Concert News

Matchbox Twenty turns 30 on anniversary tour coming to Dallas

Matchbox Twenty will play at Dos Equis Pavilion on June 19, 2027 as part of their 30th anniversary tour.

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Rock band Matchbox Twenty will celebrate its 30th anniversary on an extensive 2027 tour across North America, which will include a stop at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas, on Saturday, June 19.

The group will start the celebration on April 25 at the Stagecoach Festival, and then embark on a 52-city journey starting in Birmingham, Alabama on May 15.

In addition to Dallas, Matchbox Twenty will play in Austin on June 16 and Houston suburb The Woodlands on June 18.

They'll be joined by special guests The Wallflowers at all three Texas concerts. Special guests at other dates will include The All-American Rejects, David Gray, O.A.R., Matt Nathanson, and The Lucky.

Matchbox Twenty made their debut in 1996 with Yourself or Someone Like You, which included hits like "Push," "3 AM," and "Real World."

They went on to release two more top 10 albums before taking a hiatus in 2002 to allow lead singer Rob Thomas to pursue a solo career and other members to participate in side projects.

The band reunited in 2007, releasing the compilation album, Exile on Mainstream, that included seven new songs and 11 greatest hits.

They've gone on to release two more new albums in their career, North in 2012 and Where the Light Goes in 2023.

Matchbox Twenty’s Artist Presale starts on Tuesday, October 20 at 5 pm. All fans can sign up for access presale tickets on their tour dates page.

Tickets will also be available starting with the Reserved by Spotify presale on Tuesday, October 20 at 10 am for eligible Spotify Premium top fans purchasing tickets in Ticketmaster venues.

Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale beginning Friday, October 23 at 10 am at matchboxtwenty.com.

MATCHBOX TWENTY 2027 TOUR DATES

May 15 - Birmingham, AL - Coca-Cola Amphitheater
May 16 - Charlotte, NC - Truliant Amphitheater
May 18 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
May 20 - Kansas City, MO - Morton Amphitheater
May 22 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
May 26 - Salt Lake City, UT - Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
May 27 - Nampa, ID - Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
May 29 - Spokane, WA - BECU Live at Northern Quest
May 30 - Vancouver, BC - Freedom Mobile Arch
June 2 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre
June 4 - Ridgefield, WA - Cascades Amphitheater
June 5 - Bend, OR - Hayden Homes Amphitheater
June 8 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
June 9 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
June 11 - Las Vegas, NV - The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
June 12 - Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
June 13 - Albuquerque, NM - First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater
June 16 - Austin, TX - Moody Center
June 18 - Houston, TX - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 19 - Dallas, TX - Dos Equis Pavilion
June 20 - Rogers, AR - Walmart AMP
June 23 - St. Louis, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
June 25 - Alpharetta, GA - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
June 26 - St. Augustine, FL - The St. Augustine Amphitheatre
June 27 - Tampa, FL - MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 30 - Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Live
July 2 - Wilmington, NC - Live Oak Bank Pavilion
July 3 - Virginia Beach, VA - Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
July 7 - Burgettstown, PA - The Pavilion at Star Lake
July 8 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
July 10 - Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center
July 11 - Gilford, NH - BankNH Pavilion
July 13 - Bridgeport, CT - Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
July 14 - Richmond, VA - Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront
July 16 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 17 - Philadelphia, PA - TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann
July 18 - Wantagh, NY - Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
July 20 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Albany Med Health System at SPAC
July 21 - Toronto, ON - RBC Amphitheatre
July 23 - Tinley Park, IL - Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
July 24 - Clarkston, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre
July 27 - Cincinnati, OH - Venue TBA
July 28 - Noblesville, IN - Ruoff Music Center
July 30 - Council Bluffs, IA - Harrah’s Stir Cove
July 31 - Shakopee, MN - Mystic Lake Amphitheater
August 1 - Milwaukee, WI - American Family Insurance Amphitheater
August 4 - Brandon, MS - Brandon Amphitheater
August 5 - Orange Beach, AL - The Wharf Amphitheater
August 7 - Charleston, SC - Credit One Stadium
August 8 - Raleigh, NC - Coastal Credit Union Music Park
August 11 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
August 12 - Grand Rapids, MI - Acrisure Amphitheater

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Movie Review

New biopic 'Jimmy' salutes Jimmy Stewart's service in World War II

Photo courtesy of Papaian Studios

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Actor Jimmy Stewart, thanks to movies such as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Shop Around the Corner, and The Philadelphia Story, had the reputation early in his career as the everyman in Hollywood, someone to whom most audiences could relate. That became even more true when Stewart entered the military during World War II, a period that is explored in the new biopic, Jimmy.

The film was co-produced with Fort Worth-based Papaian Studios and received a red-carpet premiere as part of the Lone Star Film Festival on Wednesday, November 4. Stewart had several ties to Fort Worth, which were celebrated at the event.

Stewart (KJ Apa) was riding high in 1941, coming off his first (and only) Oscar win for The Philadelphia Story. As depicted in the film, his life is upended when he receives a military draft notice as the U.S. prepares for war. He’s determined to serve, but people like studio head Louis B. Mayer (Jason Alexander) try to talk him out of it. Already an experienced pilot, he eventually joins the war in Europe, flying the B-24 bomber.

Despite his celebrity status, Stewart requests to be treated the same as any other soldier, which means flying multiple missions over enemy territory. He moves up the ranks, becoming a leader tasked with, among other things, reporting the deaths of service members to their families. He also starts a friendship that develops into a romance with Lady Julia (Kara Killmer), giving him a distraction from the horrors of war.

Directed by Aaron Burns and written by Justin Strawhand, the film has the clear goal of being a hagiography for Stewart, showing all of his good qualities and few of his bad ones. In fact, the character of Stewart is harder on himself than the actual movie is, chastising himself over the deaths of fellow soldiers that he likely could not have prevented. The filmmakers go to great lengths to show how good and well-respected Stewart was, something that may well be true, but doesn’t make for great drama.

The bulk of the film features Stewart at war, following him and others as they fly multiple missions and commiserate over the price of combat. The sequences are fine, but the film’s budget does not appear to be high, and so the CGI needed to recreate the scenes is noticeably subpar. Because Burns and Strawhand usually keep to surface-level storytelling and don’t go deep on any character besides Stewart, his time at war is engaging but slight.

The film is bookended by Stewart and Frank Capra (Max Casella) making It’s a Wonderful Life, Stewart’s first film after coming back from war. It’s here where the movie becomes most interesting as Stewart, still affected by his war experience, struggles to bring the character of George Bailey to life. The behind-the-scenes look at the film-within-the-film and the recreations of its iconic scenes are catnip for anyone who knows/loves the Christmas classic.

Apa, best known for starring as Archie on the TV show Riverdale, does extremely well as Stewart. He nails Stewart’s quavering voice and the way he ambles about plays right into the actor’s established persona. Casella and Killmer get the most play in supporting roles, and each does solid work as characters trying to understand Stewart. Alexander, Sarah Drew as Hedda Hopper, and Rob Riggle as a colonel each go a little too big in their respective parts.

Jimmy is probably best watched as an approximation of the man Stewart was in the 1940s, not as something that’s completely true to life. The film elides or stretches the truth on multiple occasions, which is par for the course in biopics. It could have used some stronger storytelling to make Stewart feel like a real person, not merely a replica of the famous actor.

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Jimmy is now playing in theaters.

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