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Big day for music fans with news of a dozen concerts coming to Dallas

Coheed & Cambria is among the many bands hitting Dallas.

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For summer concert lovers in Dallas, today brings a bounty of good news with a big round of tours coming through Texas in 2023.

In a single day, details have been revealed for tours featuring TLC, Christopher Cross, Steve Miller Band with Cheap Trick, and Coheed & Cambria.

The backstory is that for many of these tours, tickets go on sale this week. So check out what's new and what needs to be on your to-see list, organized below by date:

March 31-April 2: TAY-Gates at Arlington Backyard
Taylor Swift is bringing her record-breaking tour to Arlington March 31-April 2 at AT&T Stadium, and that part is well known. But the new twist is TAY-Gates, an accompanying pre-party which will take place at Arlington Backyard at Texas Live! all three days of the tour, from March 31-April 2 from 2 pm-7pm. (It also hits San Antonio at Vibes Event Center on April 15; and Austin at Come and Take It Live on April 16.)

This event is all ages and tickets start at $5; you do not need tickets to Taylor’s concert to attend.

April 25: Ville Valo at House of Blues
Valo, AKA "VV," is the former singer-songwriter of Finnish "love metal" band Him, which disbanded in 2017. In January, he mounted a headlining tour that started in Europe and will hit the U.S. in April, beginning in Philadelphia, with three stops in Texas: Dallas' House of Blues on April 25, followed by Aztec Theater in San Antonio on April 26 and Houston's House of Blues on April 27.

Tickets start at $51 and are on sale now.

April 27: Cold at Trees
Florida band first discovered by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst celebrates the 20th anniversary of their album Year of the Spider with a tour first announced in December 2022. Now they reveal the dates, which include stops at Trees on April 27 (their website says Amplified Live but that show has been moved). Also hitting San Antonio at Paper Tiger on April 23, Scout in Houston on April 26, and Come And Take It Live in Austin on April 28.

TAY-Gates will let you get up close and personal to a lifelike Taylor Swift cardboard cut-out.Courtesy photo

May 4: Steve Miller Band and Cheap Trick at Dos Equis Pavilion
The Steve Miller celebrates the 50th anniversary of their album The Joker with three shows in Texas with special guests Cheap Trick. Both acts were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. They'll stop at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas on May 4; at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on May 6; and at Germania Insurance Amphitheater in Austin on May 7.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, March 17 at 10 am at LiveNation.com.

May 6: Feid at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Colombian singer-songwriter Feid brings his Ferxxo Nitro Jam Underground Tour to 29 cities across the US and Canada, kicking off on April 20 in Seattle, bringing Feid to bigger venues across North America after his successful debut run in the U.S. in 2022. Dates in Texas include Houston on May 13 at Smart Financial Centre, Dallas on May 17 at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, and Austin on May 21 at TBC Bass Concert Hall.

Tickets will be available via an artist presale starting Tuesday, March 14 at 10 am. The general onsale for Ferxxo Nitro Jam Underground Tour will start Thursday, March 16 at 10 am on LiveNation.com.

May 15: Coheed and Cambria at House of Blues
The C&C "Neverender: No World For A Waking Mind” Tour was initially announced in January, and now more specifics are locked down including dates in Dallas at House of Blues on May 15. The band will performing their album No World For Tomorrow in full, along with a mix of songs from their most recent album Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind. They'll be joined by special guests Deafheaven and make stops in Austin on May 17 at Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater and Houston on May 18 at House of Blues.

Tickets for the Dallas date are already sold out but are still available for Austin and Houston.

June 9: Christopher Cross and Air Supply at Bass Performance Hall
Mr. "Sailing," Christopher Cross and rock icons Air Supply will be the featured artists for the 2023 Legends Concert Series — The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s signature fundraising event at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth at 7:30 pm. Cross has won five Grammys, an Oscar, a Golden Globe, had five top-10 singles and sold 10 million albums. Australian duo Air Supply is known for their harmonies, and had seven top-five singles on the Billboard Hot 100 list from 1979-1983, including the No. 1 hit “The One That You Love.”

Tickets go on sale Friday, March 17 at 10 am. The concert, presented by JPMorgan Chase & Co., will benefit HSC students and the establishment of HSC’s new College of Nursing.

June 24: Drake at American Airlines Center
Drake brings his 2023 "It’s All A Blur" tour to Dallas, part of a three-month run that kicks off in New Orleans on June 16 and travels to 21 cities across North America. In addition to Dallas, Drake will also go to Houston at the Toyota Center on June 21.

