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    Live Music Now

    These are the 7 best concerts to catch in Houston this week

    Johnston Farrow
    Johnston Farrow
    Apr 24, 2018 | 5:05 pm

    Before we get to the best shows of the week, let’s take a moment to point out a win-win for the local music scene and community members of the near-north end of the city.

    On April 24, news broke on a settlement of a lawsuit brought by community members against music venue White Oak Music Hall. Neighbors of the concert space complained about the noise from lawn shows, while White Oak owners and operators stated they were simply trying to provide progressive programming at a mid-sized venue the city sorely lacked close to downtown.

    Both parties agreed on a set number of shows White Oak Music Hall can have, how late shows can go on nights that Houston ISD is in session, and White Oak agreed to no shows during student STAAR testing nights. Also, decibel levels will be monitored at all times. For music fans, White Oak can go back to having lawn shows and booking bigger acts to play to more attendees.

    While surely arduous, both sides should be commended for reaching a compromise that appears to be positive for both sides. For more, please see the story by our content partner, ABC13.

    Speaking of shows, there are plenty of great ones in the week ahead. Here are CultureMap’s best and biggest:

    Goin’ to Church

    Nashville based country star Eric Church was set to play at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion just after Hurricane Harvey rolled through town. Instead of canceling the show outright, Church rescheduled and invited 300 first responders as his guest. Classy dude. Church has been a major headliner for a few years now, having opened RodeoHouston back in 2015. He has numerous No. 1 hits to his credit and is known for his patriotic party tunes and stylish looks.

    Eric Church performs at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, located at 2005 Lake Robbins Dr., The Woodlands, TX. Steve Earle and the Dukes and The Texas Gentlemen and Elle King open. Tickets start at $43 for the lawn and reserved, plus fees. General admission for pit is $129 plus fees. Gates open at 7 pm.

    Feel the Byrne at White Oak
    One of the godfathers of indie rock, former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne has made a career on not only writing great songs, but making performances as visually striking as the subject matter of his lyrics. Expect more of the same when his American Utopia tour comes to town, promoting the similarly titled album, his first solo album in several years. According to his website, he “has been collecting stories, news, ideas, and other items that all either embody or identify examples of things that inspire optimism." Anyone who’s seen the classic concert film, Stop Making Sense, knows they can expect a show that’s a delight for all senses as he brings his vision to life.

    David Byrne performs on the White Oak Music Hall Lawn, located at 2915 N Main St. on Saturday, April 28. Acclaimed indie rock act Perfume Genius opens. Tickets are $55 plus fees. Gates open at 7 pm.

    Think Pink
    Thank the Houston Rockets for a scheduling change. Popstar Pink was set to play on Sunday, April 29, but that date has been moved to Friday, April 27 in case the arena is needed if the Rockets’ first-round match-up goes to Game 7 (any sports fan know it shouldn’t get to that point). No matter what night she plays, Pink will put on a barnstormer, with her Beautiful Trauma tour garnering rave reviews. She has two decades of hits to pull from, so fans won’t be leaving disappointed and due to demand, a second show was added.

    Pink and her catalog of hits will be at the Toyota Center, located at 1510 Polk St., on Friday, April 27; and Saturday, April 28. Tickets start at $79.95 plus fees. Show starts at 7:30 pm on Friday, 8 pm on Saturday.

    Pyro, leather and metal in Sugar Land
    Metal comes to Sugar Land! The U.K. masters of heavy metal, Judas Priest, are still going strong after nearly 50 years in existence. They just released their highest charting U.S. album, Firepower, and are currently on the first of two announced tours across the continent. Expect lots of pyro, leather, and breaking of laws as this legendary band plows through their extensive songbook.

    Judas Priest bring the metal to Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land, located at 18111 Lexington Blvd., Sugar Land on Sunday, April 29. Saxon and Black Star Riders open. Tickets start at $33.25 plus fees. Doors open at 7 pm.

    White nights
    One of the busiest men in the music industry, Jack White is back on the road with his latest solo effort, Boarding House Reach. He’s also up to his old tricks, some might say diva-like behavior, as this will be a no cell-phone performance. Having been in The White Stripes, Raconteurs, and The Dead Weather, it will be interesting to see what his set-list will be like. No matter what he plays, White is worth the price of admission just for his guitar chops alone. Fortunately for Houston music fans, we get him two nights.

    Jack White shows off his guitar heroics at Revention Music Center, located at located at 520 Texas St., on Monday, April 30 and Tuesday, May 1. Tickets start at $79.50 plus fees. Doors open at 7 pm at both shows.

    A big voice in the Bayou City
    Merrill Garbus has been one of the most interesting artists in music since she debuted her Tune-Yards project back in 2006. She and bandmate Nate Brenner's meshing of seemingly disparate genres have captivated audiences everywhere. Her latest album, I can feel you creep into my private life, follows in the tradition of previous releases with syncopated rhythms, strange time signatures, synth and electronic flourishes along with Garbus' best instrument, her rich voice that she wields like a paintbrush on a canvas.

    Tune-Yards bring the unexpected to White Oak Music Hall, located at 2915 N Main St., on Tuesday, May 1. My Brightest Diamond opens. Tickets start at $21 plus fees. Doors open at 7 pm.

