Hometown Glory

Vampire love: Robert Pattinson calls Houston his favorite city in America,shocking MTV host

Robert Pattinson and a new friend at notsuoh during his Houston visit. Whichleft quite the impression on the actor.
Robert Pattinson

He likes us, he really likes it! Twilight star Robert Pattinson, currently doing a promotional tour for his latest film Water for Elephants, told MTV that Houston was his favorite city in all of the United States. He's not sure why, he says, he just had a lot of fun here.

"In America? Probably Houston," the British Pattinson said when asked (from a viewer's tweet question) his favorite city in the MTV appearance. "I love Houston."

That produced a surprised "Really. Why?" from the MTV host.

"It's just," Pattinson replied. "I don't know, I had a really good time there."

Pattinson made a stopover on H-Town during a cross-country road trip last year, where he memorably spent his time at downtown dive notsuoH (an outing first reported on by CultureMap).

The idea that Houston's great, but in a surprising, can't-quite-put-your-finger-on-it way seems familiar.

We feel compelled to point out that although Pattinson spent time in Austin as well, that Texas city got no praise from the reclusive Brit. Point, Houston.

Check out the video evidence of Pattinson's H-Town love, which was first found by the Houston Press:

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Concert News

Super Bowl star Kendrick Lamar & SZA will hit Houston on new stadium tour

Photo by Andre D. Wagner

Kendrick Lamar and SZA will perform at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on April 25, 2025.

High-powered rappers Kendrick Lamar and SZA are joining forces for the Grand National Tour, which will hit stadiums across North America in 2025, including NRG Stadium in Houston on April 23.

The tour is scheduled to go to 19 cities over two months, starting in Minneapolis, Minnesota and finishing in Washington, DC. In addition to Houston, it will stop in Arlington on April 26.

Each artist has been a top seller since their debuts. Lamar has notched four No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, including the recently-released GNX. Both of SZA's albums made the top 3 on the Billboard 200, including SOS in 2022, and her third album, Lana, is scheduled to be released before the end of the year. Lamar will also headline the halftime show at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on February 9, 2025.

The duo are no strangers to partnerships: They collaborated on the 2018 song "All the Stars" which appeared on Lamar's Black Panther album. The video for the song provoked a lawsuit by artist Lina Iris Viktor for copyright infringement. Viktor claimed that elements of her painting series “Constellations” were used in the song without permission. According to Pitchfork, the suit was eventually settled.

While SZA had a memorable 2024, winning three Grammy Awards, Lamar dominated the rap landscape thanks to his feud with fellow rapper Drake.

A series of back-and-forth diss tracks resulted in several charting singles for Lamar, including the No. 1 — and now iconic — "Not Like Us." Hilariously, the only non-U.S. city on the tour is Toronto, Drake's hometown.

The last time Lamar came through town was in July 2022, when he performed at Toyota Center.

There will be an exclusive Cash App Visa Card pre-sale starting on Wednesday, December 4 at 10 am. The general on sale starts on Friday, December 6 at 10am local time on grandnationaltour.com.

TOUR DATES

Apr 19 - Minneapolis, MN - U.S. Bank Stadium
Apr 23 - Houston, TX - NRG Stadium
Apr 26 - Arlington, TX - AT&T Stadium
Apr 29 - Atlanta, GA - Mercedes Benz Stadium
May 03 - Charlotte, NC - Bank of America Stadium
May 05 - Philadelphia, PA - Lincoln Financial Field
May 08 - East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
May 09 - East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
May 12 - Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium
May 17 - Seattle, WA - Lumen Field
May 21 - Los Angeles, CA - SoFi Stadium
May 23 - Los Angeles, CA - SoFi Stadium
May 27 - Glendale, AZ - State Farm Stadium
May 29 - San Francisco, CA - Oracle Park
May 31 - Las Vegas, NV - Allegiant Stadium
Jun 04 - St. Louis, MO - The Dome at America's Center
Jun 06 - Chicago, IL - Soldier Field
Jun 10 - Detroit, MI - Ford Field
Jun 12 - Toronto, ON - Rogers Centre
Jun 16 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium
Jun 18 - Washington, DC - Northwest Stadium

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