to the Best Friends Animal Society. Details on how to post and make sure your donation counts are here.

Neko Case - "People Got a Lotta Nerve"

Download:http://www.anti.com/media/download/708

Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2009, Best Friends Animal Society is one of America’s foremost animal rescue organizations. Founded in 1984, Best Friends advances nationwide animal welfare initiatives by working with shelter and rescue groups around the country. On any given day Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, the nation’s largest facility for abused, abandoned and special needs companion animals located in southwestern Utah, is home to approximately 2,000 dogs, cats, horses, rabbits, birds, and other animals. The society also publishes Best Friends magazine, the nation’s largest general interest, pet-related magazine with approximately 300,000 subscribers. For more information, visit www.bestfriends.org.

New Year, New Shows

2009-01-10T01:40:00.003-06:00

Well, I had an enough shows added to the list for a proper update before New Year's but there weren't too many big names of merit an actual post it seemed. Then the flu knocked me on my ass for about a week and a ton of shows were announced and now there are plenty to substantiate an update. So here you go. Highlights as follows, but as always, many many more on the full list.

Rock House Films: Richie Havens (show sponsored by Bend Studio)
Granada: The English Beat, Black Kids/Mates of State
Minc Lounge: KRS-One
Firewater Bar & Grill: Vanilla Ice
Dan's Silver Leaf: Slobberbone (reunion show), Son Volt
House of Blues: Tesla, Queensryche
Double-Wide: A.A. Bondy
Poor David's Pub: Guy Clark
Hailey's: The Heartless Bastards
The Loft: Kool Keith (Dr. Doom vs. Dr. Octogon), King Khan & The Shrines
Lola's: Thao & The Get Down Stay Down

List Update - Morrissey, Lucinda Williams & More!

2008-12-19T11:16:00.003-06:00

Making this post a couple days later than I would have liked, but I have kept the list pretty well updated. Additions to this week's update include Morrissey at the Palladium, Lucinda Williams at the House of Blues, Devotchka at the Pontiac Garage, Dave Matthews Band at Superpages (with The Avett Brothers opening) and Denis Leary at Nokia. But, of course, lots more (and ticket info) on the full list, so see for yourself!

We're Back!

2008-12-10T18:52:00.008-06:00

So, I was trying to update the site over Thanksgiving on my parents' shitty computer and something happened to the formatting of the main list and completely fucked it up. Whole days of events were missing and I had to completely un-format the entire list. Which wiped out all of the hyperlinks to tickets, etc. In any event, it took me a while to get it back to "working order" and it took me even longer to even think about undertaking that task so the blog just kinda sat there for a couple weeks.

I've also used this overhaul as a chance to add both comedy shows and "tribute" acts to the list - two genres which I had previously ignored.

That being said, we're back up and running with an assload of updates. The only caveat is that a lot of the ticket links are still missing so I will be adding those back over time. So bear with me. In the meantime, here are some of the highlights while I was gone:

Majestic Theatre: Tracy Morgan
Pontiac Garage: Amy Ray (of The Indigo Girls), Annuals/Jessica Lea Mayfield
Granada Theater: Kevin Costner (?!) & The Modern West, Tokyo Police Club/Ra Ra Riot, Andrew Bird
Hailey's Club: Loney, Dear
Nokia Theatre: Robin Williams, Slipknot/Coheed and Cambria, Gordon Lightfoot
Lakewood Theater: Joan Baez
House of Blues: The Pretenders
American Airlines: Britney Spears (ZOMG)
Superpages.com: Nickelback (barf)
Palladium: Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society

All right kids, go see some shows.

