Concert News

Get tickets to all the big summer concerts in Dallas for only $25

Including these guys who are baaaacckk.

Photo courtesy of Backstreet Boys

Cheap concert tickets are back: Live Nation has revived Concert Week, its now-annual ticket spree offering $25 all-in tickets to more than 3,700 shows across North America this year.

The week-long program celebrates one of the biggest years for live music and marks the kick-off to an epic summer concert season.

Concert Week gives all live music fans access to participating Live Nation events with a special $25 ticket offer, and that even includes taxes and fees, $25 flat, no questions asked.

This includes clubs, theaters, amphitheaters, arenas, and stadiums, including major acts across all genres: country, hip-hop, Latin, metal, pop, rock, who are we leaving out, no one.

Big names include Backstreet Boys, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Halsey, H.E.R., Imagine Dragons, John Legend, Machine Gun Kelly, Nelly, OneRepublic, Shawn Mendes, The Chicks, The Who, Wiz Khalifa & Logic, Wu-Tang Clan & Nas, and Zac Brown Band. The full list is below.

The $25 Concert Week tickets will go on sale Wednesday May 4 at 9 am at livenation.com/concertweek through Tuesday May 10, or while supplies last.

Presales are available for Citi card members since Citi is the official card of the Live Nation Concert Week. Citi card holders get access to tickets one day earlier, beginning Tuesday May 3 at 7 am. For complete presale details,, visit www.citientertainment.com.

(Rakuten members can purchase presale tickets starting Tuesday, May 3 at 11 am. Sign up for Rakuten by May 1st to receive a pre-sale access code via email.)

Participating artists celebrating Concert Week include pretty much every act that's coming through town but let's go ahead and list them, in alphabetical order no less, from A to Z, and yes there are at least two bands whose names begin with Z:

070 Shake, 24Kgoldn, 311, 5 Seconds of Summer, Aerosmith, AFI, AJR, Alanis Morissette, Alejandra Guzman, Alejandro Fernandez, Alice Cooper, Alice In Chains & Breaking Benjamin + Bush, Alicia Keys, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Anthrax, As I Lay Dying, Asking Alexandria, Atmosphere with Iration
Backstreet Boys, BANKS, Barenaked Ladies, Bastille, Ben Platt, Ben Rector, Benny the Butcher, Bert Kreischer, Biffy Clyro, Big K.R.I.T., Big Time Rush, Bill Burr, Bill Maher, Bleachers, Bon Iver, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Bonnie Raitt, Boyz II Men, Brad Paisley, Brandi Carlile, Brian Regan, Brooks & Dunn
Caifanes, Celeste Barber, Camilo Septimo, CHEER Live, Chelsea Handler, Chet Faker, Chicago and Brian Wilson, Chris Rock, Chris Young, Clannad, Coheed and Cambria, COIN, Collective Soul, Courtney Barnett
Daniel Tosh, Darius Rucker, Dashboard Confessional, Dave Chappelle, David Gray, Death Cab for Cutie, Debbie Gibson, Def Leppard & Mötley Crüe, Deftones, Denzel Curry, Derek Hough, Devo, Dierks Bentley, Disturbed, Duran Duran
EarthGang, Elvis Costello, Enanitos Verdes, Encanto: The Sing Along Film Concert
Franz Ferdinand, Freddie Gibbs
Gabriel Iglesias, Garbage, George Lopez, Gera MX, Gloria Trevi, Goo Goo Dolls, Greensky Bluegrass, GriZ
H.E.R., HAIM, Halestorm & The Pretty Reckless, Halsey, Hank Williams Jr., Hombres G
Iliza Shlesinger, Illenium, Imagine Dragons, Incubus, Indigo Girls, Interpol & Spoon, Iration
Jack Johnson, Jack White, James Taylor, Jason Aldean, Jason Isbell, Jim Gaffigan, Jimmy Buffett, John Legend, John Mulaney, Jon Pardi, Jonas Brothers, Josh Groban, Judah & the Lion, jxdn
Kane Brown, Kany Garcia, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Kevin Hart, Kid Rock, King Princess, Kip Moore, KISS, Koffee, Korn & Evanescence, Kountry Wayne, Kraftwerk
Lady A, LANY, Lauv, Lee Brice, Leon Bridges, Lewis Black, Lord Huron, Los Angeles Azules, Luke Bryan, Lynyrd Skynyrd
Mac DeMarco, Machine Gun Kelly, Maren Morris, Margaret Cho, Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin, Megadeth, Metric, Miranda Lambert & Little Big Town, Morrissey, Mother Mother
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Nelly, New Found Glory, New Kids On The Block, Nick Cannon Presents: MTV Wild 'N Out Live, Nikki Glaser, Norah Jones
O.A.R., ODESZA, Omar Apollo, OneRepublic & NEEDTOBREATHE, Our Lady Peace
Parker McCollum, Patton Oswalt, Pet Shop Boys, Pitbull, Porter Robinson, Primus, Puddle of Mudd, Purity Ring
Randy Rainbow, Ray LaMontagne, Rebelution, Rels B, REO Speedwagon & Styx with Loverboy, Rex Orange County, Rise Against, Rob Zombie & Mudvayne, Rod Stewart, Roxy Music, RÜFÜS DU SOL, RuPaul's Drag Race, Russ
Sam Hunt, Sammy Hagar, Santana & Earth, Wind, & Fire, Sebastián Yatra, Shania Twain, Shawn Mendes, Sheryl Crow, Shinedown, Sigur Rós, Simple Plan, Slipknot, Spoon, Static-X , Steely Dan, Sting, SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA, Summer Walker, Switchfoot, Sylvan Esso
T-Pain, Tai Verdes, Tash Sultana, Tears For Fears, TECH N9NE, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Tenacious D, Tesla, The Airborne Toxic Event, The Avett Brothers, The Beach Boys, The Black Crowes, The Black Keys, The Chainsmokers, The Chicks, The Doobie Brothers, The Head and The Heart, The Killers, The Marcus King Band, The Offspring, The Who, Third Eye Blind, Thomas Rhett, Tim McGraw, Tina Fey, Train
UB40
Vance Joy
Wanda Sykes, Willie Nelson, Wiz Khalifa & Logic, Wu-Tang Clan & Nas
Yola, Yungblud
Zac Brown Band, and ZZ Top

