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R&B icons Ne-Yo and Akon join forces for 2026 tour with stop in Dallas

Ne-Yo will go on tour with Akon in 2026, which will include a stop at Dos Equis Pavilion on August 8.

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R&B singers Ne-Yo and Akon will team up for a co-headlining tour in 2026 called Nights Like This, which will include a stop at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas on Saturday, August 8.

After a 20-city European leg to start the tour, the two singers will start their 37-city U.S./Canada leg on June 17 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

In addition to Dallas, the tour will stop in Houston suburb The Woodlands on August 9 and Austin on August 11.

Ne-Yo and Akon will share the stage at each stop, engaging in a back-and-forth set throughout the show stacked with their hits, sing-along anthems, and club classics.

Ne-Yo is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his 2006 debut album, In My Own Words, which started his career in an auspicious way, going to No. 1 on Billboard's R&B/Hip Hop chart and the overall Billboard 200.

The singer's first six albums made the top 10 on both charts thanks to hit songs like "So Sick,” “Because of You,” and “Miss Independent.” Ne-Yo's most recent release was Self-Explanatory in 2022, although he also put out a greatest hits album in 2025.

Akon's career dates back to 2004, when he released his debut album, Trouble. He reached his peak in 2006 and 2007 with his sophomore release, Konvicted, which featured the No. 1 hits "I Wanna Love You" (with Snoop Dogg) and "Don't Matter."

After releasing his third album in 2008, it would be another 11 years before Akon's fourth and fifth albums, El Negreeto and Akonda, were released in the same month in 2019. He has yet to release another album.

Tickets for all U.S. dates will be available starting with the Citi presale. The general on sale will begin on Friday, January 30 at 10 AM at LiveNation.com.

NIGHTS LIKE THIS US/CANADA 2026 TOUR DATES

Wed Jun 17 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Fri Jun 19 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
Sat Jun 20 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
Mon Jun 22 – Saskatoon, SK – SaskTel Centre
Tue Jun 23 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre
Fri Jun 26 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Sat Jun 27 — Hamilton, ON — TD Coliseum
Fri Jul 10 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park
Sat Jul 11 – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre
Sun Jul 12 – Charlotte, NC – Truliant Amphitheater
Tue Jul 14 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Wed Jul 15 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Fri Jul 17 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
Sat Jul 18 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
Sun Jul 19 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
Tue Jul 21 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
Wed Jul 22 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
Fri Jul 24 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
Sat Jul 25 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Sun Jul 26 – Hartford, CT – The Meadows Music Theatre
Tue Jul 28 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
Wed Jul 29 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
Fri Jul 31 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
Sat Aug 01 – Syracuse, NY – Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview
Sun Aug 02 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake
Tue Aug 04 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
Wed Aug 05 – Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater
Fri Aug 07 – Kansas City, MO – MORTON Amphitheater
Sat Aug 08 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
Sun Aug 09 – Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman
Tue Aug 11 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
Fri Aug 14 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sat Aug 15 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
Sun Aug 16 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Tue Aug 18 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Wed Aug 19 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Fri Aug 21 – Inglewood, CA – Intuit Dome

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Movie Review

Spider-Man: Brand New Day sets a new standard for comic book movies

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Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

Ever since Spider-Man became part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the character’s stand-alone movies have been notable for maintaining their own vision despite having to service the larger MCU storyline. The emotionality of the series reached its high point in No Way Home by bringing back two former Spider-Mans - Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield - to assist Tom Holland in a multiversal storyline.

The heart displayed in that film is superseded by Spider-Man: Brand New Day, in which Peter Parker (Holland) is now alone in the world following the events of the previous film. For years, he has done his best to stay busy by stopping in-progress crimes and checking in with Detective Jean DeWolff (Liza Colón-Zayas), but the twin traumas of losing Aunt May (Marisa Tomei) and forcing girlfriend MJ (Zendaya) and best friend Ned (Jacob Batolon) to forget him still weigh heavily on him.

Almost simultaneously, Peter starts experiencing a change in his physiology and is challenged by a new threat who has a power he does not know how to defeat. As he struggles with both of those things, he asks for help from a variety of sources, including Professor Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), Frank Castle, aka The Punisher (Jon Bernthal), and - despite not knowing who he is - MJ and Ned, who are now roommates in New York following their college years at MIT.

Directed by Dustin Daniel Cretton and written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers (who have written each of the Holland Spider-Man films), the movie has a near-perfect blend of comic book spectacle and small-scale intimacy. Spider-Man’s ability to swing through New York’s urban landscape with ease provides plenty of opportunities for great action sequences, but the character’s focus on keeping the streets safe and finding a way back to his friends makes the story still feel manageable.

This is aided by the decision to not go overboard with the MCU connections. Bruce Banner/Hulk and a member of the New Avengers show up, but in relatively small roles. The Punisher makes the leap from TV to the movies, and the interaction between him and Spider-Man feels organic. So too does the super-secret villain, whose impact is felt well before they ever show up on screen thanks to a power that is as mysterious as it is effective.

While the action is abundant in the film, the filmmakers lean on emotion much more than most other comic book movies. Peter’s journey back to a semblance of a normal life is well-earned, with his reconnection with MJ and Ned slow-walked in an admirably subtle way. And in the final act, when CGI battles typically take over, the interior lives of Peter and other characters play as much a role in what happens as anything they do physically.

Holland, who tends to take criticism for non-Spider-Man roles, remains the ideal actor for the role. His open-heartedness makes him relatable, his athleticism makes him believable, and he crushes the heavier moments. He and Zendaya, who are now married in real life, work tremendously well together, and Batalon is a fun third wheel. Other standouts include Bernthal, Colón-Zayas, Trammell Tillman, and Stranger Things’ Sadie Sink.

From beginning to end, Spider-Man: Brand New Day now owns the title as best movie in the current Spider-Man universe. By maintaining connections to past movies, solidly incorporating new characters, and pointing to the future without making it the whole story, it demonstrates a model for how comic book movies should be done.

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day opens in theaters on July 31.

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