List Update - November 16, 2008

2008-11-16T22:17:00.003-06:00

OK. It's been forever, but the list is finally updated. Sorry you guys. So many notable shows added that would have merited their own posts, but alas.... here we are. Let's get right to the highlights:

Nokia Theatre: Death Cab for Cutie/Snow Patrol/Cold War Kids (102.1 FM Xmas show), Buckcherry/Hinder (97.1 FM Xmas show), Glen Campbell, John Legend, John Mellencamp
The Door: Eagles of Death Metal, Ice Cube, King's X
Granada: The Polyphonic Spree Xmas Shows, Los Lonely Boys (Acoustic), Lykke Li, Cut Copy/Matt & Kim
AAC: Lil Wayne
Ridglea Theater: Toadies (New Year's Eve)
House of Blues: Cross Canadian Ragweed (New Year's Eve), Broken Social Scene, Dr. John
Club Dada: Tapes 'n Tapes, Los Campesinos!/Titus Andronicus

The Killers Coming to Nokia

2008-10-27T10:33:00.002-05:00

OK, so I will have a list update coming later today (I hope), but I wanted to make one special update first. Per Consequence of Sound, The Killers have announced a new round of US dates to support their upcoming album Day & Age, including a stop at Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie on Wednesday, February 4. No word on an exact on sale date or ticket prices yet, but other shows are going on sale as early as this weekend so heads up.

Update: Tickets are $39.50-$42.50 and are available through Ticketmaster beginning this Saturday. There is also a pre-sale this Friday at 10 AM.

List Update - October 14, 2008

2008-10-14T10:21:00.002-05:00

OK, I'm officially going to stop calling them "weekly" updates - that was clearly a pipe dream. Regardless, the list is updated as of this morning. The highlights:

The Aardark: MC Chris (from Aqua Teen Hunger Force)
House of Blues: Q-Tip/The Cool Kids, Usher, Buddy Guy
Lola's: The Sword
Nokia Theatre: George Jones/Jerry Jeff Walker, Duran Duran

And lots of others on the full list.

Conor Oberst at the Palladium

2008-10-01T17:50:00.004-05:00

According to Pollstar, Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst is bringing his new outfit, The Mystic Valley Band, to Dallas. Oberst will be playing songs of his new self-titled album as well as Bright Eyes tunes and covers at the Palladium Ballroom on Saturday, November 22. The Felice Brothers are set to open. No word yet on ticket prices or on sale info.

Dallas is About to Rock!!!

2008-09-30T10:35:00.003-05:00

Finally! After getting left out on the first round of AC/DC tour dates, the Aussie rockers will be stopping by Dallas on the second leg of their North American tour, announced today. The band will be playing American Airlines Center on Friday, January 23. Tickets go on sale October 11.

Correction: January 23 is a Friday, not a Wednesday.

Digable Planets at the Granada

2008-09-24T17:44:00.003-05:00

Hip-hop legends Digable Planets are coming to the Granada Theater on Tuesday, November 18. Tickets are $20 - all general admission - and are on sale now.

ACL Spillover: Full List

2008-09-23T13:56:00.003-05:00

With ACL just a few days away, I figured I would post a reminder of all of the ACL bands playing in DFW on and around this weekend.

9/25 (Thu)
Hot Chip – Palladium Ballroom
Del tha Funkee Homosapien - Granada Theater
Drive-By Truckers, Shooter Jennings - House of Blues
Spiritualized - Lakewood Theater

9/26 (Fri)
Joe Bonamassa, Back Door Slam - House of Blues
The Black Keys - Granada Theater (SOLD OUT)
Colour Revolt, Sybris - Hailey's Club
City and Colour - Pontiac Garage (SOLD OUT)
Fleet Foxes - Lola's Saloon

9/27 (Sat)
Neko Case - Granada Theater
Against Me! - Ridglea Theater

9/28 (Sun)
The Fratellis - House of Blues

9/29 (Mon)
The Swell Season, Iron & Wine - Palladium Ballroom

Weekly Update #8

2008-09-22T23:38:00.002-05:00

Update is overdue, but still not much to report. Nevertheless, here are the "highlights":

Sons of Hermann Hall: Joe Ely
Pontiac Garage: The Ting Tings
Palladium Ballroom: sex addict Eric Benet
Firewater Bar & Grill: crackhead Bobby Brown(!)
Nokia Theatre: Keith Sweat (no scandal that I could find, but his name sure is durty)
House of Blues: Gavin DeGraw, Blues Traveler
American Airlines: Eagles (these MFs are just out to spite me, I swear)
Granada Theater: My Brightest Diamond, 2 shows for Todd Snider

See? Nothing all that exciting. Anyways, all updates are on the main list.....