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Movies for Kids

Kid-themed film festival at Angelika Dallas will be free to all

Photo courtesy of Viva Kids

The 42nd annual KidFilm will feature screenings of The Pout-Pout Fish and other new animated films.

A family-friendly kid-themed festival is coming to Dallas that'll be free for all: The 42nd Annual KidFilm Family Festival, the oldest and largest children-themed film festival in the U.S., will take place on January 17 and 18, 2026 at the Angelika Film Center Dallas with film debuts, animated films, and an appearance by a renowned children's author.

KidFilm is an annual outreach program of the USA Film Festival/Dallas, a 56-year-old nonprofit dedicated to film and the arts.

The big highlight of this year's KidFilm is a salute to children’s book author Deborah Diesen, who will appear in conjunction with a screening of Viva Kids’ new animated feature film, The Pout-Pout Fish — based on Diesen's 2008 book, which started a series that has now reached 20 entries.

The film — about Mr. Fish, a pouty introvert, and Pip, an energetic sea dragon, who embark on a daunting quest to find a legendary fish to grant their wish to save their homes — features a star-studded voice cast with familiar names like Nick Offerman, Miranda Otto, Jordin Sparks, and Amy Sedaris.

Free copies of the new book, The Pout-Pout Fish Movie Storybook, will be distributed to families (while supplies last), and Diesen will sign books for the kids.

The festival will also include screenings of other new animated feature films:

Leon Joosen's The Land of Sometimes, a musical which follows twins Alfie and Elise who get more than they bargained for as they are whisked away to a magical world after summoning a mysterious Wish Collector.
Mark Risley’s Flower of the Dawn, a fairy tale that follows a princess who has been turned into a nightingale by a vain sorceress whose only hope is to attain an elusive, magical flower.
Reza Memari’s The Last Whale Singer, an adventure which features a self-doubting teenage humpback whale who must face his fears and embark on a perilous journey with his friends in order to discover his own song and save the ocean from a monstrous creature.
Caroline Origer’s Spiked, which follows a young, orphaned hedgehog and overextended rabbit father who experience the adventure of a lifetime.
Vincent Bal & Wip Vernooij's Miss Moxy, a comedy which features a domestic cat who gets lost during a vacation and must find her way back home through the South of Europe with the help of the most despicable creatures a cat can imagine: a comical dog and an old, wise bird.

Additionally, the festival will include several new live-action feature films:

Gregory Alan Williams’ Paw Paw & Dayja, which follows the adventures of a Bigfoot obsessed 10-year-old who, with the help of her grandfather, learns that each of us see the world a little differently but everyone’s view has value.
Neven Hitrec’s The Second Diary of Paulina P., which follows a fifth grader who uses her charm and imagination to navigate a strict teacher, her first bully, and the new dynamic with her grandmother who is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
Tord Danielsson’s The Crown Prince and the Return of the Tyrant, a fantasy film that follows a young Crown Prince who will soon become king, just as he has always dreamed, when his suspicious grandmother returns to the kingdom.

Finally, there will be 22 short film presentations featuring animated and live-action short films from around the world, including works from Belgium, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Poland, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Serbia, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and U.S. (including two films made by Texans).

The event is free thanks to support from the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, the Texas Commission on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and from the Festival’s Season Sponsors which include the Carol and Alan J. Bernon Family Charitable Foundation, Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District, The Eugene McDermott Foundation, Sidley Austin LLP, Headington Companies, Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate, Gaedeke Group, Mary Fox & Laura Fox, Moody Fund for the Arts, Dallas Film Commission, Angelika Film Center Dallas, Wildworks PR, DFW Child, and Spracklen Film and Video. The USA Film Festival is supported, in part, by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The full schedule of KidFilm programs can be found at usafilmfestival.com. Tickets for all shows are free for both children and adults, but tickets are required for admission.

Advance tickets for most programs is available online through January 14 at eventbrite.com. Any unreserved tickets will be made available at the Angelika Theater box office on the day of show only.

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