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SUMMARY:Sistas Who Kill: Back From Theu00a0Dead - A SEATED GENERAL ADMISSION SHOW None
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URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/sistas-who-kill-back-from-theu00a0dead-a-seated-general-admission-show-none/
LOCATION:The Studio at the Bomb Factory\, 2727 Canton Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75226 \, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:GUS CLARK
DESCRIPTION:JOIN US FOR FREE LIVE MUSIC WITH GUS CLARK!
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/gus-clark-3/
LOCATION:The Rustic\, 3656 Howell Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75204\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Kevin Fowler
DESCRIPTION:Kevin Fowler\n\n\nWe look forward to welcoming Kevin Fowler to Billy Bob’s Texas on Friday\, May 22\, 2025. We offer a one-of-a-kind experience in the heart of the Fort Worth Stockyards! While you’re here check out the Honky Tonk Kitchen\, Billy Bob’s gift store\, and Live Bull Riding! \nShow Details\nKevin Fowler on The Main Stage | 10 PM \nPeter Sinclair on The Honky Tonk Stage | 8 PM \nDoors Open at 6 PM
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/kevin-fowler/
LOCATION:Billy Bob’s Texas\, 2520 Rodeo Plaza\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76164\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:ANDREW MILLER
DESCRIPTION:JOIN US FOR FREE LIVE MUSIC WITH ANDREW MILLER!
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/andrew-miller-4/
LOCATION:The Rustic\, 3656 Howell Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75204\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:The American Rodeo Championship Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, May 22\, 2026 – Saturday\, May 23\, 2026\n\nTwo-day packages on sale now! \n\n\nThe countdown to Championship Weekend starts now. \nOn May 22–23\, 2026\, The American Rodeo returns to Globe Life Field for two days of the most intense\, high-stakes action in Western sports. Every moment matters\, from Friday’s final Qualifier rounds that determine who advances\, to Saturday night when the best in the world chase life-changing payouts and the coveted $1 million bonus. \nNow in its 13th year\, The American Rodeo brings together elite pros\, rising stars\, and underdog Qualifiers across all eight traditional rodeo disciplines delivering a format unlike anything else in the sport. \nSecure your seats early — this is Western sports at its peak. For the latest updates\, visit www.americanrodeo.com or follow @TheAmericanRodeo on TikTok and @TheAmerican.TR on Instagram and Facebook. \nSINGLE-DAY TICKETS AND TWO-DAY PACKAGES ARE ON SALE NOW \nSingle-Day Tickets: To purchase tickets for Friday\, May 22\, please click here. To purchase for Saturday\, May 23\, please click here. \nWeekend Packages: To purchase two-day packages\, please click here.
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/the-american-rodeo-championship-weekend/2026-05-23/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Rodeos-Horse Racing-Equestrian Events
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SUMMARY:Wicked
DESCRIPTION:The Story\n\nSo much happened before Dorothy dropped in. WICKED\, the Broadway sensation\, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz… but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives\, there is another young woman\, born with emerald-green skin—smart\, fiery\, misunderstood\, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular\, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one “good\,” and the other one “wicked.” From the first electrifying note to the final breathtaking moment\, WICKED—the untold true story of the Witches of Oz—transfixes audiences with its wildly inventive story. “If every musical had the brains\, heart and courage of WICKED\, Broadway really would be a magical place” (Time Magazine).
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/wicked-28/
LOCATION:Music Hall at Fair Park\, 909 1st Avenue\, Dallas\, TX\, 75210\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Theatre & Performing Arts
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SUMMARY:Malcolm X and Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy's Chicken Shack in Harlem
DESCRIPTION:This gripping world premiere written by DTC’s resident playwright and Interim Artistic Director Jonathan Norton imagines the moments that shape legends—and the friendships that define them.
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/malcolm-x-and-redd-foxx-washing-dishes-at-jimmys-chicken-shack-in-harlem-19/
LOCATION:Wyly Studio Theatre\, 2400 Flora Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Theatre & Performing Arts
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SUMMARY:KYLE REDD
DESCRIPTION:JOIN US FOR FREE LIVE MUSIC WITH KYLE REDD!
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/kyle-redd-4/
LOCATION:The Rustic\, 3656 Howell Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75204\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:CAROLINE GRACE
DESCRIPTION:JOIN US FOR FREE LIVE MUSIC WITH CAROLINE GRACE!