Edgefest 18: "Edgier" than Ever!

2008-09-09T20:05:00.004-05:00

The lineup for "Edgefest 18" Presented by 102.1 FM "The Edge" came out today, and has a few notable bands. Recall that there was actually another Edgefest earlier this year (you guessed it - Edgefest 17) which had exactly zero notable bands. In any event, v18.0 - taking place at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco on October 25 - will feature the reuinted Stone Temple Pilots (remember that Scott Weiland will be playing a solo gig at the Granada just a month later), The Offspring, Staind, the reunited Toadies and some others. OK, maybe it's not that great of a lineup, but it would be for some. Tickets are $69.50 and go onsale Saturday (pre-sale starting today for "Edgeheads"!!!!).

Weekly Update #7

2008-09-06T15:29:00.004-05:00

Wow, way too long since I've posted an update. I've been updating the list all the while though. In any event, here are some of the new shows since my last update:

The Loft: Nikka Costa, Kathleen Edwards/John Doe
Lakewood Theater: Alison Moyet
Granada Theater: Butthole Surfers, Soulfly, Calexico, Danielson, Scott Weiland
American Airlines Center: Tina Turner
Pontiac Garage: Rose Hill Drive, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Bang Camaro
Lola's: The Redwalls
Palladium Ballroom: Matisyahu, Gwar
House of Blues: Dragonforce
Hailey's: Nada Surf, Blitzen Trapper
Club Dada: Heartless Bastards

And more of course in the full list. Enjoy.

Weekly Update #6

2008-08-20T17:55:00.003-05:00

I actually updated the list Monday evening (with a few more tweaks yesterday) but it took until today for my lazy ass to make this post. Anywho, here are the highlights:

House of Blues: Common/N.E.R.D., MSTRKRFT
Lola's: Fleet Foxes
The Fairmount (in Ft. Worth): Session man Leon Russell
Ft. Worth Convention Center: Michael Buble
Granada Theater: Tim Reynolds
Billy Bob's: Loretta Lynn

That's about it. Check the full list for more.

Nokia: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals

2008-08-19T13:51:00.002-05:00

Lots of special posts for Nokia lately. Today it is Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, billed as just The Cardinals on Ticketmaster. Mr. Adams is notoriously hit or miss with the performance he gives, but the last time he played Dallas was in October at SMU and absolutely killed. One of the best shows of last year for me, and this one will not be missed. Tickets are $25-$35 and go onsale this Friday, August 22, with an internet presale Thursday AM.

R.E.M. at Nokia

2008-08-15T09:31:00.003-05:00

Wow, this is a pretty big one off show announcement for Dallas. Well, I'm sure the rest of the tour dates will follow but still. Per R.E.M.'s website:

R.E.M. has added a show at the Nokia Theatre in Dallas to their current world tour in support of ACCELERATE. The show will take place on October 24th and will include support from Dallas band Old 97s. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, August 22nd. Fan Club and Online Fan Community sales will take place on Monday and Tuesday (August 18th and 19th) next week.

The Ticketmaster page is already up. I saw R.E.M. at both Sasquatch! and at Madison Square Garden this year and both were great shows. This is a great add to the list. And I am really surprised (and pleased) it's not at the AAC.

What Time Is It?!?!

2008-08-14T20:25:00.006-05:00

The return of The Time! Well, at least I think so....

