Music Matters
Rock rules summer 2013 concert season at Gexa Energy Pavilion
John Mayer headlines the July 13 show at Gexa.Courtesy photo
Kelly Clarkson joins Maroon 5 on the Gexa stage September 22.Photo courtesy of Kelly Clarkson
Mumford & Sons plays Gexa on June 11.Photo by Alistair Taylor-Young
Rock festivals and middle-brow rock bands will rule the stage of Gexa Energy Pavilion, which issued its official summer 2013 concert lineup, featuring shows by Train, Matchbox 2, Kid Rock and John Mayer.
Festivals include two with local roots: Summer's Cut, a season opener on June 1 hosted by feel-good KXT; and BFD 2013, the annual metal-fest hosted by 97.1 The Eagle, this year starring Megadeth, Slash and Black Label Society.
National festivals include the Honda Civic tour, with Maroon 5 and Burleson-born Kelly Clarkson, and two hosted by Rockstar Energy drink: the hard-edged Mayhem Festival on August 4 with Rob Zombie, and the grungy Uproar Festival on August 28 with Jane's Addiction and Alice in Chains.
Heart's tour with opening act Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience has a unique twist in which the two acts join forces every night for a 30-minute Led Zeppelin tribute to close out the show.
Gexa Energy Pavilion concert schedule:
June 1: KXT's Summer Cut with the Avett Brothers, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Matt & Kim + more
June 11: Mumford & Sons, Michael Kiwanuka and Mystery Jets
June 22: Tim McGraw, Brantley Gilbert and Love & Theft
June 23: Pitbull & Ke$ha
June 29: Big Time Rush & Victoria Justice
July 12: 97.1 The Eagle presents BFD 2013 Megadeth, Slash, Black Label Society + more
July 13: John Mayer, Phillip Phillips
July 20: Kid Rock, Uncle Kracker and Jamey Johnson
July 27: Brad Paisley, Chris Young, Lee Brice
July 28: Wiz Khalifa & A$AP Rocky B.o.B, Trinidad James + more
July 31: Matchbox 20 & Goo Goo Dolls, Kate Earl
August 2: Vans Warped Tour
August 3: Train, The Script, Gavin DeGraw
August 4: Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, + more
August 6: Jonas Brothers
August 15: Heart, Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience
August 16: Lil Wayne T.I. and 2 Chainz
August 17: Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Dustin Lynch
August 28: Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival Alice In Chains, Jane's Addiction, + more
September 12: Fun, Tegan & Sara
September 13: Miranda Lambert & Dierks Bentley, The Cadillac Three and Brett Eldredge
September 20: Depeche Mode, Crystal Castles
September 22: Honda Civic Tour featuring Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson
October 26: Jason Aldean, Jake Owen, Thomas Rhett
