Drake
September 14-15| American Airlines Center
Drake may have gotten his start as Aubrey Graham, star of Degrassi: The Next Generation, but nowadays he’s Very Big Rap Star Drake, with seven albums behind him that include his 2010 LP debut Thank Me Later to the current, 2022’s Her Loss, a collaborative effort with 21 Savage. Both will spend two nights in Dallas, where they will transform American Airlines Center into a club. Get tickets
GrapeFest, Paul Wall, and Mike Jones
September 14-17| Downtown Grapevine
Sure, sure, the wine is the starring attraction at the 37th Annual GrapeFest in downtown Grapevine, but there’s also a lot of shopping, a carnival midway, fun for the kids, pickleball, and music—including headliners David Lee Murphy and Carnie and Wendy Wilson of Wilson Phillips and many local acts. After Friday, head to the Glass Cactus at the Gaylord and catch Paul Wall and Mike Jones. Get tickets
Dwight Yoakam
September 15, 8 p.m.| Texas Trust Credit Union Theater, Grand Prairie
Ahh sookie! California country crooner Dwight Yoakam will head to Grand Prairie Friday night with his mix of honky-tonking, blue grass, and rockabilly that has made him famous, releasing 17 albums since 2016. Expect to hear plenty of those hits Friday night. Get tickets
Texas Latino Pride Fest
September 16, 3 p.m.| Reverchon Park
Texas Latino Pride will host their 9th annual festival at Reverchon Park. From 3-9 p.m., the event will consist of local entertainers (drag shows included), plus reggaeton artist La Cruz, Gorgeous, and Crystal Methyd, plus more than 60 vendors, and opportunities for free HIV testing and mpox vaccines.Get tickets
Shaq’s Bass All Stars Festival
September 16, 4 p.m.| Panther Island Pavilion, Fort Worth
Part time Carrollton resident Shaquille O’Neal will bring his touring festival to Fort Worth Saturday, and he’s providing plenty of entertainment—15 acts that include Crankdat, Kai Wachi, Alison Wonderland, Sullivan King, and Diesel. Get tickets
Iliza Shlesinger
September 16, 7 p.m.| Texas Trust Credit Union Theater, Grand Prairie
Iliza Shlesinger kicked off her Hard Feelings tour this month, and her Saturday appearance in Grand Prairie is a bit of a homecoming for the Greenhill School grad. While she lives in Los Angeles these days, she still regularly visits North Texas. She’s the only female and the youngest comedian to win NBC’s Last Comic Standing, and now the author, actress, and comedian has six Netflix standup specials under her belt, and appears in season 3 of HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones. Get tickets
Arctic Monkeys
September 16, 8 p.m.| Dickies Arena, Fort Worth
English rock band Arctic Monkeys come to North Texas in support of their 2022 album The Car. While they first caught attention in 2006 with Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, it was their performance in the 2012 London Olympics, where they played the “I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor,” that really propelled the band, with there subsequent album AM outselling their debut album by more than 3 million copies. Expect a little something for everyone in Saturday’s setlist. Get tickets
Jo Koy
September 16, 8 p.m.| American Airlines Center
Fresh off the release of his new Netflix special, Jo Koy: Live From the Los Angeles Forum, comedian Jo Koy will hit American Airlines Center Saturday night. He just announced that two more Netflix specials are in the works, and he also released the film Easter Sunday in 2022 and is the voice of Benbo in Netflix’s movie The Monkey King. Get tickets
Marlon Wayans
September 17, 8 p.m.| Majestic Theatre
Part of the storied Wayans family, actor/comedian/producer Marlon Wayans has been in the business for a long time, but didn’t have a comedy special until 2018. This year’s been notable for him—he hosted The Daily Show for a week, and also appears in the movie Air. Get tickets
Also check out:
Bonnie Prince Billy, September 14, Texas Theatre. Get tickets
Bobcat Goldthwait, September 15 (two shows), Hyena’s Dallas. Get tickets
Jawbreaker, September 15, 6 p.m., Echo Lounge & Music Hall. Get tickets
Local Natives, September 15, 7 p.m., House of Blues. Get tickets
Kelly Willis, September 15, 8 p.m., Levitt Pavilion, Arlington. Get tickets
Todd Terry, September 15, 10 p.m., Stereo Live. Get tickets
Donnell Rawlings, September 15-16, Addison Improv. Get tickets
Tim Meadows, September 16 (two shows), Hyena’s Dallas. Get tickets
Hanna Berner, September 16, 7 p.m., The Majestic Theatre. Get tickets
Crystal Gayle, September 16, 7:30 p.m., Arlington Music Hall, Arlington. Get tickets
Chicago, September 16, 7:30 p.m., Will Rogers Auditorium, Fort Worth. Get tickets
Explosions in the Sky, September 16, 8 p.m., South Side Ballroom. Get tickets
Casey Donahew, September 16, 10 p.m., Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth. Get tickets
Renee Rapp, September 17, 7 p.m., South Side Ballroom. Get tickets
Sylvan Esso, September 17, 8 p.m., The Factory at Deep Ellum. Get tickets
Keke Palmer, September 17, 8 p.m., The Studio at the Factory. Get tickets
Paulina Rubio, September 17, 8 p.m., Texas Trust Credit Union Theater, Grand Prairie. Get tickets
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