Ticket sales begin with a Cash App Card presale, going on sale March 15 at 12 pm through March 16 at 10 pm. There will also be a Sprite presale on March 16 from 12-10 pm; fans can look for updates on Sprite.com and sign up for Sprite emails to gain access.

June 30: TLC at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Supergroup TLC and Jamaican icon Shaggy join forces with TLC & Shaggy: Hot Summer Nights Tour 2023, joined by special guests En Vogue and Sean Kingston. The tour kicks off on June 1 in Alabama and stops in Dallas at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving on June 30, and The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on July 1. It'll be a hit-fest with “Waterfalls,” “No Scrubs,” “Unpretty,” and “Creep,” En Vogue’s “Hold On, My Loving (Never Gonna Get It)”, and “Free Your Mind”; and Sean Kingston’s “Beautiful Girls” and “Take You There.”

Tickets will be available starting with a Citi presale beginning on Tuesday, March 14. General onsale starts Friday, March 17 at 10 am at LiveNation.com.

July 15: Marca MP at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving
Mexican group Marca MP, featuring singer-guitarist Chato, guitarist Omar Valdivia, and tuba-player Ernesto Franco, plays romantic songs and old-fashioned corridos with a daring aesthetic, heard on songs such as the upbeat corrido “El Güero”. Their 2023 Brindó Tour, promoting their single "Déjame Ser," has five Texas dates including Majestic Theatre in San Antonio on July 8; Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land in Houston on July 14; and The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving on July 15.

Tickets will be available starting with Citi presale on Tuesday, March 14. Additional presales run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale beginning on Friday, March 17 at 10 am at livenation.com.

August 7: Jimmy Eat World and Manchester Orchestra at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
The two acts will co-headline The Amplified Echoes Tour, hitting 29 cities beginning July 11, with three Texas dates: at 713 Music Hall in Houston on August 7, Moody Amphitheater in Austin on August 8, and The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Dallas on August 9. Middle Kids will be joining the tour across all dates.

Ticket sales start with a Citi presale on Tuesday, March 14. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale starting on Thursday, March 16 at 10 am at livenation.com.

August 23: Counting Crows at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
After a worldwide tour, rock band Counting Crows mounts a U.S. tour, joined by cult-favorite and longtime friend Dashboard Confessional, plus English singer/songwriter Frank Turner on select dates. The 56-date mega tour kicks off on June 13 in Omaha, with a stop at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving on August 23. Other Texas dates include August 19 at Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land, and August 22 at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio.

Ticket presales begin on Tuesday, March 14 in select markets and the general ticket on-sale begins on Friday, March 17 at 10 am.

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RIP Don

Don Nelson, legendary Dallas Mavericks head coach, dies at 86

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Head Coach Don Nelson of the Dallas Mavericks points from the sidelines during the game against the Atlanta Hawks at Reunion Arena in Dallas on April 5, 2001.

Former Dallas Mavericks coach Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history who won five championships as a player with the Boston Celtics, died Sunday, August 9. He was 86.

Nelson’s family confirmed the death in a statement that did not say where he died or provide a cause.

“On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather and great-grandfather Don Nelson peacefully went to be with the Lord, surrounded by his loving family,” the statement said. “Throughout his last week, friends and family encircled him with love, sharing the blessing of his friendship and revisiting treasured memories.”

Nelson is one of two coaches in NBA history to have at least 250 wins with three different franchises — Milwaukee, Dallas and Golden State — also serving as general manager for all three franchises. He was a three-time coach of the year and made the playoffs 18 times in 31 seasons. He went to the conference finals three times with the Bucks and once with the Mavericks, never winning a title.

Nelson introduced what is now known as the point forward, and his up-tempo style of offense created a buzz. He said the idea of shifting from the dominant big men of the 1970s to an offense focused on speed and the fast break came from his playing days under Celtics Hall of Fame coach Red Auerbach.

“The league really hadn’t seen an offense like the one we were running, and the results were undeniable,” Nelson wrote in 2016 in The Players’ Tribune.

Nelson said that “without Red Auerbach teaching me the mechanics of running the fast break, none of it would have been possible. He deserves all the credit for Nellie Ball, and for how fast the game of basketball is played today.”

Nelson played 11 of his 14 seasons in Boston and was on five Celtics championship teams under four different coaches. He became an assistant coach in Milwaukee after retiring as a player, then took over after coach Larry Costello resigned 18 games into the 1976-77 season. Nelson coached the Bucks for 11 seasons starting in 1976 and won seven straight division titles.