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/caroline-grace/
LOCATION:The Rustic\, 3656 Howell Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75204\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Alyssa Edwards: Thanks For Everything Tour 2026 - 18+ Event
DESCRIPTION:AGES 18+ ID REQUIREDDoors open at 7PM. Show starts at 8PM.Scheduled Support: TBA.For VIP seating\, please contact HOBDallasVIP@LiveNation.com.Upgrade Your Experience: https://www.sevenrooms.com/events/hobdallas/hobwebsite.To purchase tickets on the day of the event after 5PM\, please visit the House of Blues Box Office at the venue located at 2200 North Lamar Street in Dallas. The Box Office is open 2 hours prior to door time on show days. Closing hours vary per event.All sales are subject to increase the day of the show.Support acts are subject to change without notice.
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/alyssa-edwards-thanks-for-everything-tour-2026-18-event/
LOCATION:House of Blues Dallas\, 2200 N. Lamar St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Culture Wars
DESCRIPTION: \n\n\nDemon Hunter · by Ryan J Downey · 2021ryanjdowney.com ·ryan@superherohq.comCulture Wars initially built a following through word-of-mouth and energetic live performances.Songs like “Faith” and “Lose Money” blew up on streaming services\, contributing to the group’swidening audience. “Leave Me Alone\,” featured on the GRAMMY-nominatedBill & Ted Facethe Musicsoundtrack\, enjoyed an organic boost from mega-influencers and became Culture Wars’first Top 30 Alternative Rock hit.The appropriately titledif not now\, when?combines the past\, present\, and future with boldswagger. They make honest\, expertly crafted\, ambitious rock music built to resonate with a diverseaudience. The sound Culture Wars developed blends the most vital rock and alternative musicelements\, earnestly emphasizingactualguitars.SHORT BIOCulture Wars’ debut album arrives ready to connect with a generation starved for authenticity andprovocation in their rock bands. The young group’s energizing and unapologetically movingif notnow\, when?is a breath of fresh air full of ambition and pure intentions. As the band’s name implies\,seemingly disparate passions battle within the songs\, somehow beautifully making peace.Combining the past\, present\, and future with bold swagger emphasizesactualinstruments\, theirdebut LP\,if not now\, when?\, is honest\, ambitious\, unashamed rock music built to resonate withdiverse audiences.LINEUP●Alex Dugan●David Grayson●Dillon Randolph●Caleb Contreras●Joshua StirmSELECT DISCOGRAPHY●if not now\, when?TBD
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/culture-wars/
LOCATION:Trees Dallas\, 2709 Elm Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Clara La San - Chosen Silences Tour 2026
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/clara-la-san-chosen-silences-tour-2026/
LOCATION:The Echo Lounge & Music Hall\, 1323 N Stemmons Fwy\, Dallas\, TX\, 75207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Echo Lounge &amp%3B Music Hall":MAILTO:EchoInfo@livenation.com
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DTSTAMP:20260429T123724
CREATED:20250514T123452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T081117Z
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SUMMARY:Wicked
DESCRIPTION:The Story\n\nSo much happened before Dorothy dropped in. WICKED\, the Broadway sensation\, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz… but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives\, there is another young woman\, born with emerald-green skin—smart\, fiery\, misunderstood\, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular\, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one “good\,” and the other one “wicked.” From the first electrifying note to the final breathtaking moment\, WICKED—the untold true story of the Witches of Oz—transfixes audiences with its wildly inventive story. “If every musical had the brains\, heart and courage of WICKED\, Broadway really would be a magical place” (Time Magazine).
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/wicked-27/
LOCATION:Music Hall at Fair Park\, 909 1st Avenue\, Dallas\, TX\, 75210\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Theatre & Performing Arts
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ORGANIZER;CN="Broadway Dallas":MAILTO:customerservice@broadwaydallas.org
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SUMMARY:Malcolm X and Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy's Chicken Shack in Harlem
DESCRIPTION:This gripping world premiere written by DTC’s resident playwright and Interim Artistic Director Jonathan Norton imagines the moments that shape legends—and the friendships that define them.
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/malcolm-x-and-redd-foxx-washing-dishes-at-jimmys-chicken-shack-in-harlem-18/
LOCATION:Wyly Studio Theatre\, 2400 Flora Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Theatre & Performing Arts
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dallas Theater Center":MAILTO:ticketing@dallastheatercenter.org
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SUMMARY:Mama Said Everything’s Gonna Be All Right
DESCRIPTION:More than a play – a moving reminder that hope\, faith\, and family still matter.