Morris Day & The Time are playing at Nokia on Saturday, September 13. But there is good reason to believe that this isn't your average state fair or has-been nightclub rehashing of the Time hits that Morris has been playing with a bunch of no-names over the last decade or so. Based upon (1) the recent reunion of the original members at the Grammys (with Rihanna of all people), at Coachella (with Prince, natch), and at a month-long run in Vegas, and (2) the price of the tickets ($39.50-$59.50), I think we can assume that this show will include Jerome Benton, Jellybean Johnson, Jimmy Jam, Monte Moir et al. No official word yet however. Tickets on sale tomorrow at 10 AM.

Weekly Update #5

2008-08-12T17:19:00.002-05:00

Time for everyone's favorite part of the week - let's get right to it. Here are the highlights from this week's announcements:

Firewater Bar & Grill: Doug E. Fresh
House of Blues: Nelly, Thievery Corporation, Atmosphere, Method Man & Redman
Club Dada: Mason Jennings, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
The Cavern: Dead Confederate
Granada: Yngwie Malmsteen (!), Great White (!!)
Palladium: Gym Class Heroes/The Roots
Nokia: Randy Travis

See the master list for all updates.

Weekly Update #4

2008-08-06T17:53:00.005-05:00

Okay, time for more weekly goodness. The list has been updated as per usual. On to the highlights:

House of Blues: Sara Bareilles, Dar Williams, Minus the Bear/Annuals
Pontiac Garage: Punch Brothers (feat. Chris Thile of Nickel Creek), The Walkmen, Magnetic Morning (Adam Franklin of Swervedriver and Sam Fogarino of Interpol)
The Loft: Everlast, Deerhunter
Nokia Theatre: Jason Mraz, Jackson Browne, Panic at the Disco/Dashboard Confessional
Billy Bob's: Willie Nelson
Palladium Ballroom: Diplo
Hailey's Club: Brightblack Morning Light, Bishop Allen

And of course all of the other announcements the last couple of days. Enjoy!

Kings of Leon at Palladium!

2008-08-06T12:30:00.004-05:00

Nice! Kings of Leon will be celebrating their newly released album Only by the Night (out September 23) by playing the Palladium Ballroom on Wednesday, October 29. Tickets are $30 and go on sale September 12 at 10 AM. Openers are We Are Scientists and The Stills. That is going to be a busy week for music.

Weezer at Nokia Theatre

2008-08-05T19:07:00.007-05:00

Just announced today: Weezer is playing at Nokia in Grand Prairie on Tuesday, October 21. They actually announced the stops in a rather clever manner (although not as clever as Tom Waits tour announcement a few months back), but several sites are carrying the full itinerary. No word on ticket info yet. Opening the show will be Tokyo Police Club and Angels and Airwaves.

While I Was Out: Ben Folds, Ray LaMontagne & More!

2008-08-05T13:49:00.003-05:00

Ah, back from Lolla and a ton of Dallas concert news to catch up on. While I am updating the calendar, let me hit a few of the highlights:

Well, first a lowlight: Emmylou Harris' concert at the Majestic is cancelled tonight due to a death in the family. No word on whether these will be rescheduled. Refunds at point of purchase.

In other Majestic news, Ray LaMontagne is playing on Friday, October 24 (tickets are $27.50 to $33 and go on sale Friday at 10 AM, with an internet presale going on now).

Also, Cheech & Chong are reuiniting for their first tour in 25 years and are hitting the Majestic Saturday, November 1. Tickets range from $40 to $60 and go on sale Friday at 10 AM, but there is a presale through musictoday tomorrow and on Ticketmaster Thursday. Usually I just stick to music shows and not comedy but they did do "Basketball Jones" and a bunch of other songs so I'm counting it.

Piano man Ben Folds is coming to the Palladium Ballroom on Thursday, October 23. Tix are $32 and go on sale Friday at 10 AM.

Los Lonely Boys and Alejandro Escovedo are playing at the House of Blues on Halloween. Tickets are $27.50 for general admission and up to $75 for reserved and go on sale Friday at 10 AM (with presales starting tomorrow).

Let's see, according to Pollstar, a Glenn Danzig-less "Misfits" will be reappearing at the Granada on Wednesday, November 26. No ticket info on that one yet. But you are probably better off seeing Danzig at the Palladium on October 30 (Halloween Eve!!) anyway.