In Nelson’s second season, Milwaukee overcame a 29-point fourth quarter deficit to beat Atlanta 117-115 in regulation.

“I coached the team as though I was still playing for the Celtics, while implementing a few of my own strategies,” Nelson wrote. “I knew I wanted to play unconventional basketball and use speed to my advantage.”

His fast-paced offenses were probably best on display with Golden State in the “Run TMC” era featuring future Hall of Famers Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin. Nelson said he wanted them on the court at the same time.

Nelson spent 11 seasons over two stints with Golden State. The first one was punctuated by a rift with rookie star Chris Webber, who was traded away a month into his second season. Nelson, demoralized by the trade, missed nine games that season due to illness and resigned under pressure three months later in February 1995.

In between, Nelson was fired after less than one season in New York in 1995-96, then coached in Dallas for eight seasons, missing 21 games with the Mavericks starting in December 2000 to recuperate from prostate cancer surgery.

Nelson’s son, Donnie, joined his father as an assistant coach with the Mavericks in 1998, later became general manager and remained with the organization until 2021. Together they persuaded 20-year-old German star Dirk Nowitzki to pass up European basketball and join the Mavericks. Don Nelson also developed Steve Nash into one of the NBA’s top point guards before Nash went on to win back-to-back MVPs with the Phoenix Suns in 2005 and 2006.

Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks Don and Donnie Nelson persuaded 20-year-old German star Dirk Nowitzki to pass up European basketball and join the Mavericks. Dallas Mavericks Facebook

“Don Nelson was a true innovator whose influence on the game of basketball is still felt today,” current Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “He consistently challenged conventional thinking, experimented with different lineups and styles of play and saw possibilities in the game that others often did not. So much of what is now commonplace in the modern NBA can be traced back to the way Nellie approached the game."

At Golden State, Nelson’s “We Believe” Warriors led by Baron Davis upset Nowitzki and the top-seeded Mavericks in the first round of the 2007 playoffs in one of the biggest shockers in NBA history. In his final season as a coach, Nelson mentored rookie Stephen Curry in 2009-10.

“One of the big reasons I was drafted by the Warriors was because of Don Nelson. The story is he never liked rookies, but from Day 1 he challenged me and gave me an opportunity to be my best self on the court,” Curry said in a statement released by the Warriors. “He taught me a lot during our one season together and I’ll never forget the night he became the winningest coach in NBA history in Minnesota. We were so happy for him. He had an immeasurable impact on the sport and will go down as one of the greatest minds in the history of the game.”

Davis added: “When I think of Nellie, I’ll always think of the ‘We Believe’ team and our incredible run in 2007. He understood what made us go and made us believe we could beat anybody, ultimately helping us make history as the first No. 8 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in a seven-game series. That time in my life and career was truly special, and Nellie was a huge part of making it possible.”

Nelson retired as the NBA’s career coaching wins leader with 1,335, just ahead of Lenny Wilkens’ 1,332. Nelson kept that top spot for nearly 12 years before close friend and now-retired San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich passed him in March 2022.

Nelson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. In 2025, he received the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by the National Basketball Coaches Association. Miffed that the Mavericks sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in a blockbuster trade, Nelson wore a pair of Doncic’s signature Jordan Brand sneakers to the awards ceremony. He called the trade a “tremendous mistake.”

Don Nelson was miffed that the Mavericks sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in a blockbuster trade Courtesy photo

Born in Muskegon, Michigan, Nelson attended high school in Rock Island, Illinois, and averaged a double-double in college at Iowa. He spent his retirement years living on the Hawaiian island of Maui and owned several short-term rentals on the island.Dallas

Mavericks Governor Patrick Dumont issued the following statement on the passing of Nelson:

“Don Nelson was a true original whose impact on the Dallas Mavericks and the game of basketball will endure for generations. Nellie helped transform this franchise, bringing an innovative spirit, a belief in doing things differently and, most importantly, a winning culture to Dallas. His influence can be seen throughout Mavericks history and across the NBA today.

“On behalf of the entire Mavericks organization, our thoughts are with Don’s family, friends, former players and coaches, and the many people whose lives he touched. We are grateful for all he gave to the Mavericks and to the game he loved.”

Read the Mavericks' tribute to Don Nelson at mavs.com/news/don-nelson-one-of-a-kind.

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Stephanie Allmon Merry contributed to this story.

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