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One-night-only concert + festival brings beauty of Laos to Irving

On April 26, get ready to experience an event unlike any other. Red Tape Culture & Music Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit with the mission of promoting culture and preservation, will be hostingLao Legends, a cultural show and conference with music, dancing, and more.

If you're unfamiliar with Laos and Lao culture, this is the perfect time to learn. Laos is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Vietnam, China, Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar. Its New Year celebration — Pi Mai Lao — happens in mid-April, so this event is ideally timed to follow that.

Beginning at 6:30 pm at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, international Lao and local Lao-American artists will be performing classic songs and new tracks composed specifically for this conference. You'll even get the chance to learn a traditional Lao dance from the audience.

Expect to see such performers as Dao Neua, Sam Intharaphithak, Tou Hero, OLA Blackeyes, Somsinh Thammachalern, and many more.

Browse booths and showcases from other nonprofits and for-profit businesses that further support the promotion and preservation of Lao culture and musical arts.

Proceeds from the concert will go to multiple organizations that align with the mission, such as the Lao Heritage Foundation.

The concert and conference is one night only, so don't hesitate in buying your tickets today for what's sure to be a memorable evening.

Photo courtesy of Red Tape Culture & Music Foundation

Learn a traditional Lao dance during the show.

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Dozens of summer 2025 concerts in Dallas go on sale for $30

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In what has become an annual summer tradition, concert promoter Live Nation is offering a discount ticket program for summer concert season for 2025, with $30 tickets for a variety of shows at venues across Texas.

Live Nation’s $30 Ticket to Summer is selling tickets for $30 to more than 1,000 shows at select amphitheaters across the U.S. and Canada throughout the season, including Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas, The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion at The Woodlands in Houston, Germania Insurance Amphitheater, Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park, and Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin.

The initial on-sale begins May 21, and spans a wide range of genres — including pop, Latin, hip-hop, country, R&B, rock, metal, electronic, comedy, and more.

Tickets purchased through this offer include all fees upfront in the $30 cost. Any taxes will be added at checkout as applicable to each city, state, and venue. Tickets are available for select Live Nation shows, while inventory lasts.

How $30 Ticket to Summer works
Starting May 21, in the U.S. and Canada, fans can visit LiveNation.com/TickettoSummer to see the full list of participating events. Once they’ve selected a show, they should look for the ticket type labeled “$30 Ticket to Summer,” add the ticket(s) to their cart, and proceed to checkout.

How to find participating shows
Fans can filter their search on LiveNation.com/TickettoSummer by participating events, venues, or artists. While on the website, fans can also set the location to the closest city and the site will refresh to only include participating shows nearby.

How to buy tickets
The general onsale will begin Wednesday, May 21 at 10 am local time while supplies last at LiveNation.com/TickettoSummer. ($30 Ticket to Summer will be available with T-Mobile and Rakuten early access beginning Tuesday, May 20.)

Here are the cities, venues, and shows where the $30 action is happening.

Dallas
The $30 Ticket to Summer offer is available for the following shows at Dos Equis Pavilion:

Halsey
97.1 The Eagle’s BFD with Chevelle, Marilyn Manson
Dierks Bentley
Luke Bryan
Summer of Loud with Beartooth, I Prevail
Stick Figure
Outlaw Music Festival with Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan
Kesha
Parker McCollum
Jason Aldean
Juntos
Big Time Rush
The Offspring
Pantera
Nelly

Irving
The $30 Ticket to Summer offer is available for the following shows at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory:

Hauser of 2Cellos
Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
Simple Minds
Bini
Babymetal
Tash Sultana
The Driver Era
ALT 103.7 Presents Slightly Stoopid
Kansas
97.1 The Eagle Presents Volbeat
Billy Currington & Kip Moore
Xdinary Heroes
Collective Soul and +LIVE+
Lost 80's Live Ft. A Flock of Seagulls, Big Country
Toto with Christopher Cross & Men at Work
The Flaming Lips & Modest Mouse
KIDZ BOP Live
Simple Plan
Coheed and Cambria
Gavin Adcock
Myke Towers
Alabama Shakes
Eden Munoz
John Legend

Austin
The $30 Ticket to Summer offer is available for the following shows at Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater

Drive-By Truckers
Tennis
Thievery Corporation
The Hives
Die Spitz
Matt Maltese

The $30 Ticket to Summer offer is available for the following shows at Germania Insurance Amphitheater

Styx with The Kevin Cronin Band and Don Felder
Summer of Loud
Stick Figure
Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic and Fireworks
Russ
+Live+ with Collective Soul
The Offspring
Pantera
Alice Cooper and Judas Priest

The $30 Ticket to Summer offer is available for the following shows at Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park:

Peach Pit & Briston Maroney
Blue October
Slightly Stoopid
Billy Currington
Pixies
Coheed and Cambria
Father John Misty
Lake Street Dive

Houston
The $30 Ticket to Summer offer is available for the following shows at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion at The Woodlands:

Simple Minds
Styx with The Kevin Cronin Band and Don Felder
Summer of Loud
Outlaw Music Festival with Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan
Kesha
Rick Springfield
Kansas
Russ
Weird Al Yankovic
Big Time Rush
The Offspring
Kidz Bop Live
Leon Bridges
Charlie Wilson
Keith Urban
Alice Cooper and Judas Priest

More tickets will be added throughout the summer, for chances to score $30 tickets all season long.

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