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/mama-said-everythings-gonna-be-all-right/
LOCATION:Wyly Theatre\, 2400 Flora St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Theatre & Performing Arts
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ORGANIZER;CN="AT&amp%3BT Performing Arts Center":MAILTO:boxoffice@attpac.org
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SUMMARY:Top Gun: Maverick in Concert
DESCRIPTION:After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators\, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs\, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/top-gun-maverick-in-concert/
LOCATION:Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center\, 2301 Flora Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Live Theatre & Performing Arts
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dallas Symphony":MAILTO:customerservice@dalsym.com
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SUMMARY:Laura Pausini
DESCRIPTION:Headliners: Laura Pausini
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/laura-pausini/
LOCATION:Texas Trust CU Theatre\, 1001 Texas Trust Way\, Grand Prairie\, TX\, 75050\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Pitbull - I'm Back with special guest Lil Jon
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/pitbull-im-back-with-special-guest-lil-jon/
LOCATION:Dos Equis Pavilion\, 3839 S Fitzhugh Avenue\, Dallas\, TX\, 75210\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Yot Club
DESCRIPTION:SIMPLETON\, the third album from multi-platinum indie-rock singer/songwriter YOT CLUB\, dismantles the utopian view of the American suburbs\, treating finely manicured life as a mirage. Across its 13 tracks\, the LP (released via Amuse) wrestles with how gated neighborhoods\, curated feeds\, and predictable routines can blur\, and even erase\, empathy and responsibility\, creating a walled-off world where difficult questions and harsh realities are easy to ignore. \n“There are whole communities built to pretend the bad shit in life doesn’t exist\,” Ryan Kaiser says. “It’s a real form of privilege to be able to not have to care about any of this stuff – to just move into an HOA neighborhood where you can curate your feed and live in your own bubble.” \nRaised outside Jackson\, MS\, in what he calls a “white-flight neighborhood\,” Kaiser grew up inside the very kind of bubble Simpleton scrutinizes\, a place where physical separation mirrored both informational and emotional distance from the world beyond it. In 2019\, he started Yot Club in his college dorm room\, crafting a lo-fi\, classically cool indie rock sound grounded under a dreamlike haze. Two years later\, his breakthrough single “YKWIM?” quickly reached viral status on TikTok (today\, it’s been streamed more than 1 billion times) and has since taken him around the world as a festival mainstay at spots like Treefort\, Kilby Block Party and Pitchfork Paris. \nBut even as his personal geography has shifted – to Nashville\, New York\, Philadelphia and now Los Angeles – the suburban logic he grew up with continues to color his writing. Across Simpleton\, Kaiser draws a distinction between those whose place of privilege leads to blissful ignorance and those whose narrow worldview is unintentionally shaped by geography and history. He’s seen firsthand how communities like the one he grew up in can quietly flatten the world into something abstract and misunderstood – not through ill intent\, but through limited exposure\, where hearsay and secondhand narratives replace lived experience and entire populations are reduced to caricature. \n“A lot of what people believe comes from bad-faith bullshit online\,” he says. “If your environment doesn’t give you anything to push back against what you’re seeing on a screen\, you’re forced to take it at face value. It’s not because they’re necessarily bad people\, but because they live in places that don’t offer a very big worldview. Where I grew up\, people always hated on places like New York or California\, but I kept thinking\, ‘There’s gotta be something going on there if other people love them so much.’” \nThat tension and curiosity is what’s fueled his nomadic lifestyle\, and it helps mark the follow-up to 2024’s Rufus as Kaiser’s most intentional and fully realized album to date. Working largely in isolation (with one lost laptop along the way)\, he wrote and self-produced the album with intense creative discipline. He challenged himself to fully record one song every two weeks\, laboring over every creative choice in a way that paired deceptive simplicity with measured ambition. \n“I grew up trying to find the weirdest music\,” he explains. “I had all these rules that actually overcomplicated my songwriting\, but I realized you don’t have to write jazz chord progressions or extremely out-there stuff. Writing this album\, I got really into bands like Galaxie 500\, Half Japanese and Spacemen 3 where it feels like the weirdness gets added in after the fact in other creative ways: using new instruments\, running the drums through a guitar amp – stuff like that. There are parts of this record that are more complex than anything I’ve done before\, but I think it’s ultimately also simpler and more inclusive to everyone.” \nFirst single “Projecting” chugs along like classic Weezer\, while tender piano and Super 8 vignetting give “Alien” a sense of immediate familiarity. Elsewhere\, “Make It Easy” alternates between half-time rumination and uptempo bounce\, the bossa nova-tinged “Romanticization” elevates lyrical escapism\, and the side-stick percussion and gliding synth of “Okay” combines with his low-register vocals (recorded in the closet of an Airbnb) to create the album’s most tension-filled moment. Even the lighter\, more escapist moments – like the album’s title track\, recounting a blissful day soaking up the beige kitsch of suburbia – feel more deliberate\, a more precise articulation of the raw emotion that made “YKWIM?” such an online sensation. \nLike the music itself\, Simpleton’s artwork\, a painting from Jake Longstreth\, one of Kaiser’s favorite artists\, resists flash in favor of feeling. Instead\, it’s a striking slice of Americana\, a nondescript fast food joint pointing to the sort of malaise that can settle in when comfort replaces curiosity. At one point in Kaiser’s life\, those familiar scenes were just scenery; now\, as his understanding of the world and his place in it have grown\, they read differently – reflective of a shifting sense of perspective and gravity that now marks his songs. \n“When I first started\, I was posting music into the void with no expectations that anyone would hear it\,” Kaiser explains\, reflecting on his older albums as a blend of “shy songwriting and shy mixing.” “Under-mixing the vocals was really popular around 2019 and 2020\, but I want the lyrics to cut through now because I’m putting a lot more care into what I’m saying. I feel more ready now to write about something nuanced\, whereas a few years ago I’d probably just say\, ‘I’ll write about my dog.’ I’ve realized it all has to mean something – otherwise\, what’s the point?”
