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Country duo Dan + Shay will bring heartbreak to Dallas on upcoming tour

Dan + Shay will tour this spring and summer.

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Country act Dan + Shay are coming to Dallas: The duo has extended its 2024 The Heartbreak On The Map Tour, and will now include a stop at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas on Friday, August 30.

Originally scheduled to run from February 29-April 13 and to hit only 19 cities, the tour has been extended through the summer, picking up on July 18 in Cincinnati, Ohio, then traveling to 30 more cities over two months, before ending on September 12 in Denver, Colorado.

Dallas is one of two new dates added in Texas, along with Houston on August 31.

Texas stops will now include:

Austin (March 7)
Fort Worth (March 8)
Dallas (August 30)
The Woodlands (August 31)

The tour is named after the third single, “Heartbreak On The Map,” from Dan + Shay's fifth album, Bigger Houses, which was released in September 2023.

They will also soon be returning to NBC's The Voice, this time as the first-ever coaching duo in the show’s history. They'll be joined on season 25 - which starts on February 26 - by Reba McEntire, John Legend, and Chance the Rapper.

Tickets for the tour will be available starting with presales beginning February 20 at 11 am, and a Dan + Shay presale at 12 pm. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning on February 23 at 10 am.

The Heartbreak On The Map Tour dates

Thu, Feb 29: Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Fri, Mar 1: Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena
Sat, Mar 2: Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Thu, Mar 7: Austin, TX - Moody Center ATX
Fri, Mar 8: Fort Worth, TX - Dickies Arena
Sat, Mar 9: Oklahoma City, OK - Paycom Center
Thu, Mar 14: Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
Fri, Mar 15: Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
Sat, Mar 16: Knoxville, TN - Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center
Wed, Mar 20: Savannah, GA - Enmarket Arena
Thu, Mar 21: Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
Fri, Mar 22: Chicago, IL - United Center
Thu, Apr 4: Milwaukee, WI - Fiserv Forum
Fri, Apr 5: Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
Sat, Apr 6: Omaha, NE - CHI Health Center Omaha
Sun, Apr 7: Kansas City, MO - T-Mobile Center
Thu, Apr 11: Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
Fri, Apr 12: Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
Sat, Apr 13: Boston, MA - TD Garden
Thu Jul 18: Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
Fri Jul 19: Noblesville, IN - Ruoff Music Center
Sat Jul 20: St. Louis, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Thu Jul 25: Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage
Fri Jul 26: Syracuse, NY - Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview
Sat Jul 27: Gilford, NH - BankNH Pavilion
Thu Aug 01: Clarkston, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre
Fri Aug 02: Burgettstown, PA - The Pavilion at Star Lake
Sat Aug 03: Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live
Fri Aug 09: Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
Sat Aug 10: Wantagh, NY - Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Sun Aug 11: Bangor, ME - Maine Savings Amphitheater
Thu Aug 15: Charleston, SC - Credit One Stadium
Fri Aug 16: Charlotte, NC - PNC Music Pavilion
Sat Aug 17: Raleigh, NC - Coastal Credit Union Music Park
Thu Aug 22: West Palm Beach, FL - iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Fri Aug 23: Tampa, FL - MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sat Aug 24: Alpharetta, GA - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Thu Aug 29: Rogers, AR | Walmart AMP
Fri Aug 30: Dallas, TX | Dos Equis Pavilion
Sat Aug 31: Woodlands, TX - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Thu Sep 05: Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
Fri Sep 06: Chula Vista, CA - North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Thu Sep 12: Ridgefield, WA - RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
Fri Sep 13: Bend, OR - Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Sat Sep 14: Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sun Sep 15: Stateline, NV - Lake Tahoe Harveys Outdoor Arena
Thu Sep 19: Nampa, ID - Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
Fri Sep 20: West Valley City, UT - Utah First Credit Union Amphitheater
Sat Sep 21: Denver, CO - Fiddlers Green Amphitheater

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Movie Review

Spanish film La Bola Negra showcases unique slice of gay history

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Miguel Bernardeau and Guitarricadelafuente in La Bola Negra.

For a long time — too long — gay characters in movies tended to appear as either side characters with no real stories or as tragic figures who were usually unable to express their true selves for fear of what the world at large would think. That has changed in recent years, but the remnants of the past can still haunt, as the new film La Bola Negra demonstrates.

The film takes shape in storylines involving three different men: Carlos (Milo Quifes), a young man in Granada, Spain in 1932 who wants to join an exclusive casino (aka social club); Sebastián (Guitarricadelafuente), who unwillingly joins the military during the Spanish Civil War in 1937, only to have desires aroused in him when he’s asked to guard an enemy detainee; and Alberto (Carlos González), an out gay man in 2017 whose inheritance from his recently-deceased grandfather opens up a world he knew nothing about.

The film goes back and forth between each man, detailing how they handle their individual situations and the complications that arise in their individual lives. Along the way their stories are deepened through people they meet who either welcome them with open arms or shun them for various reasons. While tragedy bonds their stories, so too does hope, resistance, and love.

Co-director/co-writers Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, along with co-writer Alberto Conejero, have expanded Conejero’s play, La Piedra Oscura, which was inspired by Federico Garcia Lorca’s unfinished play, La Bola Negra. Lorca, who was killed during the Spanish Civil War, had only finished four pages of the work, his first to feature an openly gay protagonist. It’s clear there’s a desire by the filmmakers to honor the legacy of Lorca as both a playwright and a gay man, and the seriousness of their pursuit is evident throughout the film’s 160 minutes.

Calvo and Ambrossi do little handholding to guide viewers through the three distinct stories, an approach that mostly works but occasionally leads to confusion, especially as more characters are added to the equation. None of the stories are overly complicated, but they take their time with each, making the long film feel even longer. Only Alberto’s story contains any kind of development that might be considered surprising, making it tough to fully engage with the other two.

Where the film does come alive is when it brings in two well-known actors for brief-but-fascinating stints. Penélope Cruz plays Nené Romero, a singer who entertains the troops and further expands Sebastián’s mind. Glenn Close pops up as Isabelle Durand, a scholar of Lorca who helps Alberto with a unique discovery he makes in his inheritance. Both actors bring up the level of the film significantly through their performances.

Quifes, Guitarricadelafuente (the stage name of Spanish singer Álvaro Lafuente Calvo, no relation to Javier), and González all put in good work in their roles, even if none are overly engaging. They are often overshadowed by supporting actors like Cruz and Close, as well as Miguel Bernardeau as Rafael Rodríguez Rapún, the captured soldier; Julio Torres as Alberto’s partner, and Alberto Cortés as Lorca, who brings a symmetry to the film as a whole.

La Bola Negra — which means “the black ball,” represented both literally and figuratively in the film — is an ambitious film that becomes a slight victim of its filmmakers’ aspirations. Although each of the three stories contain interesting elements, a strong emotional connection is lacking overall despite good-to-great performances.

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La Bola Negra is now playing in select theaters; it debuts on Netflix on December 2.

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