    Jason Isbell brings the Nashville Sound
    Americana singer-songwriter Jason Isbell and his band The 400 Unit are on a hot streak. Their latest album, The Nashville Sound, has received great reviews, it received two 2018 Grammy Awards for Best Americana Album and Best American Root Song (“If We Were Vampires”), and it’s sold 120,000 copies, an impressive feat in the age of digital streaming. This follows two Grammy Awards for his 2015 record, Something More Than Free. Come see what the fuss is about and in the process, see a band at the height of their powers.

    Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit plays at Smart Financial Centre located at 18111 Lexington Blvd., Sugar Land on Wednesday, May 2. Richard Thompson opens. Tickets start at $32.50 plus fees. Show starts at 8 pm.

    Think Pink at Toyota Center on Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28.

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    Think Pink at Toyota Center on Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28.
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    Metallica concert review

    Heavy metal legends Metallica roll into Houston with thunderous riffs

    Craig Hlavaty
    Jun 15, 2025 | 12:59 am
    Metallica concert Houston NRG Stadium 2025
    Photo by Brittaney Penney
    Metallica played a career-spanning set on June 14, 2025.

    Heavy metal is a baton that has been passed on for generations now. Now, more than ever, metal has turned into family entertainment. On Saturday night at NRG Stadium, the Metallica family reunion left ears ringing and hearts full, with a few scorch marks from hellacious pyro.

    Metallica — 44 years into this — is a frenetic, multigenerational machine. Four gray hairs from San Francisco that can still pack out a football stadium. The current lineup of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo is the longest-running one in the band’s history.

    Hetfield’s frenzied screech from 1981 is now a smoky, barrel-chested growl. Hammett’s metallic, exploratory guitar lines are a part of the metal vocabulary, and Trujillo — still the new guy — has been the sturdy thunder below it all. Urlich’s reliable drumming is its stadium-honed heart.

    Openers Suicidal Tendencies and Pantera provided direct support, with ST serving as a bracing thrash appetizer. Keeping it all in the family, Trujillo’s 21-year-old son Tye is now playing bass for ST, just as Robert did in the ‘90s. The band’s set whizzed by before most fans were able to enter the building, but those who arrived early witnessed a masterclass in ‘80s hardcore thrash.

    Texas sludge legends Pantera have been celebrating the lives of departed brothers Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul since the group reformed in 2022. Collapsing in acrimony in 2001, the band and its fans never got a proper sendoff, and, with the violent shooting death of Dimebag and Paul’s death due to heart disease, the current lineup only features two original members in lead singer Phil Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown. Guitar hero Zakk Wyle, stepping into Dimebag’s shoes, is a Hall Of Fame avatar for Dimebag, perhaps the only living human that could have delivered the appropriate riffs. Anthrax’s Charlie Benante now handles drumming duties.

    It’s 2025, and I’m watching a Pantera pit on the floor of NRG Stadium from a comfortable seat in the end zone. Anselmo, seemingly ageless, stalked Metallica’s sprawling, jaggedly circular stage barefoot and howling, splitting the difference between Henry Rollins and Rob Halford. Heathen anthems “Walk” and “Cowboys from Hell” still slice with precision, just as they sounded in the adjacent Astroarena in 1995.

    Before Metallica hit the stage around 9 pm, bored fans passed the time by doing the wave in NRG Stadium, but it only made a few laps before fizzling out.

    Kicking off with “Creeping Death” from 1984’s Ride The Lightning, Metallica reveled in rumbling NRG Stadium’s foundations.

    “For Whom The Bell Tolls” sounds as apocalyptic as ever, one of the early highlights of the night. The band has embraced it’s Load and Reload era recently, with the latter’s “The Memory Remains” and “Fuel” making setlist appearances. The crowd deftly filled in for the late Marianne Faithfull during the former. There’s still a lot of love for ‘90s eyeliner Metallica.

    Metallica’s 2023 album 72 Seasons saw the quartet reconvening for a loose and unrelenting collection of songs. “Lux Æterna” and “If Darkness Had a Son” have a slithery swing to them, borne from those famous Metallica jam sessions that sometimes appear on YouTube.

    1991’s “Nothing Else Matters” is still a romantic ballad for metalheads, a Gen X wedding staple.

    Few hard rock bands can still pack a football stadium in 2025, which makes Metallica among the last of a dying breed. All in their early ‘60s, they’re not unlike a performance hot rod team with 30 or so souped-up machines in the garage that only they know how to drive. They just have to take a few more breaks than they used to in between laps. Those four guys together still make magic via extremely loud noises.

    Closing out with “Master of Puppets and “Enter Sandman,” Metallica pushed Houstonians out into a humid Saturday night, covered in each other’s sweat, looking forward to the next Metallica family reunion.

    Setlist

    Creeping Death
    For Whom the Bell Tolls
    Ride the Lightning
    The Memory Remains
    Lux Æterna
    If Darkness Had a Son
    Kirk and Rob Doodle ("Hit the Lights" and ZZ Top's "La Grange")
    The Day That Never Comes
    Fuel
    Orion
    Nothing Else Matters
    Sad but True
    One
    Seek & Destroy
    Master of Puppets
    Enter Sandman

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    Photo by Brittaney Penney

    Metallica played a career-spanning set on June 14, 2025.

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