Lastly but not leastly, tickets for the previously announced TV on the Radio show at the Lakewood Theater go on sale Saturday at 11 AM.

Hoping to have a full list update tonight.

Granada: FREE Cool Kids/Flosstradamus Show!

2008-07-30T22:35:00.002-05:00

Just found out that The Cool Kids show (with special guests Flosstradamus, Ricky Blaze and The Party) at the Granada on Thursday, August 21 is FREE! Alls you gots to do is RSVP. Not a bad deal.

Lakewood 70th Anniversary: TV on the Radio

2008-07-29T09:53:00.003-05:00

Really big show announcement today. The Lakewood Theater will be having a 70th anniversary show on Tuesday, October 28 featuring TV on the Radio with special guests The Dirtbombs. This promises to be a fantastic show. So far no word on on sale info or ticket prices but I'll keep you posted.

Thanks to hansford for the find.

Weekly Update #3

2008-07-28T23:12:00.002-05:00

The list is updated. Shows of note recently added:

Nokia Theatre: Queensryche, John Hiatt
House of Blues: The Wailers, Academy Award winners Three 6 Mafia, The Fratellis
Billy Bob's: Bret Michaels
Meyerson Symphony Center: Frankie Valli, Tony Bennett
Granada: Deerhoof, Electric Six with Local H
The Loft: Holly Golightly

Enjoy!

ACL Spillover: The List

2008-07-26T22:10:00.002-05:00

As I mentioned the other day, there are lots of bands that stop by the DFW area on their way to and from Austin City Limits. For those that can't make the fest for whatever reason, this results in a plethora of pinatas.... I mean, shows to catch for those two weeks. So, here's a list of all of the ACL acts playing in Dallas that weekend (so far):

9/25 (Thu)
Hot Chip – Palladium Ballroom
Del tha Funkee Homosapien - Granada Theater
Drive-By Truckers, Shooter Jennings - House of Blues
Spiritualized - Lakewood Theater

9/26 (Fri)
Joe Bonamassa, Back Door Slam - House of Blues
The Black Keys - Granada Theater
Colour Revolt, Sybris - Hailey's Club
City and Colour - Pontiac Garage

9/27 (Sat)
Neko Case - Granada Theater
Against Me! - Ridglea Theater

9/28 (Sun)
The Fratellis - House of Blues

9/29 (Mon)
The Swell Season, Iron & Wine - Palladium Ballroom

No doubt more artists will get added in the coming weeks and months. Hopefully David Byrne. :)

ACL Spillover: Against Me!, Amos Lee

2008-07-23T23:39:00.004-05:00

Adding to the number of bands that will stop by Dallas on their way to/from the Austin City Limits Music Festival (Sept. 26-28), Against Me! will be playing at the Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth on Saturday, Sept. 27. No ticket info just yet on that one.

Additionally, already on the schedule but tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 AM for Amos Lee's show at the Granada Theater on Saturday, Sept. 20.

When I get around to it, I will make a post listing all of the ACL bands that are playing in Dallas before/during/after the fest. If it ends up being like last year, it'll make for a great couple of weeks of music in the area (but with conflicts a plenty!).

EDIT: This post gave the impression (intentionally) that Amos Lee was playing ACL this year. He's not. I thought he was. Oops. Against Me! is though.

Granada: Mountain Goats/Kaki King

2008-07-23T14:01:00.003-05:00

This one has been on the list for a while (thanks Pollstar!) but it's just been officially announced by the band and the venue. John Darnielle's band The Mountain Goats and guitar virtuoso Kaki King will be at the Granada on Sunday, November 2. Tickets are $12 for GA and $16 for seats and are on sale now.

HOB: Ben Kweller, Hives/EoDM on sale

2008-07-23T11:04:00.004-05:00

Hometown boy and local fave Ben Kweller will stop by the Pontiac Garage at the House of Blues on Thursday, September 25. This is right before ACL so I wonder if he will end up playing there. No word on price or onsale info yet.