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/yot-club/
LOCATION:The Studio at the Bomb Factory\, 2727 Canton Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75226 \, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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CREATED:20260411T013619Z
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SUMMARY:RUSH TRIBUTE - Analog Kids performing "Fly By Night" and hits from "All the Worlds a Stage"
DESCRIPTION:Goes Great With: Rush
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/rush-tribute-analog-kids-performing-fly-by-night-and-hits-from-all-the-worlds-a-stage/
LOCATION:Granada Theater\, 3524 Greenville Avenue\, Dallas\, TX\, 75206\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Granada Theater":MAILTO:booking@granadatheater.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260523T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260523T203000
DTSTAMP:20260429T123724
CREATED:20260411T185005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T185005Z
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SUMMARY:CARSON LEWIS
DESCRIPTION:JOIN US FOR FREE LIVE MUSIC WITH CARSON LEWIS!
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/carson-lewis-4/
LOCATION:The Rustic\, 3656 Howell Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75204\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260523T220000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260523T220000
DTSTAMP:20260429T123724
CREATED:20260319T232555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T232555Z
UID:10009767-1779573600-1779573600@whatsupdallas.co
SUMMARY:Shenandoah
DESCRIPTION:Shenandoah\n\n\nWe look forward to welcoming Shenandoah to Billy Bob’s Texas on Saturday\, May 23\, 2026. We offer a one-of-a-kind experience in the heart of the Fort Worth Stockyards! While you’re here check out the Honky Tonk Kitchen\, Billy Bob’s gift store\, and live bull riding! \nShow Details\nShenandoah on The Main Stage | 10 PM \nPeter Sinclair on The Honky Tonk Stage | 8 PM \nDoors Open at 6 PM
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/shenandoah/
LOCATION:Billy Bob’s Texas\, 2520 Rodeo Plaza\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76164\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Billy Bob's Texas":MAILTO:tickets@billybobstexas.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260524T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260524T113000
DTSTAMP:20260429T123724
CREATED:20260411T185005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T185005Z
UID:10010336-1779622200-1779622200@whatsupdallas.co
SUMMARY:ALEX CARUTHERS
DESCRIPTION:JOIN US FOR FREE LIVE MUSIC WITH ALEX CARUTHERS!
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/alex-caruthers-6/
LOCATION:The Rustic\, 3656 Howell Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75204\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260524T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260524T130000
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CREATED:20250514T123452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T072322Z
UID:10004686-1779627600-1779627600@whatsupdallas.co
SUMMARY:Wicked
DESCRIPTION:The Story\n\nSo much happened before Dorothy dropped in. WICKED\, the Broadway sensation\, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz… but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives\, there is another young woman\, born with emerald-green skin—smart\, fiery\, misunderstood\, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular\, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one “good\,” and the other one “wicked.” From the first electrifying note to the final breathtaking moment\, WICKED—the untold true story of the Witches of Oz—transfixes audiences with its wildly inventive story. “If every musical had the brains\, heart and courage of WICKED\, Broadway really would be a magical place” (Time Magazine).
