Under the Moonlight

Fun-loving Dallasites unwind 'til midnight at Nasher Sculpture Center

Temperatures are rising and the days are getting longer, which means one thing for the Dallas Arts District: the 'Til Midnight at the Nasher music and concert series is back.

Despite the humidity, hundreds of people packed into the Nasher Sculpture Center garden for the series kickoff featuring the sounds of Air Review and the family-friendly filmLife of Pi.

The band repeatedly admitted the audience was their quietest yet, but we blame the fully stocked picnic baskets — wine, cheese, crackers, salads and chocolate-covered strawberries — for keeping mouths full.

Attendees of all ages rested comfortably among Nathan Mabry's bronze sculptures — the latest installation in the museum's "Sightings" series — while others cut up in front of the Digital PhotoBooth sponsored by CultureMap. (You can see the entire gallery here.)

Every third Friday of the month, from now until October 18, Dallasites can enjoy music, movies and good company under the moonlit sky. A bit of advice: Bring a blanket and a fan, and pre-order a picnic basket from Wolfgang Puck.

Photo courtesy of The Digital PhotoBooth

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Concert News

Kendrick Lamar and SZA team for 2025 tour with stop in Arlington

Photo by Andre D. Wagner

Kendrick Lamar and SZA will perform at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on April 25, 2025.

High-powered rappers Kendrick Lamar and SZA are joining forces for the Grand National Tour, which will hit stadiums across North America in 2025, including AT&T Stadium in Arlington on April 26.

The tour is scheduled to go to 19 cities over two months, starting in Minneapolis, Minnesota and finishing in Washington, DC. In addition to Arlington, it will stop in Houston on April 23.

Each artist has been a top seller since their debuts. Lamar has notched four No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, including the recently-released GNX. Both of SZA's albums made the top 3 on the Billboard 200, including SOS in 2022, and her third album, Lana, is scheduled to be released before the end of the year.

The duo are no strangers to partnerships: They collaborated on the 2018 song "All the Stars" which appeared on Lamar's Black Panther album. The video for the song provoked a lawsuit by artist Lina Iris Viktor for copyright infringement. Viktor claimed that elements of her painting series “Constellations” were used in the song without permission. According to Pitchfork, the suit was eventually settled.

While SZA had a memorable 2024, winning three Grammy Awards, Lamar dominated the rap landscape thanks to his feud with fellow rapper Drake.

A series of back-and-forth diss tracks resulted in several charting singles for Lamar, including the No. 1 - and now iconic - "Not Like Us." Hilariously, the only non-U.S. city on the tour is Toronto, Drake's hometown.

The last time Lamar came through town was in July 2022, when he performed at American Airlines Center in Dallas.

There will be an exclusive Cash App Visa Card pre-sale starting on Wednesday, December 4 at 10 am. The general on sale starts on Friday, December 6 at 10am local time on grandnationaltour.com

TOUR DATES

Apr 19 - Minneapolis, MN - U.S. Bank Stadium
Apr 23 - Houston, TX - NRG Stadium
Apr 26 - Arlington, TX - AT&T Stadium
Apr 29 - Atlanta, GA - Mercedes Benz Stadium
May 03 - Charlotte, NC - Bank of America Stadium
May 05 - Philadelphia, PA - Lincoln Financial Field
May 08 - East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
May 09 - East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
May 12 - Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium
May 17 - Seattle, WA - Lumen Field
May 21 - Los Angeles, CA - SoFi Stadium
May 23 - Los Angeles, CA - SoFi Stadium
May 27 - Glendale, AZ - State Farm Stadium
May 29 - San Francisco, CA - Oracle Park
May 31 - Las Vegas, NV - Allegiant Stadium
Jun 04 - St. Louis, MO - The Dome at America's Center
Jun 06 - Chicago, IL - Soldier Field
Jun 10 - Detroit, MI - Ford Field
Jun 12 - Toronto, ON - Rogers Centre
Jun 16 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium
Jun 18 - Washington, DC - Northwest Stadium

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