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Rapper-actor Childish Gambino postpones fall tour including Dallas

Childish Gambino will tour through Texas in September.

Photo courtesy of Donald Glover

Rapper Childish Gambino, aka actor Donald Glover, will is hitting the road on a cross-country tour, that will include stop three stops in Texas including American Airlines Center in Dallas on Wednesday, September 11.

UPDATE 9-10-24: I The North American tour has been postponed including the Dallas date. Glover said he was canceling the remainder of the tour "to focus on my physical health for the next few weeks." The shows will be rescheduled, and all tickets will be honored.
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The tour will kick off in Oklahoma City on August 11, traveling to 33 cities across the U.S. and Canada in just under two months before heading to Europe and Australia.

In addition to Dallas, other Texas stops on the tour include:

Houston on September 8 at Toyota Center
Austin on September 10 at Moody Center

Willow will serve as the opening act on all North American dates.

The tour is in support of Gambino's "new" album, Atavista, which is actually just a reimagined version of his 2020 album, 3.15.20, which he did not consider "finished" at the time of its original release.

The album includes two new songs, including the title song, as well as collaborations with Ariana Grande, 21 Savage, Summer Walker, and Young Nudy. The latter is featured on "Little Foot Big Foot," for which Gambino just put out his first new video in six years.

The last time he came through town was in 2018.

Tickets for the tour will go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 17 at 10 am local time at thenewworldtour.com.

Fans can also sign up for early access to tickets via the artist presale for all tour dates at thenewworldtour.com. American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public.

THE NEW WORLD TOUR NORTH AMERICA DATES

Sun Aug 11 – Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center
Mon Aug 12 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
Wed Aug 14 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
Thu Aug 15 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
Sat Aug 17 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
Sun Aug 18 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
Tue Aug 20 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
Wed Aug 21 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Fri Aug 23 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Sat Aug 24 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
Mon Aug 26 and Tue Aug 27 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
Thu Aug 29 – Washington, D.C. – Capital One Arena
Fri Aug 30 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
Sun Sep 1 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Mon Sep 2 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
Wed Sep 4 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
Thu Sep 5 – Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena
Sat Sep 7 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
Sun Sep 8 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Tue Sep 10 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
Wed Sep 11 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Fri Sep 13 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
Sat Sep 14 – Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center
Mon Sep 16 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
Wed Sep 18 and Thu Sep 19 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
Sat Sep 21 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
Mon Sep 23 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Tue Sep 24 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
Wed Sep 25 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Fri Sep 27 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank SaddledomeSun Sep 29 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
Wed Oct 2 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
Thu Oct 3 – Chicago, IL – United Center

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Movie Review

Shaun the Sheep gets PG-spooky in new movie for the Halloween season

Photo courtesy of Aardman / Sky UK LTD / StudioCanal 2026

Shaun the Sheep in Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom.

Since his introduction over 30 years ago, the Aardman Animations character Shaun the Sheep has been almost as popular as the studio’s flagship characters, Wallace and Gromit. There is never a shortage of trouble Shaun can get into as he leads his flock and proves to be a thorn in the side of his farmer and Bitzer, the farmer’s loyal sheepdog.

His antics lead everyone down some slightly spooky roads in the new film, Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom. At first, things are only slightly awry as Shaun and the flock are growing a secret pumpkin patch to have their own jack-o-lanterns. But when the farmer accidentally destroys the pumpkin patch, Shaun tries to regrow it quickly with a Frankenstein-esque experiment.

However, disaster looms when Shaun uses an old bottle of Hair-Gro as the container for the serum he creates. Naturally, the balding farmer uses it on his head, and everyone soon discovers how truly successful it is, with pumpkins growing out of control and the farmer sprouting hair all over his body. Through a series of mishaps, the farmer becomes the titular beast, creating mayhem while Shaun and others try to stop him.

Directed by Steve Cox and Matthew Walker, and written by Mark Burton and Giles Pilbrow, the film goes down just as easy as every other Aardman project has. They get the Halloween vibes started from the opening credits, with things like the sheep doing the “Thriller” dance, and continue the fun throughout, referencing everything from Psycho to Friday the 13th in a nice, PG way.

With no script — every character is mute save for reaction noises — the movie relies on sight gags for its humor, and the Aardman team is endlessly inventive in that respect. Sometimes it’s small things like a sheep using toilet paper rolls as binoculars, and sometimes it’s something like forcing the Bigfoot-like farmer to be shaped into a rectangle as he escapes through a window. But there’s a never-ending stream of such moments, so even if one doesn’t tickle your funny bone, chances are the next one will.

The biggest benefit of the characters not talking is that there’s no need for deep character development. The filmmakers do a great job of giving the basic traits of each character, and then use those attributes to color everyone’s actions for the rest of the film. Shaun is the troublemaker, the farmer is a bumbling fool, Bitzer is preternaturally smart, and the town’s vet is empathetic, and the combination of those characters and others makes for a highly entertaining blend.

Like all Aardman creations, Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom is a fun lark that doesn’t make its audience think too hard. With just enough references to keep viewers engaged but not so many as to be overbearing, the film puts its well-worn characters to good use once again, delivering a Halloween season story that can be enjoyed by people of all ages.

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Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom is now playing in theaters.

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