Also, the previously announced Hives and Eagles of Death Metal double bill is currently on pre-sale on Ticketmaster. General onsale starts Saturday at 10 AM. Tickets are $25 for general admission and $35-$50 for the balcony.

Weekly Update #2

2008-07-22T16:06:00.002-05:00

Even though I regularly update the main list, I will try to make a post once a week telling you guys it's updated and perhaps highlighting notable shows. This is said update for this week. New shows of note:

House of Blues: Young Jeezy
Nokia Theatre: Alanis Morissette, Enrique Iglesias
Granda Theater: Sunset Rubdown, Cut Copy w/ The Presets, The Cool Kids w/ Flosstradamus
The Lounge on Elm Street: Sic Alps, Parts & Labor

See the full list for all updates.

HOB: Eagles of Death Metal/The Hives

2008-07-21T19:50:00.005-05:00

Now here are some Eagles I can get into.....

According to Spin, the Eagles of Death Metal and The Hives will be co-headlining a show at the House of Blues on Wednesday, September 17. This will be part of a short run the bands are doing together. Also, Spin reports that EoDM will have a new album - entitled Heart-On - out on October 21. No word yet on ticket info.

I'll definitely try to make this show - The Hives were one of my favorite sets at Sasquatch! and I'm dying to see them in a club setting. I know that traditionally Josh Homme doesn't tour with EoDM, so I wonder if this tour will be any different (although, Queens of the Stone Age don't appear to be busy this Fall from a live perspective, so who knows.....)

Also, I have list update coming tonight so stay tuned for more announcements.

Don Henley Must Die

2008-07-17T18:01:00.003-05:00

Mojo Nixon sang it best. Everyone that knows me knows how much I hate the Eagles. In fact, I think at this point the Eagles themselves must know, because sure enough after I moaned and groaned about them coming to Dallas on my birthday weekend, they up and added a second show the next night!!!! So now we will be treated to a double helping of America's worst band on Saturday, September 13 and Sunday, September 14 at the AAC. Tickets are obviously overpriced from $45 to $175 for each show. The presale for Sunday's show starts Monday yadda yadda.... The Eagles suck.

Seriously, they must have heard that I planned my trip to DC to leave that Friday and come back that Sunday night (to celebrate my birthday and see Paul Weller at the 9:30 Club to boot) which allowed me to completely avoid their trip, and decided to add a Sunday show just to spite me.

Rubber Gloves: Jonathan Richman, Magnolia Electric Co. shows added

2008-07-17T01:09:00.011-05:00

Rubber Gloves in Denton added a couple of big shows today. First up is Jonathan Richman (of Modern Lovers and There's Something About Mary fame) who is playing a "semi-early" show (read: doors at 8, show at 9) on Thursday, October 2. Tickets are $12.

Additionally, Magnolia Electric Co. will be playing on Monday, October 27 with openers Everest and Tre Orsi. Tickets are $10.

Update #1

2008-07-16T22:04:00.004-05:00

The master list has been updated. All of the items in red reflect additions or changes made to the last version of the list on the ACL board.

Welcome!

2008-07-14T21:15:00.005-05:00

Welcome to the new DFW concert list/blog. Well, the list isn't new but the blog part is. I started the list on a thread of the Austin City Limits message board, but after keeping up with it there for almost a year I figured that starting a blog would be the best way for me to keep track of the list and make updates in the manner I wanted to. So here it is.

This is, and will continue to be, a work in progress - both in terms of the contents of list itself and of the format of the blog. My main goal is to keep it simple - mainly just want to list the shows, announce notable ones and make at least weekly updates. I won't be doing reviews or any other shite that I don't have time for. I am going to try to provide links for purchasing tickets online where possible.... I am in the process of hotlinking all the current shows right now.

In any event, I hope that you find the list to be as useful as it is for me to make it (trust me, it's very therapeutic).