Dallas is one of 3 cities to peek highly-anticipated Nintendo Switch 2

Dallas will be one of the first cities to get a look at the new Nintendo Switch 2.

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Dallas gamers will among the first in the world to get to try out the highly-anticipated console Nintendo Switch 2 at an in-person experience taking place April 25-27.

Nintendo Switch 2 is the successor to the Nintendo Switch system, which was originally released in 2017.

Dallas is one of only three U.S. cities where Nintendo will hold the Nintendo Switch 2 experience; it will also visit New York and Los Angeles earlier in April.

Experiences will also take place in Europe, Australia, Japan, Korea, and China.

Tickets for the experience, which will be at the Embarcadero Building at Fair Park, will be made available through a free-to-enter, randomly selected drawing at nintendo.com/us/nintendo-switch-2-experience.

The registration window will open on Friday, January 17 at 2 pm local time. Fans will have until January 26 at 11:59 pm local time to register; registrants will be notified of the drawing results soon after. A free Nintendo Account is required to enter.

The release date for Nintendo Switch 2 is only listed as sometime in 2025; with other experiences scheduled through June 1, it's reasonable to expect the on-sale date to be sometime during the summer.

Nintendo put out a first-look trailer for the new console, showing it to be significantly larger than its predecessor, as well as offering a variety of design upgrades. The console will be capable of playing original Switch games in addition to new games.

Nintendo will release more details on Nintendo Switch 2 on Nintendo Direct on Wednesday, April 2.

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Herb Alpert hits Dallas on first Tijuana Brass tour in 35 years

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Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass will play at Winspear Opera House on August 2.

Legendary musician Herb Alpert will come to Winspear Opera House in Dallas on Saturday, August 2 as part of his first tour in 35 years with a new version of his band, The Tijuana Brass.

2025 marks a couple of big milestones for Alpert. He will turn 90 years old on March 31, and his classic album, Whipped Cream & Other Delights, will celebrate its 60th anniversary.

The tour, dubbed Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass & Other Delights, will feature the band performing many songs from that No. 1 album, including the seminal "A Taste of Honey," along with hits like “The Lonely Bull,” “Spanish Flea” — used famously as the background music for TV show The Dating Game — “Tijuana Taxi,” and more.

The 90-minute show is designed to be informal, as Alpert will answer questions from the audience about his career, his collaborators, and more. A giant video screen will display classic photos, videos, art, and various memorabilia from his music career.

Alpert, best known as a trumpeter, is still going strong despite his advanced age. He has released 48 albums in his career, including the new 50 in 2024.

In addition to his own storied career as a recording artist, Alpert founded A&M records with his business partner Jerry Moss. The two discovered artists like The Carpenters, Sergio Mendes, and many others.

Alpert and his wife, Lani Hall, have their own lengthy history together, as they'll celebrate 52 years of marriage in 2025. The husband and wife regularly perform together, including a concert at Majestic Theatre in Dallas in 2024.

Tickets for the show are now on sale for AT&T Performing Arts Center Center Circle Membersat attpac.org. They will go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 14 at 10 am.

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