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/wicked-26/
LOCATION:Music Hall at Fair Park\, 909 1st Avenue\, Dallas\, TX\, 75210\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Theatre & Performing Arts
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ORGANIZER;CN="Broadway Dallas":MAILTO:customerservice@broadwaydallas.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260524T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260524T140000
DTSTAMP:20260429T123724
CREATED:20250920T142920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T142920Z
UID:10007105-1779631200-1779631200@whatsupdallas.co
SUMMARY:Malcolm X and Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy's Chicken Shack in Harlem
DESCRIPTION:This gripping world premiere written by DTC’s resident playwright and Interim Artistic Director Jonathan Norton imagines the moments that shape legends—and the friendships that define them.
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/malcolm-x-and-redd-foxx-washing-dishes-at-jimmys-chicken-shack-in-harlem-17/
LOCATION:Wyly Studio Theatre\, 2400 Flora Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Theatre & Performing Arts
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dallas Theater Center":MAILTO:ticketing@dallastheatercenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260524T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260524T140000
DTSTAMP:20260429T123724
CREATED:20260410T224158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T224158Z
UID:10010104-1779631200-1779631200@whatsupdallas.co
SUMMARY:Top Gun: Maverick in Concert
DESCRIPTION:After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators\, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs\, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/top-gun-maverick-in-concert-3/
LOCATION:Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center\, 2301 Flora Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Live Theatre & Performing Arts
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dallas Symphony":MAILTO:customerservice@dalsym.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260524T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260524T190000
DTSTAMP:20260429T123724
CREATED:20250514T123452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T074939Z
UID:10004687-1779649200-1779649200@whatsupdallas.co
SUMMARY:Wicked
DESCRIPTION:The Story\n\nSo much happened before Dorothy dropped in. WICKED\, the Broadway sensation\, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz… but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives\, there is another young woman\, born with emerald-green skin—smart\, fiery\, misunderstood\, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular\, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one “good\,” and the other one “wicked.” From the first electrifying note to the final breathtaking moment\, WICKED—the untold true story of the Witches of Oz—transfixes audiences with its wildly inventive story. “If every musical had the brains\, heart and courage of WICKED\, Broadway really would be a magical place” (Time Magazine).
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/wicked-25/
LOCATION:Music Hall at Fair Park\, 909 1st Avenue\, Dallas\, TX\, 75210\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Theatre & Performing Arts
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ORGANIZER;CN="Broadway Dallas":MAILTO:customerservice@broadwaydallas.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260524T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260524T190000
DTSTAMP:20260429T123724
CREATED:20250920T170522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T170522Z
UID:10007162-1779649200-1779649200@whatsupdallas.co
SUMMARY:MGK: Lost Americana Tour
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/mgk-lost-americana-tour/
LOCATION:Dos Equis Pavilion\, 3839 S Fitzhugh Avenue\, Dallas\, TX\, 75210\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260524T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260524T190000
DTSTAMP:20260429T123724
CREATED:20251101T153648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251101T153648Z
UID:10007855-1779649200-1779649200@whatsupdallas.co
SUMMARY:ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN: More Songs To Learn & Sing
DESCRIPTION:All Ages Event.Doors open at 7PM. Show starts at 8PM.Scheduled Support: TBA.For VIP seating\, please contact HOBDallasVIP@LiveNation.com.Upgrade Your Experience: https://www.sevenrooms.com/events/hobdallas/hobwebsite.To purchase tickets on the day of the event after 5PM\, please visit the House of Blues Box Office at the venue located at 2200 North Lamar Street in Dallas. The Box Office is open 2 hours prior to door time on show days. Closing hours vary per event.All sales are subject to increase the day of the show.Support acts are subject to change without notice.
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/echo-the-bunnymen-more-songs-to-learn-sing/
LOCATION:House of Blues Dallas\, 2200 N. Lamar St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="House of Blues Dallas":MAILTO:HOBDallasInfo@LiveNation.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260524T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260524T190000
DTSTAMP:20260429T123724
CREATED:20260319T230941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T230941Z
UID:10009757-1779649200-1779649200@whatsupdallas.co
SUMMARY:The Conference of the Birds
DESCRIPTION:Both mystical and profoundly human\, this poetic masterpiece reminds us that what we search for in the world is often already within us\, waiting to be revealed. For the first time in the United States\, this legendary work is being brought to the stage in a powerful live production.
URL:https://whatsupdallas.co/event/the-conference-of-the-birds/
LOCATION:Winspear Opera House\, 2403 Flora Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Theatre & Performing Arts
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ORGANIZER;CN="AT&amp%3BT Performing Arts Center":MAILTO:boxoffice@attpac.org
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