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The best hip-hop and R&B concerts coming to North Texas in October (opens the original)
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Fall is just beginning, and it’s the best time to go to concerts, right when the weather is neither too hot nor too cold. Lucky for us, the monthly calendar is stacked with world-class acts. From rap icon Juvenile to versatile renaissance man Vince Staples to Dallas’ own Zillionaire Doe, this month will keep the sounds turned up through Halloween. These are our picks for the best hip-hop and R&B shows of the month, but don’t sleep on the many highly-anticipated shows still to come in 2026. Plus,
Check out our Big D Reality: the Best of Dallas 2026 is here (opens the original)
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Photography by Kathy Tran / kathytran.com Big D and reality TV have been BFFs for decades — a distinction we’ve never tried to hide or apologize for. Not that we should. Early reality-era heartthrob, Colby Donaldson, lived and worked here after finishing second on “Survivor” in 2001. North Texas’ Kelly Clarkson sang her way to fame on “American Idol” a year later. Soon after, Dallas-raised Jessica Simpson became a pop-culture phenomenon while navigating celebrity marriage, “Newlyweds: Nick and J
Shaboozey returns to 'homey' Dallas to play his new concept album on Saturday (opens the original)
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North Texas has become a second home for Shaboozey within the last two years. From shutting down the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge for a music video, to selling out Billy Bob’s, to celebrating best friend BigXthaPlug’s birthday at Dos Equis Pavilion, the Grammy-winning singer has made fond memories in North Texas. He’ll make more this weekend at South Side Ballroom during his The Outlaws Never Die Tour, a concert that blends music and theater to tell the artist’s story as a genre-bending country sta
The best hip-hop and R&B shows in September (opens the original)
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Summer is winding down, and fortunately for us, so are the temperatures. This month is still turning up the heat, though, because some of the biggest hip-hop and R&B shows of 2026 are coming through North Texas in the next few weeks. Rod Wave’s two-night stand at the American Airlines Center? Check. Dallas’ own Usher? Check. Chief Keef and J. Cole in town on the same night? Check, check. We don’t know how you’re going to decide who to catch, but based on the list below, we do know it’s not going
Since it's no longer totally infernal, here are the 10 best outdoor concert venues in DFW (opens the original)
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Finally, the weather has dipped back under 100 degrees, and more importantly, the nights will ease into briskness… eventually. And none too soon, if you ask us. We’re not much for the insufferable heat stuff, which means this is our idea of a Texas “cold front.” So, where are the best places to catch live music outdoors around town now that it’s not totally miserable outside? We got you covered there. Here are the 10 best from Dallas and the surrounding areas, because why limit yourself? 10. AM/
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